Tsinghua becomes first Chinese university to establish a physical presence in US following partnership on innovation with Washington.
Washington University is to partner Tsinghua on a new graduate institute focused on technology and innovation based in the West Coast state.
The partnership marks the first time that a Chinese university has established a physical presence in the US, and is being backed by $40m from tech giant Microsoft.
The Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) will take on a handful of graduate students when it opens in 2016, but has plans to expand to host 3,000 students over the next decade. The 100,000 square foot, three-storey building will be focused on sustainability, health, inequality, environmental science, transportation, and cleantech.
Ana Mari Cauce, Washington’s interim president, said: “GIX will present students with opportunities like no other available at any university in the world today. Uniting students with faculty, professionals, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs from a variety of disciplines will foster expansive thinking and better prepare a generation of leaders with a passion for discovery and the ability to be nimble.”
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