The Tsinghua-Princeton-CI Summer School on Combustion is an annual teaching program held by the Center for Combustion Energy at Tsinghua University. It builds knowledge in reacting-flow fluid mechanics and chemical kinetics for energy and environmental applications.
The 2026 cycle brought participants to Beijing for six course options covering combustion theory, chemistry, diagnostics, plasma-assisted combustion, molecular simulation, and AI. Its intended audience was graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, university faculty, research-organization combustion professionals, and industry R&D engineers.
Benefits & funding
- Five days of classes ran from July 6 to July 10, 2026, with six course options divided between morning and afternoon sessions.
- Registration cost RMB 2,200 for students and RMB 2,500 for all other participants.
- The schedule included arrival and a welcome reception on July 5, a conference dinner on July 9, and departure on July 11.
Eligibility
- The intended participants were graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, university faculty, combustion professionals at research organizations, and industry R&D engineers.
- The published program pages did not state a formal degree, nationality, residency, age, gender, or experience requirement.
- Participation was in person at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Can you apply?
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Application process
- 1Review the six course descriptions and select options from the morning and afternoon groups.
- 2Complete the online form linked from the registration page during the application window.
- 3Await the admission decision; for 2026, decisions were due by May 25.
- 4If admitted, pay the applicable registration fee by the date communicated by the organizer to complete registration.
Program timeline
Applications opened
April 1, 2026
Application deadline
April 26, 2026
Admission decisions due
May 25, 2026
Arrival, orientation, and welcome reception
July 5, 2026
Classes began
July 6, 2026
Conference dinner
July 9, 2026
Classes ended
July 10, 2026
Departure
July 11, 2026