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SPPM receives MacArthur Foundation support to launch new training program in sustainable development

Tsinghua University along with other nine universities from eight countries will receive $ 7.6 million USD from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to launch a new global masters program. The program, named Master's in Development Practice (MDP), is initiated by the MacArthur Founda...

Class of 2008 MID students completes social practice in Qinghai province

A group of international students from the Master of International Development (MID) program at SPPM completed their social practice in Qinghai province from 13-18 June. The group of 12 students from nine different countries investigated China's cultural industry, ethnic minorities and rural deve...

Dialogue with George Soros

On the evening of June 11, nearly 50 students from SPPM participated in an exchange with George Soros at China World Hotel. The meeting was chaired by Professor Cui Zhiyuan and attended by Professors Hu Angang and Yu Qiao. Mr Soros talked to the group about his new book and shared with students h...

US-China Climate Change Cooperation

On 9th June, the Brookings-Tsinghua Center (BTC) hosted a US climate change delegation headed by US special envoy for climate change Todd Stern at SPPM. The group held an informal conference with many distinguished panelists from China and the moderator was director of BTC, Prof Xiao Geng. The d...

4th Joint Tsinghua University and Harvard University Program for Senior Public Health Officials

On June 8, the Ministry of Health, and the joint Tsinghua University and Harvard University program for senior health officials held the fourth international high-level seminar on “China’s health development and reform” at SPPM. 25 senior public health officials from the Ministry of Health, th...

Visit by delegation from Taiwan Sun Yat-sen University

On the afternoon of June 5th, a delegation of 24 MPA students led by Professor Wang Ming-shen from National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan paid a visit to SPPM for an academic exchange. They were hosted by Associate Dean Wu Yongping who introduced the school to the visiting students as well as ...