Special programs are offered to accommodate the needs of computer education for talented students and students from other disciplines, including the special pilot computer science program, the international joint degree program, university service courses and courses for minoring in DCST.

1. International Joint Degree Program

International collaboration is critical to keep track of the state-of-the-art progress, broaden research vision, and promote academic networking. The Department has established various international exchange programs with many renowned universities, institutes, and companies around the world. For example, we established a joint degree program with the University of Waterloo in Canada in 2007. The students are required to undertake three-year undergraduate study at Tsinghua University and then continue their graduate study for two years at the University of Waterloo. Upon completion, students receive a bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University and a master’s degree from the University of Waterloo. So far, 21 students have joined the program.

2. Minor in Computer Science and Technology

We also provide courses for students intending to minor in computer science and technology to support cross-disciplinary education. These courses are set up for all full-time undergraduate students university-wide. On average, about 20 students take these courses and get the certificates of minoring in computer science and technology each year.