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Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University seal
Motto饮水思源
TypePublic coeducational
Established1896
Academic staff
1,420
Undergraduates15,550
Postgraduates12,780
Location
Shanghai
,
China
CampusUrban
ColorsNone
MascotMike, a Bengal tiger
Website中文 en

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (simplified Chinese: 上海交通大学; traditional Chinese: 上海交通大學; pinyin: Shànghǎi Jiāotōng Dàxué; abbreviated Jiao Da (交大) or SJTU), is one of the oldest and most influential universities in China. The university is jointly run by the Ministry of Education and Shanghai Government.


History

In 1896, Nanyang Public School was founded in Shanghai by a royal charter issued by Guangxu Emperor, under the Business and Telegraphs Office of the imperial government. There were four schools: the normal school, school of foreign studies, middle school and a high school. Sheng Xuanhuai, the proposer of the royal charter, became the first president and was regarded as the founder of the university.

In 1904, the Ministry of Commerce took over the school, and changed its name to Imperial Polytechnic College of the Commerce Ministry a year later. In 1906, the college went under the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs, and changed its name to Shanghai Industrial College of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs. When the Republic of China was founded, the college was run by the Ministry of Communications, and changed its name once again to Government Institute of Technology of the Communications Ministry. In 1918, the republic government founded the School of Management and became one of the oldest academic institutes.

In 1920, the institute merged with 2 other colleges and changed its name to Nan Yang College of Chiao Tung. In the 1930s, it was known as the "Eastern MIT" due to its reputation of nurturing top engineers. In 1938, the Ministry of Education took over the university and it was renamed National Chiao Tung University (the separate institution of National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, is still known by name). In 1943, the graduate school was founded.

At the end of the Chinese Civil War, in 1952, the new Communist government adopted a policy of creating Soviet-style specialized schools. Under this policy, some faculties of the university were incorporated into other universities. At the same time, engineering faculties from outside were absorbed to create a specialized engineering university. A bigger rearrangement came in 1956 for the school when the national government decided strategically to send a significant amount of its faculties to Xi'an to help create another top engineering school in west China. Afterwards, the school was officially renamed as Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Second Medical University merged on July 18, 2005.

Present

Ever since its foundation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University enjoyed the reputation as a leading instituation of research and higher education in China. In 2006, Chinese Institute of Management Science ranked it as the 4th top university in mainland China and the 2nd top engineering school. The Times Education Supplement placed the university 169th in world ranking of universities.

The university recently received much attention due to its widely publicized Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking project, which is an ongoing large-scale project to provide independent rankings of universities around the world.

At present, the university comprises 20 academic schools, two directly affiliated departments and one Graduate School. It also has School of Continuing(adult) Education, School of Online Learning, School of International Education, and a Vocational School. There are 60 undergraduate programs, 179 masters-degree programs, 6 professional master-degree programs, 22 disciplines and 143 sub-disciplines authorized to confer Ph. D. degrees, 23 post-doctorate programs, 22 State key doctorate programs and 16 State key laboratories and 4 National engineering centers.

The university has more than 1,420 professors and associate professors, including 15 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 20 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and 31 "Changjiang Chair Professors".

Organization

Academic Schools:

  • Naval Architecture and Ocean Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electronics & Electric Engineering
  • Material Science and Engineering
  • Sciences
  • Life Science and Technology
  • Humanities and Social Science
  • Chemistry and Chemical Technology
  • Economics and Management
  • International and Public Affairs
  • Foreign Languages
  • Agriculture and Biology
  • Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Medical
  • Law
  • Media & Design
  • Micro-electronics
  • Information Security Engineering
  • Software Engineering

Directly Affiliated Departments:

  • Department of Plastic Technology
  • Department of Physical Education

Graduate School

Campus

Xuhui Campus:

The previous main campus, was located in Xuhui District of Shanghai, formerly a largely Catholic area and a site of several educational institutions. Most buildings on campus were influenced by American architecture. However, the main gate is in traditional Chinese style reflecting the University's earlier status as the "Imperial Polytechnic College". The approaches to the main gate were via a series of marble bridges, similar to, although smaller than, those found in Tiananmen Square. However, recent road expansions have demolished most of the bridges.

Minhang Campus:

The present main campus is located in the Minhang District on the outskirts of metropolitan Shanghai. This campus covers 2.84 km². Currently, most administrative and academic framework of the university and the majority of undergraduate and graduate students were moved to this campus, which is now accompanied by the newly built Minhang Campus of East China Normal University.

South Chongqing Road:

the formerly campus of Shanghai Second Medical University, which is located in the Luwan District of Shanghai.

Qibao Campus

Shangzhong Road Campus

Fahuazheng Road Campus

Famous alumni

Of all the fellows of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering, more than 200 are the alumni of Shanghai Jiaotong University.

See also


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