Program Overview

On January 1st 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit - officially came into force. Over the next fifteen years, with these new Goals that universally apply to all, countries will mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind.

On January 16th, President Xi Jinping of China and the President Doris Leuthard of the Swiss Confederation jointly witnessed the signing of the memorandum between Tsinghua University and the University of Geneva (UniGe) on comprehensive cooperation on SDGs. During the roundtable, President Qiu Yong of Tsinghua University and President Yves Flückiger of the University of Geneva signed an agreement on a dual Master of Public Policy for Sustainable Development Goals (MPP-SDG) .

Within this cooperative framework, the School of Public Policy and Management (SPPM) of Tsinghua University is partnering with the Geneva School of Social Sciences (G3S) of UniGe to start a highly interdisciplinary 2.5-year dual master’s program for the SDGs from September 2018. This program focuses on defining and developing concrete solutions for the SDGs through hands-on, team-based and project-driven activities, in parallel with courses on the fundamentals of sustainable development. Candidates from a broad range of backgrounds will gain both theoretical understanding and practical field experience that will prepare for employment on sustainable development projects.

This program can be started either at Tsinghua University or the University of Geneva, depending on where the student registers first. Tsinghua University delivers a Master of Public Administration (MPA), organized by the School of Public Policy and Management (SPPM) and called Master of Public Policy for Sustainable Development Goals (MPP-SDG). The University of Geneva delivers a highly interdisciplinary Master of Science (M.Sc.) hosted by the Geneva School of Social Sciences (G3S), the Master in Innovation, Human Development and Sustainability (MIHDS).

Study Plan

The MPP-SDG dual-degree program lasts 2.5 year (5 semesters).

Dual Degrees

Upon successful completion of the dual degree requirements, international students will receive one master degree from each party: the degree “Master of Public Administration” of Tsinghua University and the degree “Master of Science” of the University of Geneva.

Admission to the Dual-Degree Program

International applicants could apply this dual-degree program in the online application system of Tsinghua University (http://gradadmission.tsinghua.edu.cn/f/login) by the end of April 2022.

Please feel free to browse through the website for further information about the MPP-SDG program:

https://www.sppm.tsinghua.edu.cn/english/Admissions/About_MPP_SDG/About_MPP_SDG.htm

Tuition/Administrative Fee for International Students:

Contact Person

SHI Shuting (Ms.)

Dual Master Program Manager

School of Public Policy and Management

Tsinghua University

Email: sdg@tsinghua.edu.cn

Tel: +86-10-627 81945

Susana Perdiz（Ms.）

Academic Advisor

Geneva School of Social Sciences,

University of Geneva

Susana.Perdiz@unige.ch