Applicants should complete an Online Application (Apply Now) during the designated Tsinghua University application period. Applicants should fill in the application information online, upload the application documents listed below to the Online Application System, and pay the application fee online at the time of submission. The general admission procedures are as follows:

1. Application Schedule (Beijing Time)

Note: 

☆ The winter break of THU will be from Jan 21,2027 to Feb 17,2027. The application system will still be available during the winter break, but online verification might be delayed due to the vacation. Applicants are therefore recommended to complete their application at least two or three weeks in advance.

☆ Documents pertaining to nationality and identity status must be submitted by the specified deadline, and no supplementary materials will be accepted after the application period concludes.

2. Application Documents

Please submit all the documents listed below to the application system:

(1) Personal statement

The Personal Statement should be completed directly in the application system.

(2) Degree certificate and degree authentication

Applicants should submit their Bachelor's degree certificate. The degree diploma awarded by overseas universities should be authenticated by the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange, Ministry of Education, P.R. China (CSCSE). The degree diploma awarded by universities of Chinese mainland should be authenticated by the Center for Student Services and Development, Ministry of Education, P.R. China (CSSD).

Applicants who will not graduate before the application deadline shall provide the expected graduation certificate first, and the degree diploma and degree authentication must be submitted before registration. (Applicants who have graduated are required to provide the degree authentication at the same time.)

(3) Academic transcript

Applicants should submit the academic transcript of their undergraduate study. Applicants who will not graduate before the application deadline shall provide their current academic transcript. In this case, the completed academic transcript must be submitted before registration. If the uploaded transcript cannot directly show the total GPA score, the GPA certification document issued by the university is also required.

(4) Language proficiency Test score report

Both GMA and IMEM programs take English as the medium of instruction. Non-native English speakers must provide the score of IELTS or TOEFL, or proof of having completed a prior degree program taught in English, demonstrating their ability to successfully undertake courses conducted entirely in English.

Minimum English proficiency requirement: IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 85 (for tests taken prior to January 21, 2026) / 4.5 (for tests taken on or after January 21, 2026).

(5) Two academic recommendation letters

Academic Recommendation Letters from scholars who hold the title of associate professor or higher, or senior professionals in a related academic field. Please follow the instructions on the online system for submission of online recommendation letters or upload the recommendation letters signed by references.

(6) Passport (personal ordinary-type passport): Passport bio page

Applicants should present bio page of personal ordinary-type passport. Applicant who holds personal ordinary-type passport and diplomatic visa in China should also provide the scanned copy of diplomatic visa page.

(7) Nationality Status Documentation

Applicants must submit the required nationality status documentation by the specified deadline in accordance with the requirements set out in Submission Instructions for International Graduate Applicants Regarding Nationality Status Documentation 2027.

(8) Resume

3. Application Remarks

(1) Applicants are required to submit scanned images of all required documents at the time of application. All uploaded documents should be in Chinese or in English; otherwise, notarial translations in Chinese or English are required. Once translated, the original documents and certified translations should be submitted together to the application system.

(2) Please scan the original or notarized application documents in color using a scanner. Images captured by mobile phone or camera are not acceptable. Scans of copies are also not acceptable.

(3) For program details, supervisor application  and questions regarding the 'Remarks of Application' in the catalog, please contact: ie-intl@tsinghua.edu.cn | Tel: +86-10-6278-1994. For personal information of supervisors, please check on the websites of the Department of Industrial Engineering.

(4) The application fee must be paid at the time the application is submitted. (It cannot be covered by the Chinese Government Scholarship). Please apply online and pay the application fee in a safe place. THU is not responsible for any losses caused by your own operation errors or the leakage of your online payment account and password. Please consider carefully before paying the application fee online. If you cannot finish the application due to various reasons, the paid application fee will not be refunded. Regardless of whether the application is successful or not, the application fee is not refundable.

(5) Applications with incomplete documents or without application fee payment will not be processed. Applicants should take the initiative to understand the application procedures and application requirements before applying. The applicant will be responsible for any consequences arising from failure to complete the application process as required.

(6) Tsinghua University has the right to require applicants to provide original application materials or authentication documents issued by a designated institution for further inspection.

(7) As some countries' higher education systems are very different from the Chinese system, applicants from different education systems should refer to THU’s online application website for reference.

(8) None of the above application documents will be returned.

(9) If the higher-level department issues a new policy, Tsinghua University will make corresponding adjustments.

(10) Applicants must ensure that the application information, application materials, degree certificate and degree authentication provided are true and accurate. If the admissions unit or certification department verifies that anything in the application is not true, the application, admission or study qualification will be cancelled.

(11) Applicants who are found to be in breach of academic ethics, professional ethics, honesty and trustworthiness, discipline and law-abiding, etc., will not be admitted or admission/study qualification will be cancelled after this breach has been verified.

(12) The relevant information, documents, and messages that the THU Graduate Admissions Office or the Department of Industrial Engineering publish or send to applicants through websites, phone calls, emails, text messages, etc. are deemed to have been delivered. All consequences caused by the applicant's personal negligence and other reasons shall be borne by the applicant himself/herself.

Please note that THU has never cooperated with any intermediary agencies or companies for graduate admissions. Applicants need to submit the application directly through our application portal.

4. Evaluation and Admission

THU admits students based on evaluation of their application documents together with a comprehensive assessment. The application materials are reviewed by an expert group, and the candidates for the comprehensive assessment will be selected based on the review results. The comprehensive assessment is generally based on interviews. The specific content, format, requirements, and time arrangements are determined by the department of Industrial Engineering and will be notified to applicants who enter the comprehensive assessment.

Tsinghua University comprehensively considers the results of material review, comprehensive assessment and other factors, selects the best candidates, and determines the admission list. A Certificate of Admission and the appendix will be issued by Tsinghua University after the final admission result is released. Prior to this, applicants may check their admission status via the Application System.

Graduate Admission of Tsinghua University: https://yz.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/Admissions/How_to_Apply.htm