Shanghai Jiaotong University

About Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), as one of the higher education institutions which enjoy a long history and a world-renowned reputation in China, is a key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the People's Republic of China and co-constructed by MOE and Shanghai Municipal Government. Through120 years' unremitting efforts, SJTU has become a comprehensive, research-oriented, and internationalized top university in China. 

Today SJTU has 62 undergraduate programs covering 9 major disciplines: economics, law, literature, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management and arts. Since 2000, there are 47 national higher education teaching achievement prizes （31 completed independently）. With 12 National Teaching and Talents Cultivation Bases, 9 National Off-campus Practice Education Bases, 6 National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Centers, 2 national demonstration centers of virtual simulation experiment teaching，5 National Engineering Practice Education Centers, and 10 Shanghai Municipal Experiment Teaching Demonstration Centers, SJTU has 8 national-level teaching groups, 15 Shanghai Municipal teaching groups, 8 nationally renowned teachers and 36 Shanghai locally renowned teachers and owns 46 national-level quality courses, 12 national-level video-recorded open courses, 23 national-level quality resource-sharing courses, 153 Shanghai Municipal quality courses, 7 bilingual-teaching demonstration courses, and 11 Shanghai higher education all-English demonstration courses.

Up to now SJTU has 37 first-level disciplines authorized to offer doctorate degree covering 8 fields: economics, law, literature, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine and management; 55 first-level disciplines authorized to offer master degree covering all the 12discipline fields; 3 disciplines authorized to offer professional doctorate degree; 23 disciplines authorized to offer professional master degree; 32 postdoctoral research station, 1 national laboratory (preparing), 1 national key technology infrastructure, 8 national key laboratories, 5 national engineering research centers, 2 national engineering laboratories, 1 national research and development centers, 1 national defense key discipline laboratory, 3 collaborative innovation centers, 1 international united laboratory；14 key laboratories of MOE, 5 key laboratories of National Health and Family Planning Commission, 1 key laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture, 31 key laboratories of Shanghai Municipal Government, 5 engineering research centers of MOE, 5 engineering technology research centers of Shanghai, 1 National Social Science Fund consultation spot, 2 research bases for cultural industries, Ministry of Culture, 12 theoretical innovation bases, think tank and economic and social development research office of Shanghai, 3 WHO collaborating centers, 1 National Technology Transfer Center, and 1 National University Science Park.

SJTU enjoys an increasingly high scientific research level and technology innovation level.Up to 2015, SJTU led the country for the 6th consecutive year in terms of both the project number and the amount of money issued by National Natural Science Foundation of China, ranked second in sponsored research grants. The number and other indexes of SCI papers of SJTU rank among the top for years, with 5,398 SCI papers in 2014 remaining the second among all the universities in China. The total number of SCI-cited papers from 2005 to 2014reaches 35,488, with 308,723 times of citation, ranking the second in China. 2,402 papers were regarded as "doing-a-good-job" papers, ranking the second in China. 1220 co-authored papers with SJTU as the first-author affiliation were published on international journals,staying the second in China with a year-on-year growth of 162 papers. 181 papers were selected in the "154 most influential international academic papers in China; ranking the third. 762 papers in different fields were published on journals whose Impact Factors are among the top 10 percent, ranking the fourth in China with a year-on-year growth of 76 papers. 8 papers were included in the four most prestigious journals (SCIENCE, NATURE, CELL, PNAS), ranking the fourth in China. 7,712 sci-tech papers were published domestically, with 26,068times of citation nationwide, ranking the first in China.

• Faculty of Engineering

• Faculty of Science

• Faculty of Life Medical Sciences

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

History of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

In 1896, the Nanyang Public School (南洋公學) was founded in Shanghai by an imperial edict issued by the Guangxu Emperor, under the Business and Telegraphs Office of theimperial government. Four schools were established: a normal school, a school of foreign studies, a middle school, and a high school. Sheng Xuanhuai, the mandarin responsible for proposing the idea to the Guangxu Emperor, became the first president and is regarded as the founder of the university, with the assistance of John Calvin Ferguson, a missionary educator.

In 1904, the Ministry of Commerce took over the school, and in 1905 changed its name to Imperial Polytechnic College of the Commerce Ministry.

In 1906, the college was placed under the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs, and its name was changed to Shanghai Industrial College of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs.

When the Republic of China was founded, the college was placed under the Ministry of Communications and its name was once again changed, this time to Government Institute of Technology of the Communications Ministry.

In 1918, the republic government founded the School of Management. In 1920, the Government Institute of Technology of the Communications Ministry merged with two other colleges and changed its name to Nan Yang College of Chiao Tung.

In the 1930s, it was achieved renown for nurturing top engineers and scientists and was referred to as the "Eastern MIT".

In 1938, the Ministry of Education took over the university and renamed it to National Chiao Tung University (Chinese: 國立交通大學) (the separate institution of National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, is still known by this name). In 1943, the graduate school was founded.

When the Japanese surrendered in 1945, neither the Communist Party of China (CPC) nor the Kuomintang KMT trusted each other or were actively cooperating. After American-sponsored attempts to negotiate a coalition government failed in 1946, the Chinese Civil War resumed. The CPC defeated the Nationalists in 1949, forcing Chiang's government to retreat to Taiwan. During the evacuation, a part of faculty and alumni was taken to Taiwan by Chiang Kai-shek, founding National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan in 1958.

After the Chinese Civil War, the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. Chiao Tung lost its "National" appellation and became Chiao Tung University to reflect the fact that all universities under the new socialist state would be public.

In the 1950s, the pinyin romanization system was developed in Mainland China and Chiao Tung University changed its English name to Jiao Tong University.

From 1952, the Communist government adopted a policy of creating Soviet-style specialized schools, reshuffling nearly all universities and colleges to follow the Soviet-style higher education model. Under this policy, some faculties of the university were shifted to other universities, and some engineering faculties from outside were absorbed into Jiao Tong University to form a specialized engineering university.

Shanghai Second Medical University was merged into Shanghai Jiao Tong University on July 18, 2005, under the name Medical School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Since the reform and opening up policy in China, SJTU has grown substantially. It is composed of five campuses, including Xuhui, Minhang, Luwan, Qibao, and Fahua (法华), taking up an area of about 3,225,833 square meters. 

In 2013, François Hollande inaugurated the SJTU-ParisTech Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT), an institution based on the French engineering education system. The four founding member universities are École Polytechnique, ENSTA ParisTech, Mines ParisTech and Télécom ParisTech.

Accreditation

• Institutional Accreditation or Recognition - Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
• Year of first Accreditation - 1938

Rankings

• Internationally, SJTU is ranked among 101-150th globally by ARWU (2014).
• The institution came sixth in the QS BRICS University Rankings and was 27th in the counterpart conducted by Times Higher Education.
• Since 2003, Shanghai Jiao Tong University has produced the Academic Ranking of World Universities which analyzes the top universities in the world on quality of faculty (40%), research output (40%), quality of education (10%) and performance vs. size (10%). Its ranking is exclusively of research universities, mainly in the empirical sciences.

Services of  Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Accommodation

The equipments and facilities in dormitory vary from room types, buildings and campus, however, air-conditioner, telephone, cable television, self-laundry and internet access service are provided in all dorm rooms and buildings. Moreover, the basic furniture such like bed, desk, chair, wardrobe and bed textiles such like bed linen, pillow, quilt and mattress are also offered for free use. Lianxing Building, Asian Youth Center (Tao Li Yuan) on Xuhui Campus and No. 8, 9, 10 Dorm Building are equipped with individual bathrooms. No.9 Dorm Building on Xuhui Campus and No.12, 51 Dorm Building on Minhang Campus are equipped with shared bathrooms. Moreover, 24-hour hot water is provided in all bathrooms in dorm building.

Banking

• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
• Postal Savings Bank of China
• Bank of China (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Sub-branch)
• Automatic

Bookstores

• Bookstore in Pao Yue Kong Library / 包玉刚图书馆(Bao Yu gang)
• Scholar Bookstore
• Tsinghua Bookstore
• Bookstore of Shanghai Jiaotong University Press

Food Services

There are 6 canteens on campus. The canteens serve all three meals : breakfast, lunch and dinner.

During SJTU’s summer vacation (Mid-July to Mid-September), some of the canteens are not in operation. Further notice would be given at a later time as the time varies yearly.

Famous Resturaunt In SJTU

• Hallo House (哈乐餐厅)
• Glimid Pizza(吉姆利得)
• Manna(Manna 韩国料理)

Cafe

• Timo Café
• University Café
• Roti Prata
• Fried Rice With Lamb

Stadiums and gymnasiums

• The New Gymnasium (SJTU Sports Arena)
• Guangming Stadium
• South Stadium and South Gymnasium
• Badminton Court
• Basketball Court
• SJTU Swimming PoolVolleyball
• Volleyball Court
• Billiard
• Ping-pang
• Football Court

Why SJTU?

Heritage of excellence

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) was founded in 1896 as Nanyang College. Carrying on the tradition of “high starting points, a solid foundation, strict requirements, and keenness on practice and innovation,” SJTU has nurtured over 200,000 talents who have been working all over the world. Among them are famous statesmen such as Jiang Zemin and “The Father of Chinese Aerospace,” Qian Xuesen. There are other famous scholars such as the great master of mathematics, and winner of the first National Supreme Scientific Technology Award, Wu Wenjun and also, Wang Zhenyi who was the winner of the Kettering Prize for cancer research. Over 200 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering are SJTU alumni.

The university enjoys national prestige and is a leading research-oriented and comprehensive university in China. A great number of SJTU alumni have made prominent achievements in recent years in various fields including IT, finance, manufacturing, etc.

Great facilities and vibrant campus life

With SJTU situated in Shanghai, the most dynamic city in East Asia, its students and faculty enjoy both serene campus life and abundant offerings of this culturally rich and diverse city. The nearby Zizhu Science Park, with over 100 enterprise research centers, forms a strong atmosphere for innovation and R&D as well as promoting vigorous interaction between the academic community and industry through the fostering of innovative talents.

The five campuses of Xuhui, Minhang, Luwan, Qibao and Fahua of the university take up an area of around 400 hectares, housing a variety of activities from student life, athletics, and entertainment to research with laboratory facilities among the best in China.

SJTU libraries provide students with over 3.08 million paper books, over 5,000 periodicals and 3.05 million electronic documents. The campus network, with an enormous amount of resources, has become a digital platform for faculty members and students to enhance their work and studies.

SJTU has a large number of student associations so that its students can fully exert their abilities and make the most of their time here. There are more than 150 student associations, covering almost every area of interest that students might have. And SJTU students have won numerous awards in international competitions on science, engineering innovation, art and athletics.

Strong faculty and academic programs

SJTU boasts a great number of experts and scholars with international prestige. It now has fifteen members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, nineteen members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, eighty eight accredited professors and chair professors of “Cheung Kong Scholars Program,” fifty nine recipients of National Science Funds for Outstanding Youth, sixteen leading scientists of the National Program 973, six scientists of the Key Scientific Research Program and seven winners of the National Master Teacher Award.

SJTU now has 20,300 full-time undergraduate students, 19,100 master degree candidates, 9,000 Ph.D. candidates and 5,500 overseas students. It also boasts twelve state-level teaching bases and talent cultivation bases. Fourty courses have been recognized as National Model Courses, and cumulatively, twenty eight Ph.D. dissertations have been awarded National 100 Excellent Doctoral Dissertations.

Leading research

Why SJTU

Heritage of excellence

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) was founded in 1896 as Nanyang College. Carrying on the tradition of “high starting points, a solid foundation, strict requirements, and keenness on practice and innovation,” SJTU has nurtured over 200,000 talents who have been working all over the world. Among them are famous statesmen such as Jiang Zemin and “The Father of Chinese Aerospace,” Qian Xuesen. There are other famous scholars such as the great master of mathematics, and winner of the first National Supreme Scientific Technology Award, Wu Wenjun and also, Wang Zhenyi who was the winner of the Kettering Prize for cancer research. Over 200 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering are SJTU alumni.

The university enjoys national prestige and is a leading research-oriented and comprehensive university in China. A great number of SJTU alumni have made prominent achievements in recent years in various fields including IT, finance, manufacturing, etc.

Great facilities and vibrant campus life

With SJTU situated in Shanghai, the most dynamic city in East Asia, its students and faculty enjoy both serene campus life and abundant offerings of this culturally rich and diverse city. The nearby Zizhu Science Park, with over 100 enterprise research centers, forms a strong atmosphere for innovation and R&D as well as promoting vigorous interaction between the academic community and industry through the fostering of innovative talents.

The five campuses of Xuhui, Minhang, Luwan, Qibao and Fahua of the university take up an area of around 400 hectares, housing a variety of activities from student life, athletics, and entertainment to research with laboratory facilities among the best in China.

SJTU libraries provide students with over 3.08 million paper books, over 5,000 periodicals and 3.05 million electronic documents. The campus network, with an enormous amount of resources, has become a digital platform for faculty members and students to enhance their work and studies.

SJTU has a large number of student associations so that its students can fully exert their abilities and make the most of their time here. There are more than 150 student associations, covering almost every area of interest that students might have. And SJTU students have won numerous awards in international competitions on science, engineering innovation, art and athletics.

Strong faculty and academic programs

SJTU boasts a great number of experts and scholars with international prestige. It now has fifteen members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, nineteen members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, eighty eight accredited professors and chair professors of “Cheung Kong Scholars Program,” fifty nine recipients of National Science Funds for Outstanding Youth, sixteen leading scientists of the National Program 973, six scientists of the Key Scientific Research Program and seven winners of the National Master Teacher Award.

SJTU now has 20,300 full-time undergraduate students, 19,100 master degree candidates, 9,000 Ph.D. candidates and 5,500 overseas students. It also boasts twelve state-level teaching bases and talent cultivation bases. Fourty courses have been recognized as National Model Courses, and cumulatively, twenty eight Ph.D. dissertations have been awarded National 100 Excellent Doctoral Dissertations.

Leading research

With twenty five schools in various disciplines, SJTU has forty nine national key disciplines, nine national key academic programs at the primary discipline level, eleven national key academic programs at the sub-discipline level, one state laboratory (under construction), six state key laboratories, four state key engineering research centers and two open laboratories of the National Project 863 for the High-Tech Network.

SJTU is constantly strengthening its academic innovation. Winning 23 awards for National Science and Technology in 2008 and 2009, SJTU is making pivotal breakthroughs in its scientific research. Its number of SCI-indexed and EI-indexed papers ranked nationally among top 4 from 2004 to 2008. The number of patents applied ranked among top 3. Annual research funds, from 2005 to 2009, obtained by SJTU exceeded one billion yuan.

International perspective

SJTU students have wide access to international opportunities – with the rapidly expanding portfolio of international exchanges, students and faculty of a world-class university have vast opportunities to meet and visit top universities all around the globe. University of Michigan, MIT, Georgia Tech, Cornell and research institutes such as RAND are only a few among the list of institutions and organizations in close cooperation with SJTU.

During 2009, SJTU received over 6,600 overseas visitors, hosted 54 international academic conferences and engaged 96 long-term foreign experts. In addition, there are more than 5,500 overseas students coming to SJTU each year.