Tsinghua SEM became an associate academic member of CEMS in 2006. In December 2010, Professor QIAN Yingyi, Dean of Tsinghua SEM, attended the 2010 CEMS Annual Events and CEMS Strategic Board Meeting in Rotterdam, Dutch. In April 2011, Tsinghua CEMS submitted the formal application for CEMS full membership. In May 2011, a delegation led by CEMS Executive Director François Collin paid a three-day admission review visit to Tsinghua SEM. In June 2011, the Executive Board proceeded with the vote, that Tsinghua SEM was unanimously elected as full academic member of CEMS.