Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute

The Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI; 清华–伯克利深圳学院) is an institute which was established in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China in 2014 according to an agreement signed by Tsinghua University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government.^[5] In 2018, the city of Shenzhen agreed to spend $220 million on the institute.^[5][6]

Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute

清华-伯克利深圳学院
Type	Public
Established	2014; 11 years ago (2014)
President	Gao Hong[1] Liwei Lin[1]
Location	Shenzhen , China
Flower	Redbud and Lilac[2]
Colors	Purple   White[3][4]
Website	www.tbsi.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	清华-伯克利深圳学院
Traditional Chinese	清華-伯克利深圳學院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīnghuá-Bókèlì Shēnzhèn Xuéyuàn

The purpose of the establishment of the institute is seeking to develop a research program that will enable the sort of complex, multidisciplinary collaborations necessary to successfully confront societal and economic challenges that will be faced in China and United States as well as those on a worldwide scale.^[7]

In July 2023, the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party initiated an investigation into TBSI and its research into dual-use technology.^[8]

See also

• List of universities and colleges in Guangdong
• Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School
• Tsinghua University
• University of California, Berkeley