Qiu Yong

Qiu Yong is a Chinese chemist. He is the current party secretary of Tsinghua University. Qiu is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Early life and education

Qiu was born and raised in Rong County, Sichuan.
Qiu received a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Science in chemistry from Tsinghua University in 1988 and 1994, respectively.

After the completion of his doctorate, Qiu joined Tsinghua University as a faculty member.
Qiu served as director of the Department of Chemistry and deputy dean of the School of Sciences, Tsinghua University. He served as vice president in December 2009, and in March 2015 he became president of Tsinghua University.
He was honored as a Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2003.
He was awarded as a Chang Jiang Scholar by the Ministry [of Education of the People's Republic of China|Chinese Ministry of Education] in 2006.
He was elected as a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013. In March 2018, he was appointed deputy director of the National [People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee].
In February 2022, he was appointed party secretary of Tsinghua University.