What to know first
- Match department 024, degree code and research field together.
- The dates and test scores below apply to Advanced Computing.
- Professional-route language, tuition and assessment details remain unconfirmed.
Which computing route are you considering?
In department 024, the catalogue places Advanced Computing under academic degree code 081200, Computer Science and Technology, field 01. The other entry is professional degree code 085400, Electronic and Information Engineering, field 01: Professional Master in Computer Science and Technology. Both are listed as full-time. These identifiers come from the catalogue checked on 7 October 2026.
The Advanced Computing website explicitly describes English teaching. We have not verified the professional route’s teaching language. A Chinese proficiency requirement, by itself, would not settle the language used in class. Use the separate degree codes when asking the department to clarify requirements.
Browse the Tsinghua master’s catalogue
Sources: 2027 international master’s catalogue: department 024 computing routesAdvanced Computing programme overview
Advanced Computing: 2027 dates, English and tuition
The programme’s application instructions were updated on 27 September 2026 and checked here on 8 October. All times below are Beijing time.
- First round: submit before 15 December 2026, 17:00. Second round: 1 January 2027, 08:00 to 27 February 2027, 17:00.
- Non-native English speakers: IELTS 6.5, or TOEFL iBT 85 for tests before 21 January 2026; TOEFL iBT 4.5 for tests on or after that date.
- Master’s tuition: RMB 39,000 per year. This is tuition alone, not a total study budget.
- Chinese Government Scholarship applicants are encouraged to apply early, preferably in the first round. This is not a funding promise.
Prepare evidence for the master’s application
The central 2027 notice requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent for master’s applicants. Its document framework includes qualification and authentication evidence, transcripts, a statement, language evidence, two academic references, passport and nationality documentation. Graduating applicants can initially supply expected-graduation evidence and current transcripts; final documents are required before registration. Read the full notice for the requirements that apply to your situation.
Create a tracker with the requirement, evidence you already hold, missing item, responsible person and due date. Check the exact instructions for translations, authentication and referee submission before commissioning documents. Your graduation date and document availability should both fit the application plan.
See what a requirement-by-requirement application review produces
Sources: Admission to Graduate Programs 2027 for international students
Check academic fit for Advanced Computing
The Advanced Computing curriculum page describes 26 master’s credits and lists areas including machine learning, distributed systems and computer graphics. This is a curriculum reference, not a guarantee of which electives will run for the 2027 cohort.
Choose two areas you want to study and connect each to evidence from your own work. For a project, record the problem, your contribution, methods, result and limitations. Identify any mathematics or programming gaps you need to address. A focused account of work you can explain is more useful for preparation than a list of fashionable research topics.
Sources: Advanced Computing curriculum
Questions to resolve for the professional route
We have not located a separate current international brochure that resolves the 085400 route’s teaching language, tuition category or specific assessment and supervisor arrangements. Do not transfer the Advanced Computing figures above to this entry.
When contacting the department, identify the 2027 intake, department 024, degree 085400 and field 01. Ask for the current international application instructions, teaching language, tuition and any assessment or supervisor documentation. Keep the written answer alongside the catalogue entry before committing to a test, payment or application schedule.
Sources: 2027 international master’s catalogue: department 024 computing routesAdmission to Graduate Programs 2027 for international students
Questions applicants ask
Does a professor decide admission to Advanced Computing?
The programme states that a central reviewing committee makes admission decisions, rather than individual professors. Apply through the official route linked in its instructions.
Is the GPA 3.5 requirement on the application page a master’s minimum?
That threshold appears in the separate section for bachelor’s graduates applying directly to a doctorate. It should not be presented as a master’s minimum.
Can Agora Scholars help me prepare?
Agora Scholars offers independent China admissions support. Bring the exact route, intended intake and the work you need reviewed; we confirm programme fit and adviser expertise before agreeing an engagement. Your experiences and final factual claims remain yours, and Tsinghua makes the admission decision.
Check the original notice
Official sources
Use the university’s current notice and application portal before submitting. Different programmes can have separate dates and requirements.
- 2027 international master’s catalogue: department 024 computing routes
Tsinghua University · 2027 · Checked 2026-10-07
The captured department 024 entries distinguish academic 081200 field 01 from professional 085400 field 01. This source check does not settle the professional route’s teaching language or tuition.
- Advanced Computing programme overview
Tsinghua Department of Computer Science and Technology · General information · Checked 2026-10-08
Confirms English teaching for the named Advanced Computing programme. Historical testimonials are not used to establish 2027 duration or outcomes.
- Advanced Computing: 2027 application instructions
Tsinghua Department of Computer Science and Technology · 2027 · Checked 2026-10-08
Updated 27 September 2026. Distinguish the master’s requirements from the separate bachelor-to-doctorate section, and retain the TOEFL test-date distinction.
- Admission to Graduate Programs 2027 for international students
Tsinghua · 2027 · Checked 2026-10-07
The broad September–February season contains different programme deadlines. Check the school’s dates and any supervisor-contact requirement separately.
- Advanced Computing curriculum
Tsinghua Department of Computer Science and Technology · General information · Checked 2026-10-08
Curriculum reference, not confirmation of 2027 elective availability or programme duration.