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Tsinghua University is a university in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Tsinghua University was established in 1911, originally under the name “Tsinghua Xuetang”. The school was renamed the "Tsinghua School" in 1912. The university section was founded in 1925 and the name “National Tsinghua University” adopted in 1928. With a motto of Self-Discipline and Social Commitment and in the spirit of the Latin Facta Non Verba, Tsinghua University is dedicated to academic excellence, the well-being of Chinese society and to global development. Today, most national and international rankings place Tsinghua as one of the best universities in China.

Educating the best creative talent to the highest professional standard for tomorrow's screen industries.The NFTS is the only film school in the UK which boasts its own film and television studios, and post-production facilities rivalling those of professional companies. Its talented community of students makes around a hundred films a year on courses that are still over 90% practical and unlike anything offered at any other UK film school.

Beijing Normal University (BNU) is a key affiliated institution to the Ministry of Education and a leading comprehensive university of higher education known for teacher education, education science, and basic learning in both the arts and the sciences. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai) is an essential component of the construction of “a comprehensive, research-oriented, world-class university with Chinese characteristic and leading teacher education” and a southern campus of the same level of standard as Beijing Campus in accordance with the university’s development strategy of “One University, Two Campuses” and the principle of “High Standard, New Mechanism and Internationalization.” As part of BNU’s strategic planning of establishing a world-class diversified university, aligning with BNU standards, BNU Zhuhai has its focus and complementary advantages focusing on meeting major tasks of the Belt and Road Initiative, boosting the Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao Greater Bay Area integrate development, and serving local economic as well as social advancements. Beijing Normal University School of Future Design (SFD) was established in June 2021. Based on the leading disciplines of Beijing Normal University and grounded at the cross-disciplinary research in arts, technology, and education, SFD fosters an integrated practice of research, education and practice through collaboration across humanities, arts, design, technology, and social sciences, and provides problem-driven and project-oriented education within complementary disciplines. It covers three research directions: Design and Future Production and Lifestyle, Art and Technology, Design and Education. Intending to provide pioneering and exploration practices for the design industry, SFD aims to equip innovative talents with professional literacy, cutting-edge vision, comprehensive analytical skills, and scientific and humanistic concepts.