NUS College of Design and Engineering and Tsinghua University Forge Strategic Collaboration in Architectural Education
A significant milestone was achieved on the 22nd of Aug 2024 with the signing of a Letter of Understanding (LOU) between Tsinghua University’s School of Architecture and College of Design and Engineering (CDE) of NUS. The LOU was signed by Professor Zhang Li, Dean of Tsinghua’s School of Architecture, and our Deputy Dean, Professor Heng Chye Kiang, on behalf of Dean of CDE. This agreement sets the stage for a series of potential collaborations between the two institutions in the discipline of architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism.
The two institutions will promote a dynamic exchange of ideas and expertise, fostering innovation and academic growth through the following activities:
1. Collaborative PhD Programme
2. Collaborative postgraduate/undergraduate programmes
3. Joint application for research projects
4. Joint organisation of international academic events
5. Student and staff mobility
To mark this momentous occasion, faculty members and representatives from both institutions gathered to share ideas over light snacks, underscoring the collegial spirit of this collaboration. An exchange of mementoes took place to symbolise the beginning of a fruitful relationship that promises to significantly enhance the academic and professional practices in the discipline of architecture and urbanism.
