Schwarzman College

This article is about the residential college building at Tsinghua University. For the college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, see Schwarzman College of Computing.
Schwarzman College
苏世民书院
Schwarzman College Interior Courtyard, July 2018
General information
Architectural styleClassical Chinese
LocationBeijing
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Completed2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Robert A.M. Stern
Awards and prizesLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese苏世民书院
Traditional Chinese蘇世民書院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSūshìmín Shūyuàn

Schwarzman College (Chinese: 苏世民书院, pinyin: Sūshìmín Shūyuàn) is a residential college building located in Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Completed in 2016, it hosts[1] a one-year master's degree leadership program designed to "cultivate the next generation of global leaders".[2][3][4][5] The college was designed by the Driehaus Prize winner Robert A.M. Stern, former Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, and is the first academic building in China to have won a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification.[6]

Mission

The college was founded to provide a residential college experience for Schwarzman Scholars. Students at the college study a one-year Master’s Degree in Global Affairs. During this time, the scholars live inside the Schwarzman College building.[7]

Scholarship

Main article: Schwarzman Scholarship

Annually, 100-200 Schwarzman Scholars are chosen through a competitive selection process. Approximately 40% of the participants come from the U.S., 20% from China and 40% from the rest of the world. Students apply directly to the program and do not require a nomination from their university.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bradsher, Keith (20 April 2013). "$300 Million Scholarship for Study in China Signals a New Focus". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Schwarzman College Fact Sheet" (PDF). Tsinghua University. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Program". Schwarzman Scholars. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Tsinghua University Education Foundation, Tsinghua University". Tsinghua.edu.cn. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  5. ^ Bradsher, Keith (20 April 2013). "U.S. Financier Backs China Scholarship Program". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Schwarzman College". Schwarzman Scholars. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  7. ^ Tang, Didi (21 April 2013). "Blackstone founder creates $300 million China scholarship". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Schwarzman Scholars". Schwarzmanscholars.org. Retrieved 2017-03-01.