From April 23 to 24, 2018, the Department of Electrical Engineering invited seven experts from home and abroad to conduct on-site evaluation of the authorized unit for the first-class doctoral degree and master's degree in electrical engineering. After listening to reports, laboratory visits, and discussions with teachers and student representatives, the Expert Group fully affirmed the achievements of the construction of the degree authorized unit, and unanimously agreed to pass the evaluation of the degree authorized unit of electrical engineering discipline.

Experts at home and abroad participating in the evaluation included: Prof. Cheng Shijie, Academician of the CAS, IEEE Fellow, Deputy Director of Academic Committee of Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Prof. Fred Lee, Member of American National Academy of Engineering, Foreign Academician of CAS, and Professor of Virginia Tech; Prof. Wu Fuli, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, USA, IEEE Fellow; Prof. Wang Zhongdong, Vice-Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, UK; Prof. Lei Qingquan, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Director of the Academic Committee of Qingdao University of Science and Technology; Prof. Xu Dianguo, IEEE Fellow and Vice-President of Harbin Institute of Technology; Professor Wang Zezhong, North China Electric Power University and Vice-Chairman of the National Instructional Committee of Electrical Engineering and Automation of the Ministry of Education. Academician Cheng Shijie was appointed as the experts group leader, and both Academicians Fred Lee and Lei Qingquan were the Deputy Group leaders.

Seven Experts participating in the evaluation of Degree Authorized unit in Electrical Engineering

On the morning of April 23, the report of the on-site assessment was made first. The meeting was presided over by Kang Chongqing, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Department of Electrical Engineering. Lu Qiang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yao Qiang, Vice-Dean of Tsinghua University and Dean of the Graduate School, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Zeng Rong, the Director of the Department, gave a brief introduction to the overall situation of the Department. Zhu Guiping, the deputy Director in charge of teaching, and Wang Liming, Professor of the Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, gave a comprehensive report respectively on the construction and development of the two degree units involved in the evaluation.

Address by Yao Qiang, Dean of the Graduate School, Tsinghua University

Expert Group listening to the report

In the afternoon, the Expert Group held a comprehensive and meticulous discussion with the teachers and student representatives of the Department of Electrical Engineering on such topics as training plan, curriculum setting, scientific research work and students' academic training. On the morning of April 24, the Expert Group visited and investigated the EMC laboratory, the power system dynamic simulation laboratory and the solar energy conversion and storage laboratory, and highly affirmed the progress made by the Department of Electrical Engineering in the construction of the research platform.

Director Zeng Rong accompanied the Expert Group to visit the EMC Laboratory

Department Party Secretary Kang Chongqing accompanied the Expert Group to visit the Power System Dynamic Simulation Laboratory

Introduce the Solar Energy Conversion and Storage Laboratory to the Expert Group

On the afternoon of April 24, Yang Bin, Vice President of Tsinghua University, Hu Hongying, Vice Dean of the Graduate School, and Wang Jing, deputy Director General of Disciplinary Planning Department together with members of the Leading Group of Department of Electrical Engineering and representatives of teachers, attended the expert feedback meeting. Academician Cheng Shijie read out the comments on the degree authorized units in electrical engineering on behalf of the expert group. The Expert Group believed that in the past six years, the degree authorized units of electrical engineering discipline have clear training objectives and degree standards, have a high-level and reasonable structure of teaching staff, and have achieved important results in personnel training, discipline construction, academic research, social services, international cooperation and exchanges. The authorized units take the lead in overall strength nationwide, and enjoy the sound international academic prestige. At the same time, the Expert Group has also given pertinent and valuable suggestions, including further concreting the direction of discipline development; focusing on technologies that may have a disruptive impact on future power systems; further clarifying the development planning and layout of various research directions, not only to make outstanding achievements in the current mainstream direction, but also to highlight Tsinghua's characteristics and strong points in inter-disciplines; strengthening the mathematical basis construction, and improving the flexible training programs; maintaining and expanding the advantages of disciplines, and further enhancing the international influence of disciplines.

Vice-President Yang Bin's concluding remarks

Finally, Vice President Yang Bin made a concluding remark. He thanked the expert group for its efforts in the field evaluation of the degree authorized units in electrical engineering and its affirmation and support to the electrical engineering discipline. At the same time, he elaborated the existing problems and their causes in the light of expert suggestions. He hoped that the Department of Electrical Engineering would maintain and consolidate Tsinghua's conventional engineering advantages and that experts would continue to support the development of the electrical engineering discipline in Tsinghua University.

Pose for a group photo

The on-site evaluation on the two degree authorized units by the Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University was successfully completed. Through this evaluation, the faculty and students of Department of Electrical Engineering not only saw their own advantages and boosted their confidence, but also saw the shortcomings. In the future, the faculty and students of Department will continue to make progress in the light of the expert group's recommendations and strive to cultivate the master talents in the field of electrical engineering with Tsinghua style.