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The ICFJ-Tsinghua Global Business Journalism Program (GBJ)

GBJ Students research live business news on the state-of-the-art Bloomberg terminals. From left to right: Natalia Chapliuk, Lu Duobao (Milcah), Bob Yao, Liu Qi, (Crystal).
The International Center for Journalists and Tsinghua University in Beijing launched China’s first Global Business Journalism Program on September 17, 2007. The initiative includes a two-year master’s degree program and professional trainings for working journalists from around the country.

The founding sponsors of the program are Merrill Lynch, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Bloomberg, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, which form a unique partnership between business and media organizations.

The overall goal of the program is to create a cadre of top-notch business reporters and editors, who can produce clear, balanced and insightful coverage of China’s markets and the global economy. Tsinghua University, one of China’s premier research and teaching institutions, host seminars, briefings, and field trips to supplement the demanding program. The program’s faculty also organize parallel training workshops for working journalists throughout the academic year. 
Bloomberg News contributed ten Bloomberg terminals for the program’s business media lab to provide students with access to real-time information and data in the business world.

GBJ will help make China’s markets more transparent and foster greater understanding between China and the international business community. ICFJ believes that transparency of the Chinese financial markets will lead to greater investor confidence and integration of China into the global financial infrastructure.

Program News Highlights

China’s Education Minister Zhou Ji (left) visited the Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University on July 7 and singled out the school for “playing a leading role” in journalism education.   Read More...

Executive Dean of the School of Journalism and Communications at Tsinghua University Li Xiguang relayed the Olympic torch in July in China.   Read More...

"Merrill Lynch hopes this Glossary will become the benchmark for financial terms in the Chinese market."

In an interview with ICFJ, Merrlll Lynch's Joseph Jacobelli explains how the launch of "A Glossary of Financial Terms and Acronyms" will bring lasting results to business journalism in China. For more information on this glossary, or to download a copy, please click here.
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Merrill Lynch CoverMerrill Lynch, in conjunction with Tsinghua University, has published a Glossary of Financial Terms and Acronyms, a valuable new tool for business journalists and students covering the global economy.
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Photos of students participating in the Global Business Journalism program.   Read More...

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 This program is made possible by the generous support of these founding international sponsors:









 

  

View news and events from the program:

September 17, 2007: Journalists with Outstanding Careers at BusinessWeek and Time, Inc. to Teach at China’s First Global Business Journalism Program

September 6, 2007: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to Support First Program in Global Business Journalism at   Tsinghua University

February 13, 2007: The International Center for Journalists Launches Groundbreaking
Global Business Journalism Program in China

The Global Business Journalism Program features international faculty that are true leaders in international business reporting. Read their bios, watch them at work or send them a note here.

Meet the Students

Feedback from students - Hear what they have to say.

Download the brochure here

View the curriculum

Visit the university's page for this program at www.gbjchina.net


The program is open to Chinese and international students. All applicants are required to pass an internationally recognized English-language test such as IELTS or TOEFL.

The minimum score for entry is 6 for the IELTS, 550 for the TOEFL Paper-based or 213 for the TOEFL Computer-based test.

The school will consider alternative assessments.


To apply, please click here.

View photos of the students at work on the Bloomberg terminals, professional journalists at the ethics workshops and international industry leaders at the November conference.

 

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