The Economics Department Celebrates its 90th Anniversary

The Economics Department of Tsinghua University celebrated its 90th anniversary on April 24. Dean of School of Economics and Management Qian Yingyi attended the celebration.

The alumni recalled their old days when they were students in the Economics Department.

The Economics Department  was established in 1926. As part of the nationwide restructuring of the higher education system undertaken in 1952, Tsinghua University was molded into a polytechnic institution with an engineering focus, and the economics department of Tsinghua was incorporated into other universities. The department of Economics and Management Engineering, Tsinghua University was established in 1979. In 1984, the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University was established and the Economics Department was restored the following year.