(CFP)

Chen Jining was appointed president of Tsinghua University, one of China's leading universities, taking over from Gu Binglin on February 20.

Chen, 48, has bachelor's and master's degrees from Tsinghua University. After completing his master's degree he went to Britain for further study and received his doctoral degree in Brunel University. After returning to China in 1998, he became an associate professor in the School of Environment at Tsinghua. In 2006, Chen was appointed vice president of Tsinghua.