Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematics Forum (TSIMF) is an international comprehensive mathematics conference center of Tsinghua University locating in Sanya City, Hainan Province. It covers an area of 140 acres and has a construction area of about 30000 square meters, integrating conference, catering and accommodation.
At the beginning of 2009, Hainan Province sent a delegation to the United States for high-level talents recruitment. During the trip, they held a talk with Professor Shing-Tung Yau at Harvard University. Professor Yau pointed out that Banff International Research Station in Canada and the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach in Germany have played a very important role in the critical period of the development of world mathematics, and China should draw on their experience to build the country’s first international mathematics conference center in Asia.
In July and September 2009, national leaders held meetings with Professor Shing-Tung Yau and expressed their supports for the initiative. In June 2010, Tsinghua University and Hainan Province reached a consensus on cooperation and decided on the location of the TSIMF: the capital city of Hainan Province. Mr. Shi Weixue, a Tsinghua alumnus and an entrepreneur, donated money for the construction of TSIMF.
On December 18, 2013, the TSIMF facility was inaugurated. It includes a conference building of over 9000 square meters, a library, an accommodation area of 170 rooms, as well as relevant catering and basic recreation facilities. Up to now, YMSC has organized about 30-40 international conferences on mathematics. It also supports a number of academic conferences in other disciplines related to mathematics.
TSIMF is an important move that Tsinghua University makes to support the development of mathematics. It is the unique world-class mathematical forum in Asia which promotes the academic exchanges of the Chinese Mathematical community. TSIMF has been a milestone for math talents cultivation in China and Asian region.
