Tianjin Juilliard School
The Tianjin Juilliard School () is a branch of the Juilliard School located in Binhai, Tianjin, China. It is the first institution in China which offers a U.S.-accredited Master of Music degree. History In 2012, the Juilliard School signed an agreement with , , and the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, to build a school in the Yujiapu Financial District of Binhai in Tianjin. The school was to be managed by Juilliard. On September 28, 2015 during a trip from the First Lady of China Peng Liyuan, the dean of the Juilliard School, Joseph W. Polisi, announced that the school will build a research institute in Tianjin in 2018. In July 2016, the architectural design plan of the Tianjin Juilliard School was finalized by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The Tianjin Juilliard School site project started construction on February 28, 2017. Due to many delays including the National Games of China, multiple construction projects in the area, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, construction was finally completed in October 2020. The complex includes a 690-seat concert hall, a 299-seat recital hall, and a 225-seat black-box theater. After a year of the pre-college division operating from the Tianjin Conservatory, the Tianjin Juilliard School