Admissions

Tsinghua University, one of China’s leading institutions, is committed to nurturing talented individuals who embrace both excellence and social responsibility. Through its comprehensive education system, Tsinghua offers a blend of general education and specialized disciplines to foster well-rounded students equipped with global perspectives and innovative thinking.

Zhishan College, as a key part of Tsinghua, focuses on cultivating future leaders in the social sciences. The college offers both Chinese-taught program and English-taught program.

With a strong emphasis on both academic excellence and social engagement, Zhishan College provides an enriching environment for international students to thrive and contribute to a better world.

Programs in Zhishan College:

1. Chinese-Taught Program

Zhishan College's Chinese-taught program is an  interdisciplinary program that combines fields such as political, science, economics, sociology, statistics and data science. It innovates a talent development model of “Politics, Economics and Sociology × Data (PES×D)”, strengthens the theoretical foundations and problem awareness of the social sciences, and aims to cultivate leaders for the intelligent digital society who possess a broad social science perspective, mastery of cutting-edge data analysis tools, and a strong sense of social responsibility.

For more details, see:

https://international.join-tsinghua.edu.cn/Admission1/Undergraduate_Programs_Overview.htm

2. English-taught program

Zhishan College's English-Taught program, Politics, Economics and Sociologyfor Global Leaders in Intelligent Digital Society Program (abbreviated as PES), is one of the College's signature programs. It is designed to cultivate leaders in theintelligent digital society who possess solid theoretical grounding, effective meth-odological training, a strong understanding of China, and a global perspective.

The program begins accepting students in January 2026. Students study in a dedicated cohort, and the program lasts four years. Graduates majoring in Economics will be awarded a Bachelor of Economics.Graduates majoring in Sociology, Political Science and Public Administration,and International Politics will be awarded a Bachelor of Law.

For more details, see: https://international.join-tsinghua.edu.cn/info/1082/1183.htm 

Schedule:

1.First Round Application and Admission

* Design/Fine Arts programs in Arts Division are open ONLY in this round

Please see “2027 Undergraduate Programs of the Academy of Arts & Design (Admission for International Applicants)”  for details.

2.Second Round Application and Admission

Tsinghua University-The Chinese University of Hong Kong Dual Undergraduate Degree Programme in Economics is open ONLY in the second round.

NOTE:

1. The method and time of each round's Comprehensive Assessment will be informed in advance.

2. Unless otherwise specified, applications for all Chinese-English and English-taught programs may be submittedduring both application rounds listed above.

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