On April 17, the Tsinghua-SAIS team sat down with former Jordanian deputy prime minister Marwan Muasher. Mr. Muasher currently serves as Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mr. Muasher began the talk by giving a 15-minute history of the modern Middle East—no small task. Read more
Time: Wednesday April 24, 3:15-4:15 PMPlace: Carnegie-Tsinghua Center (Sohu Internet Plaza, 1 Zhongguancun E Rd, Building 9, Suite 402) Agenda: As part of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center’s Technology Competition & Global Governance Forum, Tsinghua-SAIS Dual Degree fellows will present their reflections from winter research trips to Kenya, Thailand, and Pakistan. Liu Yuanyuan, Johnson Liu, Read more
On April 3, 2019, Tsinghua-SAIS fellows had the privilege of attending an inspiring lecture by Dr. Chen Datong, founder of OmniVision, SpreadTrum, and Chairman of the Investment Committee at Hua Capital. Dr. Chen reflected on his entrepreneurial experiences and laid out his outlook for Sino-US tech collaboration. Read more
On March 20, Tsinghua-SAIS fellows were lucky to sit down with longtime diplomat and former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Susan Thornton at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center. Having just left the State Department, Ms. Thornton spoke with a breadth of experience and candor regarding Read more
On October 31, 2018, Tsinghua-SAIS fellows were treated to a discussion with Abigail Wright, an experienced epidemiologist who has spent many years working on public policy for the United Nations. She is currently based in Beijing. Ms. Wright’s informative discussion focused on the structure of the UN. She Read more
On November 17, former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright spoke at Tsinghua University’s Schwarzman College. Following her speech, Tsinghua-SAIS fellows had a private Q&A session with the Secretary. Albright, who served as Bill Clinton’s Secretary of State, and is now chair of the Albright Stonebridge Read more
On June 7th, The Tsinghua-SAIS program held its second student forum, featuring graduate students from Tsinghua and the wider Beijing academic community, who spoke about their diverse research and experiences. Claire Groden, a Yenching Scholar at Beijing University, gave a presentation about the process of fact-checking in American media. Fact-checking Read more
By Stephanie MaOn December 7, 2015, Ms. Zhang Yan, the China Programme Manager of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), gave a presentation at the Carnegie-Tsinghua office in Haidian, Beijing on her work promoting China’s development initiatives. The event marks NexGen Global Forum’s first event ever since the organization’s launch Read more