Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University seal
Motto 饮水思源, 愛國榮校
Established 1896
Type Public coeducational
ZHANG, Jie (张杰)
Faculty 1,420
Undergraduates 18,000[citation needed]
Postgraduates 18,100[citation needed]
Location Shanghai, China
Campus Urban
Colors None
Mascot Mike, 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.

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[edit] History

In 1896, Nanyang Public School was founded in Shanghai by an imperial edict 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 edict, 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 - Xi'an Jiaotong University in western Chinese province Shaanxi. 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, under the name Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

[edit] Present

Ever since its foundation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University enjoyed the reputation as a leading instituation of research and higher education in China.

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 6 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, 7 chief scientists of the national 973 project and 51 "Cheung Kong Scholars".

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[edit] 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. The university's School of International Education is located here, where a large number of international students take classes throughout the academic year. The campus also houses a variety of scientific research institutions.

[edit] 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.

[edit] South Chongqing Road:

the formerly campus of Shanghai Second Medical University, which is located in the Luwan District of Shanghai. The Aurora University (Shanghai), a pre-eminent Catholic university in Shanghai, was located there before 1952.

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[edit] Famous Alumni

  • Jiang Zemin (江澤民) - former President of the People's Republic of China
  • Lu Dingyi (陸定一)- politician
  • Ding Guangen (丁關根) - politician
  • Wu Wenjun (吳文俊) - mathematician
  • Zou Taofen (鄒韜奮) - correspondent
  • Mao Yisheng (茅以升) - paramount civil engineering educator
  • Huang Yanpei (黃炎培) - politician
  • Shao Lizi (邵力子) - literature, politician
  • Cai E (蔡鍔) - famous general, founder of the Republican Protection Army against Yuan Shikai
  • Qian Xuesen (錢學森) - missile and space program chief scientist
  • Wang Daohan (汪道涵) - paramount politician who held the famous Wang-Koo talks together with Koo Chen-fu
  • Wen Tsing Chow (周文俊) - missile guidance scientist and digital computer pioneer
  • An Wang (王安) - computer scientist and inventor, founder of Wang Laboratories
  • Mao Daolin (茅道临) - ex-CEO of sina.com, son-in-law of President Hu Jintao
  • Neil Shen (沈南鵬)-founder of Ctrip.com, head of Sequoia China.
  • Jiang Jianqing (姜建清) - President and chairman, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

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

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