Overview

Astronomy is one of the oldest science disciplines, spanning the widest ranges in space and time. With the advent of new telescopes and detector technology, astronomy is now entering a new golden age, attracting huge interests from the public and the scientific community. The astronomy discipline at Tsinghua University was established in 2001 as the Tsinghua Center for Astrophysics under the leadership of Prof. Tipei Li. Following steady development and expansion, the Department of Astronomy was founded in 2019, and is making great effort to become a world-leading research center in the coming decade.

Highlights

The Department of Astronomy primarily focuses on four research areas: high-energy astrophysics, galaxy and cosmology, exoplanets, and radio astronomy, led by outstanding faculty members including international faculty. We also embrace emerging areas in astrophysics, and engage with the Department of Physics and the Institute for Advanced Study in research and education. Together with domestic and international partners, we take advantage of Tsinghua’s strong engineering disciplines to develop astronomical instrumentation, and play leadership roles in selected ground-based telescope and space satellite projects, particularly MUST and HUBS. In the meantime, we are committed to fostering an inclusive intellectual environment characterized by mutual respect, support, and openness.

(M)–Master’s Programs (D)- Doctoral Programs

* Department of Astronomy accepts bachelor degree holders to pursue doctoral degrees. Applicants of bachelor degree holders must meet all the uniform requirements of the university, as well as the requirements of this school/department listed below:

1. The Minimum Requirement of Undergraduate GPA or Average scores: 3.5/4 or B+ or 85/100;

2. Chinese Proficiency Requirement: HSK band 4 with a score of 195 or above;

3. English Proficiency Requirement for Non-native English Speakers: TOEFL:80/IELTS:6.5.

Contact

Website：http://astro.tsinghua.edu.cn/

Email：yangwch@tsinghua.edu.cn

Tel：+86-10-62796956