Tsinghua University Law School, located in Beijing, China, was founded in 1929 and is considered one of the top four leading law schools in China. 

 

The campus of Tsinghua University is located in northwest Beijing, in the Haidian district, which has been designated for universities for over half a century. It is next to the campus of Peking University and close to most of the other major universities in Beijing.  Line 13 of the Beijing subway stops right next to the campus at Wudaokou, surrounded by a student-friendly neighborhood of small restaurants, bookstores and Internet cafes.  Wudaokou is also known for its large number of international students, especially Asian overseas students. Wudaokou's popularity as an international student area is reflected in its large number of bars and nightclubs as well.

 

Tsinghua University’s campus is located on the former site of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) royal gardens and retains some Chinese-style landscaping as well as some traditional buildings, but many of its buildings are in a Western-style reflecting the American influence in its history.

 

Among Chinese universities, Tsinghua is always ranked at either number one or two: it is China’s leading technological and scientific research center, similar in reputation and influence to MIT and CalTech in the U.S.  Tsinghua is the Chinese university where Vice President Al Gore lectured in China during his documentary movie, An Inconvenient Truth. Viewers can see the university lecture hall, with its well-known purple seats, as well as a residence hall. The banner on the ceiling, recapitulating Tsinghua’s university motto, encourages students to study and have strong character.

 

Georgetown students will be participating in the LL.M Program in Chinese Law while at Tsinghua.  It is the first of its kind in China and is taught entirely in English.  Georgetown students will take classes with other foreign law students and legal professionals.  In addition to the U.S., students participating in the LL.M. program hail from a diversity of countries including Australia, Austria, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, France, United Kingdom, Kazakstan, Singapore, Estonia, Canada, and Israel.  Each LL.M. class has about thirty students. Three Georgetown students participated in 2011. Five seats are available to Georgetown Law students in 2012.

 

FALL 2012 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

 

Aug. 31	Orientation
Sept. 3	Classes begin
Dec. 13	Classes end
Dec. 14-21	Final exams

 

AVAILABLE COURSES-Fall 2011 (2012 updates to be provided when available)

Chinese Society and Chinese Law (2 credits)

Chinese Constitutional and Administrative Law (2 credits)

Chinese Civil Procedure (3 credits)

Chinese Corporate and Bankruptcy Law (3 credits)

Chinese Criminal and Criminal Procedural Law (2 credits)

Chinese Contract Law (2 credits)

Chinese Civil Law (3credits)

GRADING

Tsinghua grades on a 100 point scale, available here.  A passing grade is 60 points.  Georgetown gives credits for courses for which a student receives a passing grade. 

 

HOUSING

Georgetown students planning to study at Tsinghua are eligible for housing in University dormitories.  Dormitories are on Tsinghua’s large, park-like campus and located a short walk from the law faculty building and classrooms.

 

There are two options for dormitory space.  Students can reserve a space in a shared room.  The double room is equipped with air conditioning, telephone, color television and Internet access.  There is a common bathroom on each floor.  Students can also reserve a single room.  The single rooms also come with air conditioning, telephone, color television, Internet access, and private bathrooms. 

 

To live off campus, students must rent residential housing legally available to foreign residents and both the student and the landlord must register with the local police within 24 hours of a student moving into the residence. 

 

APPLICATION TIMELINE

 

Application Deadline	February 27, 2012
Deadline for OTP to notify applicants if their Semester Abroad application for Tsinghua has been approved	March 7, 2012
Deadline for approved students to submit secondary application materials required by Tsinghua. (Details will be provided to students via their online account).	March 23, 2012
Deadline for Tsinghua to notify approved students if they have been accepted	April 20, 2012

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply, click here and select "apply now" to create an account.  If you have already created an account for another study abroad program, click here to login and start a new application. 

2012 ESTIMATED BUDGET

(Please note that the amounts charged by Georgetown Law (tuition and insurance) reflect 2011 rates.  When 2012 amounts are made available, the estimated budget will be updated)

 

Tuition	$23,433
Health Insurance	$1,815
Student Visa	$115
Airfare	$1,300
Rent	$1,645
Food/ Utilities	$800
Books	$35
Other Fees	$150
Local Transportation	$100
Study Abroad Health Insurance	$140
TOTAL	$29,533

Contact Person for Admitted Students

Ms. Camellia Liu

The L.L.M. Program in Chinese Law

Room 106, Law School (Mingli Building)

Tsinghua University, Haidian District

Beijing 100084 People's Republic of China

email: llmlaw@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Tel: (8610) 62795941
Fax: (8610) 62796276

Click here to read reports from past participants.

Tsinghua facilities are not necessarily all accessible to students with disabilities.