TusStar

Established in 1999, TusStar is one of the oldest and most successful Chinese technology incubators. TusStar is owned by Tsinghua University. Located in Beijing, Tsinghua is China's largest, highest ranked University, with over 46,000 students, and influential alumni like the current Chinese President Xi Jinping. By the end of 2017, TusStar has more than 120 incubators in more than 60 cities across China as well as a growing network worldwide. Tus-Holdings currently manages assets worth more than C$70 billion. The University of Alberta's relationship with Chinese education powerhouse Tsinghua University helped establish the collaborative partnership between their respective innovation incubators, TusStar and TEC Edmonton to develop new market opportunities for entrepreneurs from both countries. As part of this partnership, TusStar will offer business advice on China market access, legal and regulatory issues as well as identifying companies for investment opportunities.