Tsinghua, Berkeley prepare joint institute

Grad school, research center to be set up

Tsinghua University and the University of California, Berkeley, signed an agreement on Sunday to establish a joint institute in the economically pivotal city of Shenzhen in South China to promote research collaboration and graduate student education.

The two universities aim to integrate their research programs to address social needs and global challenges through the partnership, said UC Berkeley's Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks at the signing ceremony.