Wang Xiqin (; born June 1968) is a Chinese academic administrator who serves the current president of

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...

since February 2022.

Biography

Wang was born in

Jiangyan District Jiangyan District () is one of three urban districts of the city of Taizhou, Jiangsu province, having been, until December 2012, a county-level city. Jiangyan is noted for being the birthplace of the former General Secretary of the Chinese Commu ...

, Taizhou,

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

province in 1968. He secondary studied at Jiangyan High School. Wang Xiqin received a

Bachelor of Engineering A Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is an academic undergraduate degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at an accredited college or university. In the UK, a Bache ...

and a

Doctor of Engineering The Doctor of Engineering, or Engineering Doctorate, (abbreviated DEng, EngD, or Dr-Ing) is a degree awarded on the basis of advanced study and a practical project in the engineering and applied science for solving problems in the industry. In the ...

both in

electronic engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current ...

and from Tsinghua University in 1991 and 1996, respectively. Wang joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

(CCP) in November 1990. After graduation, he stayed at the university and worked successively as deputy director and director of Electronic Engineering Department, vice dean of the School of Information Science and Technology, director of Personnel Department and director of Human Resources Development Office, and deputy director of Supervision Committee. He became assistant president in February 2016. In December 2016, he was appointed vice president. After this office was terminated in October 2018, he became executive vice president. On 25 February 2022, he was promoted to be president, a position at vice-ministerial level.

References

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