Tsinghua University to launch Global Open Courses in 2021 fall

2. China's Approach to Poverty Eradication

"China's Approach to Poverty Eradication" will be taught by Professor LI Daokui and Associate Professor YAN Fei from the School of Social Sciences, Professor ZHOU Qing'an from the School of Journalism and Communication, and Associate Professor ZHOU Shaojie and Associate Professor MENG Ke from the School of Public Policy and Management. This lecture series will deal with China's endeavor on poverty reduction by covering several topics, including the market-oriented reforms vital for poverty eradication, the historical phases of poverty reduction, the evolution of instrumental government policy reform, and the application of related governance models and cultural governance, as well as China's social security system as institutional underpinning for poverty reduction.

3. Winter Olympics and Winter Sports

"Winter Olympics and Winter Sports" will be lectured on by a team of experts dedicated to the preparation and research into the Beijing Winter Olympics, including Professor ZHANG Li (Dean) and Associate Professor SHAO Lei (Vice Dean) from the School of Architecture, Professor WANG Jiadao from the School of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor WANG Xueli from the School of Economics and Management, and Assistant Professor HU Xiaoqian of the Division of Sports Science and Physical Education. YANG Yang, Tsinghua University's outstanding alumna, chairman of the Athletes' Commission of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, and CUI Lequan, Director of the Research Department of the Sports Culture Development Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, will also be invited to teach. This course will present the origin and development of the Winter Olympics, the history and culture of China's winter sports, and the development of China's winter sports industry driven by the Winter Olympics in an all-round, multi-perspective and three-dimensional manner through theories, case studies and Q&A sessions.