Tsinghua University has been developing for 100 years thanks to state support. Since 1990s, the state encouraged higher-education institutions to take a more active role in raising funds. Today, appropriations from the state fiscal budget only make up a portion of what is needed for the university to grow into a world-class one and educate leading talents. Accordingly, the university invites various stakeholders who share Tsinghua’s vision to contribute to Tsinghua’s efforts to educate and inspire future generations..

TUEF respects donor intent, regardless of the donated amount. TUEF enters legal donation agreements with donors according to the donor’s requirements. For each donation, TUEF assigns a contact person to be in charge of reviewing the use of the funds to ensure that it is used in accordance with donor intent. TUEF operates according to relevant laws and regulations with stringent oversight on donations. For each donation, TUEF issues financial reports to the donor periodically. In addition, the donor can obtain information about how the donated money has been used at any time.

Currently, Tsinghua is seeking financial support in a range of targeted areas, in particular for student education funds, talent funds, infrastructure funds, department and school funds, and public-benefit funds. The university allocates donated funds for specific projects as per donor intent. TUEF invites potential doners to discuss further at any time.

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With the exception the Academy of Arts and Design, the tuition of a Tsinghua undergraduate student is RMB 5000 per year. Monthly accommodation fees and living expenditure is RMB 1500 and approximately RMB 700, respectively. Students with financial difficulties account for around 24% of undergraduate students at the university. Under the state reforms on graduate education, new regulations have been promulgated that require uniform tuition fees, effective from 2014. Specifically, the annual tuition fee is RMB 10000 for a doctoral student and RMB 8000 for a master student. Professional degrees are subject to different rules. The annual accommodation fee for a graduate student is RMB 1200, and the living expenditure is between RMB 700 and RMB 1000 per month. Tsinghua now has a total of around 40 thousand students, including 14 thousand undergraduate students, 16 thousand master students, and 10 thousand doctoral students (overseas students not included).

TUEF respects donor intent. The donor can choose to specify specific purposes the donation is to be used for. If the donor chooses to do so, the doner and TUEF enter a donation agreement to specify donor intent. If the donor chooses not to specify doner intent, TUEF allocates the funds into the Tsinghua President Development Fund to be applied in university projects of the greatest need.

As a first port of call, it is suggested to make contact with TUEF. TUEF officers provide patient and careful services. TUEF was founded in 1994 as a national non-public offering foundation registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This is a 5A-rated social organization, which means the highest qualifications recognized by the state for a public-benefit organization. TUEF is the legal entity representing the university in receiving and managing donations from the entire society. Of course, you can also talk to a department, school, or office you are familiar with to learn about their conditions and needs. When you have decided to make a donation, TUEF officers will provide follow-up services for you, for example, drafting a donation agreement, offering free taxation consultancy, and providing financial reports. If you want to donate money directly to a department, school, or office, it is deemed a donation for specified purposes and still needs to be transferred to a TUEF account. TUEF will set up a special fund for the department, school, or office to ensure that the funds are used in line with your intention.

Thank you for your generosity. There is no minimum amount that is required for a donation to be made. TUEF appreciates all donations as gestures of good will and vision-alignment with Tsinghua University.

Yes. TUEF is a public-benefit legal entity that is qualified for tax exemption. According to Article 9 in Chapter 2 of the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China passed at the 5th Meeting of the 10th National People's Congress in March 2007 and effective as of January 1, 2008, if a company has made donations for the public good, the smaller between the following two amounts shall be subtracted from the corporate income tax base: (1) the total donated amount, and (2) 12% of the company's total annual profit.