Shanghai International Studies University

Shanghai International Studies University
上海外国语大学
Motto	格高志远 学贯中外[1]
Motto in English	Integrity, vision, academic excellence[1]
Established	December, 1949
Type	National
President	Cao Deming (曹德明)
Academic staff	1,305
Undergraduates	5,972
Postgraduates	2,827
Location	Shanghai, China
Campus	Urban 74.7 hectares
Colors	SISU Blue
Nickname	SISU, or ShàngWài
Website	en.shisu.edu.cn

The Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) (Chinese: 上海外国语大学) is an elite institution of higher learning in China. SISU has been one of the most acclaimed and influential universities cultivating intercultural professionals. SISU is known for being one of the earliest institutions where China’s higher education in foreign languages took shape. It is now a globalized and top-notch university in China committed to preparing innovative professionals and future torchbearers for a wide range of international expertise to address the critical challenges of our times

With a mission to “introduce the rest of the world to China” and “present China globally”, SISU has won an established reputation in linguistics, literary studies, comparative culture and diplomatic studies. SISU has been dedicated to providing students with a humanistic and holistic education that enables them to think globally and innovatively and make practical use of their professional knowledge and skills for smooth cross-cultural communication.

Over the past 60-plus years, SISU graduates have been contributing to the economic and social development of China and to the promotion of friendly exchange with people around the world.

SISU was among the first batch of schools admitted to the Project 211. Like its rival Beijing Foreign Studies University, SISU is known for its strict admission selection. SISU is constantly ranked among top 15 universities in China, even though it does not provide science or technology studies. The Ministry of Education has designated SISU's English Literature a National Key Subject along with the English Literature of Peking University.

History

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the East China office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央华东局) and the government of the Shanghai Municipality decided to establish an institute for higher education in Russian studies to cultivate qualified diplomats and translators for international affairs. With the support of Mayor Chen Yi, the Shanghai Russian School (上海俄文学校) was officially established in December 1949. Jiang Chunfang, one of the most famous Russian translators in China and the first chief editor of the Encyclopedia of China, was appointed the school's first president.

In 1950, the department of English was established and the college was incorporated as the foreign language school affiliated to the East China People's Revolution University (华东人民革命大学). The department of oriental language and literature was founded in April, 1951 and languages as Burmese, Vietnamese, Indonesian had respectively been introduced to teaching.

Later in 1952, a nationwide restructuring of institutes of higher education began in China, and the department of oriental language and literature was incorporated into Peking University. The college was renamed as Shanghai Russian College that specialise in teaching Russian language. The university was used to be widely known as Shanghai Foreign Language Institute (上海外国语学院) since its expansion in 1956 and became a national key university approved by the State Council in 1963 with the department of Russian, English (re-established), French, German, Japanese, Arabic and Spanish.

Approved by the Ministry of Education in 1994, it was officially renamed as Shanghai International Studies University (上海外国语大学). In the same year, it was listed as one of the first colleges and universities jointly supervised by the national Ministry of Education and the Municipality of Shanghai. In 1996, SISU passed the evaluation process of Project 211 directed by the Ministry of Education, and became one of the nation's “100 key universities for the 21st Century.” ^[2]

Academics

Schools and Departments

School of English Studies Department of English Department of Translation and Interpreting School of Japanese Studies Department of Japanese School of Asian and African Studies Department of Korean Department of Arabic Department of Persian Department of Vietnamese Department of Indonesian Department of Thai Department of Hebrew Department of Turkish Department of Hindi School of European and Latin American Studies Department of Spanish Department of Portuguese Department of Italian Department of Greek Department of Dutch Department of Russian and Eurasian Studies Department of Russian Department of Ukrainian Department of French and Francophone Studies Department of French Department of Germanic Studies Department of German Department of Swedish

School of Law Department of Law Department of International Politics School of Economics and Finance Department of International Economics and Trade Department of Finance Department of Accounting School of Business and Management Department of Business Administration Department of Public Relations Department of Information Management and Information System MBA Center School of Journalism Department of Journalism School of Media and Communications Department of Radio and Television Journalism Department of Advertising Department of Educational Technology School of Education Department of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages Department of English Pedagogy Department of Business English School of Chinese Studies and Exchange Department of Chinese Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation (GIIT) Department of Translation and Interpretation Department of Translation Studies

Graduate Education

There are 33 Master's Programs:(30 research programs) Adult Education, Ancient Chinese Literature, Arabic Language and Literature, Asian-African Languages and Literatures, Chinese and Foreign Political Institution, Chinese Linguistics and Philology, Communication, Comparative Literature & World Literature, Corporate Management, Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, Diplomacy, Education in Ideology and Politics, Educational Technology, English Language and Literature, European Languages and Literatures, Finance, French Language and Literature, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, German Language and Literature, International Politics, International Relations, International Trade, Japanese Language and Literature, Journalism, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Modern & Contemporary Chinese Literature, Russian Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Technology Economy and Management, Translation Studies; (3 taught programs) Translation and Interpreting (MTI), Business Administration (MBA), Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL).

There are 12 Doctoral Programs: English Language and Literature, Russian Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature, Arabic Language and Literature, Asian and African Languages and Literatures, Translation Studies, International Relations, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, International Politics, Diplomacy.

The Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation (GIIT) of SISU is awarded the highest ranking by AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters, as the only Asian university among the 15 top professional conference interpreting schools in the world.^[3]

Global Presence

The University has entered into partnerships with 286 universities and institutions in 55 countries and regions.^[4]

Campus

SISU has two campuses, one in Hongkou District and one in Songjiang District.

Hongkou Campus

The Hongkou campus is located in the center of Shanghai, covering 16.9 hectares.

Songjiang Campus

The Songjiang campus is in Shanghai's Songjiang New District, covering an area of 53.3 hectares.

Notable people

Notable alumni

• Zhou Shuchun - Vice President of Xinhua News Agency
• Wang Yeping - Former First Lady of China (wife of Jiang Zemin)
• Yang Chao - Former Chairman of China Life Insurance Company, Fortune Global 500 and China's biggest insurance corporation
• Zhou Zhongshu - President of China Minmetals Corporation, ranked 192 among Fortune Global 500
• He Chongyuan - Vice President of People's Daily
• Li Jinjun - Chinese Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, former Vice Minister of International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
• Wang Guoqing - Former Vice Minister of State Council Information Office
• Joan Chen - actress and director
• Rebecca Wei - General Manager, Asia, Christie's

References

Further reading

• The Compilation Committee (1989). A Concise History of Shanghai Foreign Language Institute:1949-1989. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press. ISBN 7-81009-403-3. 
• The Compilation Committee (1996). A History of Shanghai International Studies University. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press. ISBN 7-81046-094-3. 

External links

• Shanghai International Studies University
• Shanghai International Studies University (English Homepage)
• The Map of Shanghai International Studies University
• Shanghai International Studies University School of Chinese Studies and Exchange

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