TSINGHUA GIX INSTITUTE NORTH AMERICA

SINCE THE GRAND OPENING OF GIX IN SEPTEMBER 2017, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN WORKING WITH TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ON THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE GIX DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAM AND HAS ENGAGED IN COMMUNICATIONS AMONG MULTIPLE PARTICIPANTS OF THE GIX NETWORK. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION LEVERAGES TSINGHUA ALUMNI TALENT AND CAPITAL RESOURCES IN NORTH AMERICA TO PROMOTE INNOVATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION COOPERATION. PROJECTS INCLUDE MENTORING STUDENTS ON PROJECTS, PROVIDING PLACEMENT ADVICE, HOLDING SEMINARS AND LECTURES, AND HOSTING INNOVATION COMPETITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON PROMOTING GLOBAL COLLABORATION WHILE ALSO SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IT WORKS TO CREATE A DYNAMIC PLATFORM AVAILABLE TO LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS BY HOLDING EVENTS SUCH AS 'START-UP' WEEKENDS, BUSINESS ROADSHOWS, AND FREE SEMINARS. IN ORDER TO GENERATE A PIPELINE OF INNOVATION EDUCATION APART FROM ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS WINTER AND SUMMER CAMPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SUMMER PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRAININGS. CAMPERS WORK ON VARIOUS PROJECTS TO SOLVE THE CRUCIAL AND CRITICAL PROBLEMS IN THE CURRENT WORLD, SUCH AS POVERTY, WATER RESOURCE PRESERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND CONSERVATION OF SPECIES DIVERSITY. FUTURE ACTIVITIES: 1) SUPPORT GIX ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, 2) FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS IN THE U.S., 3) PROMOTE A US-CHINA JOINT RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH, 4) ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE A MULTILATERAL EDUCATION EXCHANGE PLATFORMS AMONG LEADING UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE, 5) BUILD A PIPELINE OF INNOVATION EDUCATION, AND 6) HOLD CONFERENCES, SUMMITS, AND EVENTS TO BENEFIT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.