Shanghai Maritime University

Shanghai Maritime University
上海海事大学
Established	1909
Type	Public
President	Prof Yu Shicheng (於世成)
Students	20,000 total
Postgraduates	2,500 graduate
Location	Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Campus	Urban & Suburban
Colors
Nickname	海大
Website	中文 en

Shanghai Maritime University (SMU; Chinese: 上海海事大学, 原名上海海运学院, 吴淞商船学校) is a public university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Shanghai Maritime University is a multidisciplinary university with 6 fields of study: Engineering, Management, Economics, Literature, Science and Law. The university is one of the best Chinese universities for specialisation in maritime, shipping and transport education.

History

1909: Shanghai Industrial College, with the Shipping Section
1911: The Merchant Marine College under the Ministry of Post and Transport, with the Navigation Section
1912: Wosong Merchant Marine School, with the Navigation Section
1929: Wosong Merchant Marine College under the Ministry of Transport, with the Navigation Section
1930: Wosong Merchant Marine College, with the Marine Engineering Section added.
1939: Chongqing National Merchant Marine College, with the Ship Building Section added to the previous two.
1943: The above college was incorporated into Chongqing National University of Transport, keeping the Sections of Navigation and Marine Engineering, and changing the Ship Building Section to the Ship-Building Engineering Department.

The East Gate of Old Campus

1946: Wosong National Merchant Marine College, with the Sections of Navigation and Marine Engineering
1948: Added to that college was the Telecommunications Section, offering short-term advanced training.
1950: With the merging of the above college and the Shipping Management Department of Jiaotong University, the Shanghai Nautical College emerged, offering the marine navigation speciality in the Navigation Department, the marine engineering specialty in the Marine Engineering Department, and the radio communication specialty at the associate-baccalaureate level.
1951: Added to the Shanghai Nautical College was the Harbor Engineering Department, offering the specialties of waterway transportation and port management.
1953: The merging of the Shanghai Nautical College and the Northeast Navigation College.
1958: The decision of the Ministry of Communications to restore maritime education in Shanghai and establish Shanghai Maritime University.
1959: The founding of Shanghai Maritime University.

Present

SMU was established by the Ministry of Communications in 1959. Since 2000, SMU has been mainly administered by Shanghai Municipality and has been co-constructed by Shanghai Municipality and the Ministry of Communications.

Currently, SMU provides 35 programs leading to a Bachelor's degree and 12 programs leading to an Associate’s degree. SMU has been authorized by the state to offer 30 programs leading to a Master's degree and 7 programs leading to a Doctor’s degree. The courses of Communications & Transport Planning and Management, Industrial Economics, Power Electronics & Electrical Drive, International Law, Mechanical Design & Theory, Logistics Management & Engineering, Delivery Means Utilization Engineering and Port Machinery Electronics Engineering have been designated as key specialties by the Ministry of Communications and Shanghai Municipality. The specialties of Customs Logistics, International Trade & Economics and Maritime Law are classified as Shanghai’s key bachelor-degree disciplines for further development. In 2004, SMU got an “A” in the Undergraduate Teaching Evaluation by the Ministry of Education.

SMU has a full-time student population of near 15,000, of whom over 10,000 are studying for a Bachelor’s degree and over 2000 for a Master’s degree. For decades, SMU has been devoted to fostering qualified talents for shipping industry. SMU has provided the shipping enterprises, public institutions and government departments with over 40,000 graduates.

Shanghai government scholarships

Shanghai government offers some scholarships for international students at the university. Most of them are at graduate levels. Some of them are:^[1]

Class A full scholarship
Class B semi-scholarship
Class C limited scholarship

References

↑ Shanghai Maritime University Scholarships

External links

Shanghai Maritime University Official website

Universities and colleges in Shanghai

Education, Higher education, and Universities in China

National	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University

Municipal	East China University of Political Science and Law Shanghai Conservatory of Music Shanghai Finance University Shanghai Institute of Visual Art Shanghai Institute of Technology Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce Shanghai Maritime University Shanghai Normal University Shanghai Ocean University Shanghai Second Polytechnic University ShanghaiTech University Shanghai Theatre Academy Shanghai University Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai University of Engineering Sciences Shanghai University of International Business and Economics Shanghai University of Political Science and Law Shanghai University of Sport University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Private	China Europe International Business School Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg New York University Shanghai Sanda University

Defunct or Merged	Aurora University Great China University Kwang Hua University St. John's University Shanghai Medical University Shanghai Second Medical University University of Shanghai Utopia University

See also: List of universities in China