Tongji University
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| Motto | 同舟共济，自强不息 |
| Established | 1907 |
| Type | Public |
| President | 万刚 （Dr.Gang Wan） |
| Students | 54,000 |
| Postgraduates | 8520 |
| Location | Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
| Website | www.tongji.edu.cn |
Tongji University (Simplified Chinese: 同济大学; Traditional Chinese: 同濟大學) is one of the leading universities under the State Ministry of Education in the People's Republic of China, with about 54,000 students and more than 8520 staff members. It offers degree programs both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Tongji University is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education in China, which was formerly Tongji German Medical School, established in 1907. The motto of Tongji University is "同舟共济，自强不息" in Chinese. which means "Cooperating while riding the same boat and constantly strive to become stronger".
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[edit] History
The history of Tongji University can be traced back to 1907 when Tongji German Medical School was founded by Erich Paulun, a German doctor in Shanghai. The name Tongji[1] suggests cooperating by riding the same boat. The school was expanded to include engineering in its programs and got its new name as Tongji Medical and Engineering School in 1912[2]. It was formally established as a university in 1923 and was renamed as National Tongji University in 1927. During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), the university campus was moved from Shanghai first to Zhejiang Province, then to Jiangxi Province and Yunnan Province and later to Sichuan Province. It was eventually moved back to Shanghai in 1946[3]. It then grew to be a comprehensive university which offered programs in science, engineering, medicine, arts and law. The university became known both at home and abroad soon. Following a nationwide campaign of reorganizing schools and departments between universities in 1952, Tongji University became a university with strength in engineering, particularly in civil engineering. Tongji is the first university that introduced Urban Planning into China. Now Tongji is a comprehensive university strong in engineering which also offeres programs in science, economics, management, arts and law.
As a university which had established a reputation for its research, Tongji became one of the first group of universities which were authorized by the China State Council to establish its Graduate School. As one of the leading universities, it was successful in its application for the 211 Program which provided universities with substantial government fund. In 1995 the university became one to be jointly built by the State Education Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Government. In 1996 the university merged with Shanghai Institute of Urban Construction and Shanghai Institute of Building Materials. The merger was hailed by the State Council as Tongji Model in the system reform of higher institutions in China. In April 2000, the expanded Tongji merged again with Shanghai Railway University. Now Tongji University has become a comprehensive university which offers a wide range of programs in sciences, engineering, medicine, arts, law, economics and management.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Tongji is the Chinese phonetic approximation of deutsche (German).
- ^ In 1915, German authorities recognised degress granted by the Tongji Medical College as equivalent to degrees granted by German medical schools.
- ^ With a few exceptions, the German members of the Faculty of Medicine stayed behind in Shanghai and established in 1940 in the International Settlement the Shanghai German Medical Academy (Deutsche medizinische Akademie Shanghai; alternative spelling Schanghai). The school functioned at 82 Tongfu Road (later Shimenyi Road) and at #10, 100 Changshu Road, continuing medical and educational activities throughout the war. Upon the return of the National Tongji University to Shanghai, the Academy, with all its students, was re-integrated in the Faculty of Medicine. See (History of) #10, 100 Changshu Road (Shanghai), in Chinese.
[edit] Campus
Tongji University covers about 2,500,000 square meters with five campus in Shanghai.
- Sipin main campus, Tongji University.
- Western campus
- Eastern Campus
- Northern Campus
- Jiading Campus
 The sanhaowu Garden (三好坞) in Tongji University's Sipin main campus |
 The main campus of Tongji University |
 The Chinese huabiao (华表) in the main campus of Tongji University |
 The main building in the sipin main campus of Tongji University |
 The Qianqiu (千秋) garden in the main campus of Tongji University |
 The new Jiading campus of Tongji University |
[edit] Organization
Tongji University has the following schools:
- School of Sciences
- School of Architecture and Urban Planning
- School of Civil Engineering
- Mechanical engineering School
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- School of Material Science and Engineering
- School of Electronics and Information Engineering
- School of Traffic and Transportation
- School of Medicine
- School of Liberal Arts and Law
- School of Foreign Languages
- School of Economics and Management
- School of Software Engineering
- School of Ocean and Earth Science
In addition, there are several research and teaching insitutions:
- Institute of Further Education
- Institute of Higher Technology
- Institute of Vocational and Technical Education
- Institute of e-Education
- Women's College
- Institute of Automobile Marketing
- Sino-German Institute (authorized by Chinese and German governments to run postgraduate courses.)
There are also three university hospitals located in different campuses.
[edit] Students and faculty
The university now registers over 50,000 students at all levels from certificate and diploma courses to Bachelor's Degrees, Master's, Ph.D. programs and post doctoral attachments. There are over 4200 academic staff for teaching and/or research, among whom there are 6 Members of Chinese Academy of Science, 7 Members of Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 530 professors and 1300 associate professors. The university offers diverse courses in its 81 Bachelors Degrees, 151 Masters, 58 PhD programs and 13 post doctoral mobile stations. Tongji University is particularly famous for its Civil Engineering and Architecture programs. Its' Civil Engineering and Architecture programs are ranked Top 1 in P.R. China. As one of the state leading centers for scientific research, the university has 5 state key laboratories and engineering research centers.
[edit] Noted alumni
Some of noted alumni of Tongji University are:
- Guohao Li(李国豪), President of Tongji University, Chinese architect
- Chao Ni(倪超), President of the National Cheng Kung University
- Shi Qiao(乔石), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, PRC
- Xinzhong Qian(钱信忠), Minister of Health of the People's Republic of China
- Jinchen Li(李金城), Chief Engineer of the Qingzang railway project
- Dengjie, Tang(唐登杰), Vice Mayor of Shanghai
- Zhiqiang, Wu(吴志强), Chief Planning Officer, Shanghai Expo 2010
- Chongzhou, Chen(陈从周), Chinese architect
- Fazu, Qiu(裘法祖), Chinese physician
- Zhongbi, Wu(武忠弼), Chinese physician
- Mengchao, Wu(吴孟超), Chinese physician, winner of the 2005 The State Preeminent Science and Technology Award of China
- Yunhe, Pan(潘云鹤), Chinese Computer Scientist, Vice chairman of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
[edit] Contact
Address: Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
Phone: (+86)21-65982200
[edit] External links
See also: List of universities in Mainland China
