China

Tsinghua University is one of the leading universities in China and consists of sixteen schools, which cover a variety of academic fields. Tsinghua was listed as one of the fourteen most beautiful college campuses by Forbes Magazine in 2010.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), as one of the higher education institutions which enjoy a long history and a world-renowned reputation in China, is a key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the People's Republic of China and co-constructed by MOE and Shanghai Municipal Government. Through 121 years' unremitting efforts, SJTU has become a comprehensive, research-oriented, and internationalized top university in China. With profound cultural background, an age-old tradition on education, strenuous development history, and great achievements made since the reform and opening up, SJTU has attracted wide attention both inside and outside China.

HKUST is an elite international university that offers a world of opportunity. Consistently ranked among the top-tier universities in Asia. As the largest school of HKUST and an education institution of international stature, SENG has been a cradle of generations of engineers and professionals in the field that have been making tremendous contribution on different fronts in our world.

The UM-SJTU Joint Institute (JI) was jointly established by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Michigan in 2006. It is located in Shanghai, China. The Joint Institute upholds a unique educational philosophy of “Internationalization, Interdisciplinary, Innovation, Quality”.  Over the past decade, JI has built a world-class institution in China and created a widely-emulated set of development models by fusing Chinese and western educational philosophies and characteristics. 

City University of Hong Kong has established itself as one of the most innovative universities in Asia, pioneering research in diverse fields that are of high relevance on pressing issues. CityU's proximity to, and close ties with, mainland China, as well as its international partnerships and outlook, make the University ideally positioned to provide a dynamic learning and research environment for students and faculty from all over the world.