Tsinghua University/America Temple University LLM program

Witness the legal exchange

 

Project background

1979Years of Deng Xiaoping Washington historic visit, American Temple University awarded honorary doctorate of law. Deng xiaoping. Deng Xiaoping said it"Is not only a personal honor, but also a symbol of friendship between the people of the Chinese USA people"China and the United States, was beginning of legal communication.

1997Years of Jiang Zemin and President Clinton at the summit, agreed that their countries in the judicial reform and promote the rule of law and the common interests of the effort, to participate fully in the global market China crucial. In view of the international prominence, Temple University was invited to American opened in Beijing America legal training project. The two countries through Law School of Tsinghua University, Temple University Beasley School of law and American jointly organized by the master American law(LL.M.)Degree project platform, has greatly promoted the exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States the legal field.

Temple University became the first approved for master degree of foreign law in China University, the project is so far the implementation of the project cooperation law for the longest time in China.2009Years, Tsinghua-Master Temple Law Project10Anniversary, American Congress through the280Resolution (Hansard article155No.134No.), commended ceremoniously outstanding contribution to the project to make the legal exchange. From the1999Year, Tsinghua/Tianpu America LLM program has been run successfully14Years.

 

Project profile

USA Temple University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, was founded in1884Comprehensive public university years. The school is about40000Name, University comprehensive scale ranking in25Or so; Temple University School of law2012Years in the58Name (with high reputation in the hundreds of law school,Genus USA a law school, the law school) internationally in court debate, legal writing, international law, intellectual property rights, especially the court debate, for many years in the United States come out in front.

Tsinghua and temple dedicated to providing the legal education of excellent. ProjectAll English AmericanA reception classTeaching,Socratic thinking training,Case teachingTo improve students' legal thinking, and the ability to analyze and solve practical problems as well as the level of international communication. Through the system to the America law and international law studies, the project aims to develop the multi-level compound type of law talent. Project course arrangement system diversity, the professor teaching experience, both rich library and class lecture arrangement provides a rich educational resources for students.

Students completed all the courses, will be American master's degree from the Temple University law (China State Education Commission to give certification), and obtain the certificate issued by the Tsinghua University School of law. When students graduate, the harvest is not only a USA LLM degree, more important is the rigorous across the legal thinking ability, to improve the English level and international cooperation view.

 

The project students

So far, Tsinghua-Master Temple law project co cultured with master's degree American law students about500Name (including reading), short term (judge/Training of Prosecutors/Roundtable) graduates1,100Plus, Tianpu alumni from all provinces, city, autonomous region, municipality directly under the central government shall judge, prosecutor, government and law professor and from France, Canada, Italy, the firm lawyers, corporate counsel.

 

Project features

1-Project alumni resources.High quality students, gives you a chance to and fromSupreme People's courtThe Supreme People's Procuratorate, recommendedTheVarious provinces and citiesThe outstanding judges,The prosecutor, the state ministries and commissionsSuch as the National People's Congress, the State Council Legislative Affairs Office, the Ministry of justice, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Intellectual Property Office, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of information industry, the State Administration for Industry and CommerceRecommendOutstanding publicPersonnelEtc.BecomeAlumnus. Public officials and corporate law firm lawyers can, in the academic field extensive exchanges and establish good interactive relationship.

2-Temple University attaches importance to Chinese alumni association construction, annual Alumni Association will organize rich and colorful activities, condensed alumni to become lifelong member Tianpu warm big family; alumni will actively guide and help graduatesDevelopment of both China and AmericaObtain employmentOpportunity;All graduates each year by USA lawyer qualification examination.

3-Students can also share American Project Institute of Temple University law school and Tsinghua University law resources, at any time and they ask teacher and international student exchange.

4-The project is equivalent to USA law school "to" Tsinghua, can not solve the long-term in the reading of serving officers and save the costs associated with any menace from the "rear"; students.

 

The project schedule

Each year9Month of school,9Months before the course began intensive legal English training for one month. In addition to the second summer2Month in America fee's campus on the outside, the rest are at the Tsinghua University law school. In the United States2During the month, full contact America Supreme Court, federal courts, arbitration institution, the prison system, government agencies and American firms interact, each year can give some students with internship in the United States firms the opportunity.

Tuition (including textbooks) RMB15Million yuan, two payment. The top students can also apply for a partial scholarship; weekly classes three days and a half or so, on-the-job personnel without leaving, to maintain the jobs and income.

 

Project course

The project includes foundational courses and elective courses.

Basic courses: Company Law, contract law, the constitution, the court USA defense, legal system, legal research and writing, property law, tort law, etc..

Elective courses (each year is determined according to the teaching plan): criminal law, procedure law, commercial law, intellectual property law, evidence law, international trade law, mergers and acquisitions, the conflict of laws (International Law), the legal occupation morals and the legal practice course etc..

 

Enrollment conditions

With a Bachelor of laws (including) degree or get China lawyer qualification may apply;

English TOEFL88Points above, IELTS6.5Division (including the above (English)2Years may be waived, direct coordination arrangements for an interview),No effective English can participate in the Temple University Beijing do the first half of the year as the applicants holding free English proficiency test.

 

Project evaluation

 

"Tsinghua - Tempe America LLM program is Sino US cooperation in the field of legal communication model"

                             (deputy director Lei situation / Bureau of foreign experts and health experts Division)

"Tsinghua - day general LLM programs and Tsinghua law school is committed to offer students the best education of law"

                            (Shen satellite / Director / Vice President China projects Tsinghua law school)

"Thank Tsinghua - day general project, I benefited from the systematic study of the American method and improve the level of English"

                             (Yuan Jie - deputy director of the NPC Law Committee of economic law office)

"I engaged in legal work or the capital operation and management of the company, Tianpu project let me a lifetime"

                             (general counsel Leng Yijia Vice President / WHM group)

 "Draft does not forget who dug the well, training and help of successful alumni will be positive feedback Tianpu Alma mater"

                            Yang Xing-Director of the State Intellectual Property Office to review the business management department)

 "I cherish every moment of learning in the temple, where memories, my heart is full of gratitude"

                              (Li Fengbo - Qingdao intermediate people's court judge)

Effect of "temple project for me is not a moment, but the life"

                        Han Aipeng-Director of the State Intellectual Property Office of the Patent Office Business Review)

"In my mind, the day the school is the best school of law America"

                            (Wang Zhengzhi Alumni Association / Govan the senior partner)

"Temple family not only in school and after graduation have always been concerned about and support the development and progress of alumni"

                            (Wang Wei Alumni Association Secretary General / Lantai senior partner)

 

Contact information

Mailing address: Haidian District Beijing City, Tsinghua University School of law and Ming Temple project office building Zip code:100084

Application hotline:62798633/13911452818 Fax.010-6279255The mailbox:Wangwei@temple.edu

Www.law.temple.edu (Day the school network)

Www.Templelaw.net  (Tsinghua-Tianpu American LLM program network)

Https://lawgradandintl.temple.edu/(project application background site)

 

The Ministry of Education approved the ISBN Sino foreign cooperation education project:MOE11US1A20030418O

Temple University School of law China office has the book has the final explanation rights.