Tsinghua EMPA 2025 Overseas Module
19 - 26 September 2025
Newnham College, University of Cambridge
19 September 2025 (London Field Trip - Group Project Site Visits)
- 9am - 11.30am: King's Cross Regeneration Project (Coal Drops Yard, Stable St., King's Cross, London)
- 12 noon - 2 pm: Presentations and discussions at 40 Leadenhall (M&G/Nuveen's latest development) & lunch
- 3pm - 5pm: Canary Wharf talk and tour (Canary Wharf Group main tower, the 30th floor)
20 September 2025 (London Field Trip - How the UK government works?)
- 9am - 11am: The UK Parliament House (90 minutes guided tour of Westminster Abbey)
- 11.00am - 12 noon: A brief introduction of the structure of the UK government (Cabinet Office, 10 Downing Street, HM Treasury and other key ministries) & the judicial system in the UK (Supreme Court and Whitehall)
- 12 noon - 1pm: Lunch at Canary Wharf
- 1pm - 4pm: The history of London's governance and development (London Museum Docklands)
22 September 2025 (Venue: Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College, University of Cambridge)
- 9am - 9.30am: Orientation & Team Building (Group list)
- 9.30am - 11.30pm: "Divergent City Growth in the United Kingdom and the Role of Public Policy" by Professor Peter Tyler (LISA, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge) PPT
- 11.30am - 1pm: "The English Planning System - A Work in Progress" by Dr. Steven Norris (Chairman of Soho Estates, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Eminent Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors,Chair of the Council of the National InfrastructurePlanning Association, Minister for Transport with special responsibility for London in the government of Sir John Major (1992-1996) and former board member of Transport for London)
- 1pm - 2pm: Lunch break
- 2pm - 5pm: Case Study - Cambridge Science Park & Bio-Innovation Centre by Mr. Kevin Zhuocun Lin (Chairman, Tuspark, Cambridge) PPT
23 September 2025 (Venue: Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College, University of Cambridge)
- 9.30am - 12 noon: "Governing for productivity growth" by Professor Matthew Agarwala (Bennett School of Public Policy, Cambridge University) PPT1 PPT2
- 12 noon - 2pm: Lunch beak
- 2pm - 3.30pm "Governing for productivity growth" by Professor Matthew Agarwala (Bennett School of Public Policy, Cambridge University)
- 3.30pm - 5pm: Cambridge College Tour
24 September 2025 (Venue: Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College, University of Cambridge)
- 9.30am - 12 noon: "Delivery and performance management" by Dr. Davide Luca (LISA, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge) PPT1 PPT2
- 12 noon - 2pm: Lunch beak
- 2pm - 3.30pm "Delivery and performance management" by Dr. Davide Luca (LISA, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge) PPT3
- 3.30pm - 5pm: Cambridge Punting Tour
25 September 2025 (Venue: Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College, University of Cambridge)
- 9.30am - 12 noon: "Digital government - AI, technology and public policy" by Dr. Aleksei Turobov (Bennett School of Public Policy, Cambridge University) PPT
- 12 noon - 2pm: Lunch beak
- 2pm - 3.30pm: "Digital government - AI, technology and public policy" by Dr. Aleksei Turobov (Bennett School of Public Policy, Cambridge University)
- 3.30pm - 5pm: Cambridge City Tour
26 September 2025 (Venue: Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College, University of Cambridge)
- 9am - 2pm: Independent study and preparation for the group presentation
- 2pm - 5pm: Group presentations and feedback
- 6.30pm - 9pm: Completion Ceremony and Dinner (College Hall, Newnham College, University of Cambridge)
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