Since 2001, we have successfully organized a total of 12 of this National Education Programs for Future Leaders at Tsinghua University in Beijing. We believe that building our knowledge of our motherland is the fundamental part in national education. The participating students have to learn and know more about China with a view to developing a sense of belonging and pride to their motherland as well as serving and contributing to our country in the future. This program consists of lectures on national knowledge including the history, politics, economic studies, foreign affairs of China given by senior professors and a lot of visits and expeditions. This program has successfully brought over 1000 participants to Beijing since 2001 and we also have more than 800 students applying this study tour every year.

Characteristics

1. Have lessons in Tsinghua University, the most renowned institution of higher education, to gain deep understanding of the politics, economy, diplomacy, military, Basic Law and the practice of “one country, two systems”;
2. Visit the Liberation Army and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference;
3. Watch flag-raising Ceremony in Tiananmen Square;
4. Visit the National Museum, Tsinghua campus, the Great Wall, the Museum of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Lugou Bridge;
5. Have discussions with List of political parties in the People's Republic of China;
6. Visit the streets in Wangfujing to experience local culture and urban planning in Beijing;
7. Hold group sharing sessions to let students share their thoughts after different lessons and visits.