the institute for service economy and digital governance at tsinghua university (thusedg) was founded in 2018 as a university affiliated research center. professor peng gang, the vice president of tsinghua university, serves as the director of the management committee, and professor yang bin, also a vice president of tsinghua university, is the dean of the institute.
the institute is focused on development that is high-standard, forward-thinking, and internationalized. it brings together collaborative research and teaching expertise and intellectual resources from both domestic and international sources to engage in theoretical research, policy analysis, curriculum development, and educational activities in the fields of service economy and digital governance. the institute is dedicated to advancing academic disciplines and talent cultivation in these areas, and providing high-level academic support for national decision-making.
the institute emphasizes the integration of theory with practice and maintains a problem-oriented approach, serving the developmental needs of the country while also promoting communication and dialogue between academia and various aspects of public governance. it also strengthens academic exchanges and mutual learning between domestic and international scholarly communities. this contributes to the high-quality development of the service economy, supports governance innovation in the digital era, and aids in the modernization of national governance.