Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
上海交通大学
Former names
 Nanyang Public School
Nan Yang College of Chiao Tung
National Chiao Tung University
Jiao Tong University
Motto 饮水思源, 爱国荣校[1]
Motto in English
 When you drink water, never shall you forget its source; love your motherland and add credit to your Alma Mater[2]
Type Public
Established 1896
President Zhang Jie
Academic staff
 2,979
Undergraduates 16,802[3]
Postgraduates 19,436 Master Candidates
5,059 Ph.D. Candidates[4]
Location Shanghai, China
31°12′03″N 121°25′47″E / 31.20083°N 121.42972°E / 31.20083; 121.42972 (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)Coordinates: 31°12′03″N 121°25′47″E / 31.20083°N 121.42972°E / 31.20083; 121.42972 (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Campus Urban
Affiliations C9, Universitas 21
Website 中文 en
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Simplified Chinese 上海交通大学
Traditional Chinese 上海交通大學

Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a public research university located in Shanghai, China. Established in 1896 by an imperial edict issued by the Guangxu Emperor, the university is renowned as one of the oldest and most prestigious and selective universities in China.

The university also annually produces the Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Name

The word jiaotong (交通) means "transportation". The university was administered by the state telegraph and communications agency during its early period. Today, the university does not translate "jiao tong" in its English name, as it is a comprehensive university that provides instruction and research in many fields, including those unrelated to communications.

History

In 1896, the Nanyang Public School (南洋公學) was founded in Shanghai by an imperial edict issued by the Guangxu Emperor, under the Business and Telegraphs Office of the imperial government. Four schools were established: a normal school, a school of foreign studies, a middle school, and a high school. Sheng Xuanhuai, the mandarin responsible for proposing the idea to the Guangxu Emperor, became the first president and is regarded as the founder of the university, with the assistance of John Calvin Ferguson, a missionary educator.

Nanyang Public School

In 1904, the Ministry of Commerce took over the school, and in 1905 changed its name to Imperial Polytechnic College of the Commerce Ministry.

In 1906, the college was placed under the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs, and its name was changed to Shanghai Industrial College of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs.

When the Republic of China was founded, the college was placed under the Ministry of Communications and its name was once again changed, this time to Government Institute of Technology of the Communications Ministry.

In 1918, the republic government founded the School of Management. In 1920, the Government Institute of Technology of the Communications Ministry merged with two other colleges and changed its name to Nan Yang College of Chiao Tung.

In the 1930s, it was achieved renown for nurturing top engineers and scientists and was referred to as the "Eastern MIT".[5]

In 1938, the Ministry of Education took over the university and renamed it to National Chiao Tung University (Chinese: 國立交通大學) (the separate institution of National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, is still known by this name). In 1943, the graduate school was founded.

When the Japanese surrendered in 1945, neither the Communist Party of China (CPC) nor the Kuomintang KMT trusted each other or were actively cooperating. After American-sponsored attempts to negotiate a coalition government failed in 1946, the Chinese Civil War resumed. The CPC defeated the Nationalists in 1949, forcing Chiang's government to retreat to Taiwan. During the evacuation, a part of faculty and alumni was taken to Taiwan by Chiang Kai-shek, founding National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan in 1958.

After the Chinese Civil War, the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. Chiao Tung lost its "National" appellation and became Chiao Tung University to reflect the fact that all universities under the new socialist state would be public.

In the 1950s, the pinyin romanization system was developed in Mainland China and Chiao Tung University changed its English name to Jiao Tong University.

From 1952, the Communist government adopted a policy of creating Soviet-style specialized schools, reshuffling nearly all universities and colleges to follow the Soviet-style higher education model. Under this policy, some faculties of the university were shifted to other universities, and some engineering faculties from outside were absorbed into Jiao Tong University to form a specialized engineering university.

Shanghai Second Medical University was merged into Shanghai Jiao Tong University on July 18, 2005, under the name Medical School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Since the reform and opening up policy in China, SJTU has grown substantially. It is composed of five campuses, including Xuhui, Minhang, Luwan, Qibao, and Fahua (法华), taking up an area of about 3,225,833 square meters. [6]

In 2013, François Hollande inaugurated the SJTU-ParisTech Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT), an institution based on the French engineering education system. The four founding member universities are École Polytechnique, ENSTA ParisTech, Mines ParisTech and Télécom ParisTech[7]

Academics, enrollment, and staff

School of Mechanical Engineering, Minhang Campus

Today SJTU has 31 schools (departments), 63 undergraduate programs, 250 masters-degree programs, 203 Ph.D. programs, 28 post-doctorate programs, and 11 state key laboratories and national engineering research centers.

Its total enrollment of students amounts to 42,881, of which 1,598 are international students. There are 17,766 undergraduates, and 24,017 masters and Ph.D. candidates.[6]

The university has more than 1,900 professors and associate professors, including 15 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 92 accredited professors and chair professors of the "Cheung Kong Scholars Program".

Reputation and rankings

University rankings
Global
ARWU[8] 101-150
Times[9] 301-350
QS[10] 70
Asia
ARWU[8] 6-15
Times[9] 40
QS (Global version)[11]
QS (Asia version)[12]		 19
28

Internationally, SJTU is ranked among 101-150th globally by ARWU (2014). The institution came sixth in the QS BRICS University Rankings[13] and was 27th in the counterpart conducted by Times Higher Education.[14]

Academic Ranking of World Universities

Since 2003, Shanghai Jiao Tong University has produced the Academic Ranking of World Universities[15] which analyzes the top universities in the world on quality of faculty (40%), research output (40%), quality of education (10%) and performance vs. size (10%).[16] Its ranking is exclusively of research universities, mainly in the empirical sciences.

Organization

Academic schools

Directly affiliated departments

Graduate school

Affiliated institutes

Affiliated hospitals

Student organizations

SJTU Dancing Team

Diversified genres including Latin, Ballet, Chinese Folk Dance, Chinese Classical Dance and Yang Go.

Campuses

Xuhui Campus

A scene of the original library, Xuhui campus

The previous main campus was located in Xujiahui, in the 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, while the main gate, which was built in 1935, is of 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 built in front of Tiananmen. However, recent road expansions have demolished the river as well as most of bridges. A copy of this famous gate scene have been built on the east of Minhang campus.

The construction of the campus never came to an end in the past century. Existing buildings: the Middle College building (built in 1898), the original library (built in 1919), the gymnasium (built in 1925), the administrative building (built in 1933), the Xinjian building (built in 1953), the new Upper College building (built in 1955), the second teaching building (built in 1960), Bao Zhaolong library (built in 1985) and Haoran high-tech building (built in 1996) were constructed one after another.

The university's School of International Education is located here, where a large number of international students take classes throughout the academic year (however, most international students that take degree courses are in Minhang campus). The campus still houses a variety of scientific research institutions, State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering for instance, although most moved to the new campus since 1987.

Minhang Campus

The Siyuan Lake, Minhang Campus

The Minhang campus is located in the Minhang District on the outskirts of metropolitan Shanghai. This young campus, which was founded in 1987, covers 2,822,903m2 once farmland. Zizhu Science Park, where Intel, ST Microelectronics, Microsoft, Sandisk and other high-tech companies placed their research and development centers, to the south of this campus.

Currently, most administrative and academic framework of the university and the majority of undergraduate and graduate students are situated at this campus, which is now accompanied by the newly built Minhang Campus of East China Normal University.

South Chongqing Road Campus

It used to be the 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.

Qibao Campus

In 1999, Shanghai Agricultural College was merged into SJTU. Its campus, located at 2678 Qixin Road (postcode 201101), became the Qibao Campus of SJTU.

Shangzhong Road Campus

In 2006, Shanghai Jiao Tong University sold this campus to Shanghai High School.

Fahuazhen Road Campus

This campus is where Jiao Tong's Antai College of Economics and Management is located.

Notable alumni

After more than a century of operation, Jiao Tong University has inherited the old tradition of "high starting points, solid foundation, strict requirements and extensive practice." Today, associations organized by Jiao Tong's alumni can be found in the United States, Japan, European Union countries, Canada, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mainland China. They call themselves Jiao Tong (Jiaoda) people.

Jiaoda alumni, no matter where they are, are playing a significant role and active part in business, academic and politic circle. Deep in their mind, an inspiring word has already been impressed: "Yesterday I went into Jiaoda with honor; Today I will be an honor to Jiaoda".

The routine services of these alumni associations include: updating contact lists, holding conferences, conducting Sino-foreign cultural exchanges, and keeping contact with other alumni associations throughout the world.

Students from SJTU have won top prizes in various competitions, including ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, International Mathematical Contest in Modeling and Electronics Design Contests. Famous alumni include Jiang Zemin, Lu Dingyi, Ding Guangen, Wang Daohan, Qian Xuesen, Wu Wenjun, Zou Taofen, Mao Yisheng, Cai Er, Huang Yanpei, Shao Lizi, Wang An and many more. More than 200 of the academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering are alumni of Jiao Tong University.

Notable alumni are listed below.

Government and politics

Latin Chinese Graduated in Profile
Cai E 蔡锷 1898 famous general, founder of the Republican Protection Army against Yuan Shikai
Huang Yanpei 黄炎培 1902 politician, industrialist, educator, and one of the founding pioneers of the China Democratic League
Shao Lizi 邵力子 1905 politician, educator, former President of Shanghai University and teacher of Chinese literature in Fudan University
Chen Yibai 陈一白 1922 Minister of Department of Communications in the government of Republic of China
Lu Dingyi 陆定一 1926 politician, former Head of Propaganda Department
Wang Daohan 汪道涵 1933 former Mayor of Shanghai, paramount politician who held the famous Wang-Koo summits together with Koo Chen-fu
Jiang Zemin 江泽民 1947 politician, former CPC General Secretary, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Ding Guangen 丁关根 1951 politician, former Minister of Railways, Head of Propaganda Department
Shu Guo 陈敏章 1955 former Minister of Health, President of Red Cross Society of China, President of Chinese Medical Association
Ye Liansong 叶连松 1960 politician, former Governor of Hebei Province
Chen Mingyi 陈明义 1962 politician, Secretary of Party Committee of Fujian Province
Wan Xueyuan 万学远 1964 former Governor of Zhejiang Province, Vice Minister of Personnel of P.R. China
Yan Junqi 严隽琪 1967 politician, Chairperson of China Association of Promoting Democracy
Chen Zhu 陈 竺 1981 Minister of Health of P.R. China

Natural sciences and mathematics

English name Chinese name Graduated in/

Served on faculty during

 Profile Academicianship
Qian Xuesen/
Hsue-Shen Tsien		 钱学森 1934 missile and space program chief scientist, and mother of Christine
Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist,
National Exceptional Contribution Scientist awardee (only one in history so far)
Co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory		Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Wu Wenjun/
Wen-Tsün Wu		 吴文俊 1940 mathematician, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winner, Shaw Prize winnerMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Fellow of the TWAS
Xu Guangxian/
G.X. Xu		 徐光宪 1944 chemist, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winnerMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hu Hesheng 胡和生 1945–1948 mathematicianMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wu Youxun/
Y.H. Woo		 吴有训 1949 physicist; educatorMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences，
Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
He Zuoxiu 何祚庥 1949 physicistMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gu Min/
Min Gu		 顾敏 1982 scientist in micro-photonicsFellow of Australian Academy of Science,
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Zhang Jie 张杰 2006–present physicist in x-ray lasers, high field and laser-plasma physicsMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina,
International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the TWAS
Yao Tongbin zh:姚桐斌 1945 missile and space program scientist,
Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist

Information science, system science and electrical engineering

English name Chinese name Graduated in/

Served on faculty during

 Profile Academicianship
Zhu Wuhua 朱物华 1923/1945-1998 scientist in electronics; educatorMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cai Jintao 蔡金涛 1930 scientist in electronicsMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chu Yinghuang 褚应璜 1931 specialist in power engineeringMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qian Zhonghan 钱钟韩 1933 scientist in power engineeringMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhang Zhongjun/
T.T. Chang		 张仲俊 1934/1940-1995 scientist in electrical systems and automatic controlMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wang An/
An Wang		 王安 1940 computer scientist and inventor, founder of Wang LaboratoriesMember of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Zhou Wenjun/
Wen Tsing Chow		 周文俊 1940 missile guidance scientist and digital computer pioneer
Cao Jianyou 曹建猷 1940 scientist in electrical power systemsMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yang Jiachi 杨嘉墀 1941 scientist in automatic control, satellite control specialist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalistMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tian Binggeng/
Ping King Tien		 田炳耕 1941 scientist in microwave electronics, optical electronics and materials scienceMember of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences,
Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering,
Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering,
Academician of the Academia Sinica, Fellow of the TWAS
Li Tianhe/
Thomas H. Lee		 李天和 1946 specialist in power engineering Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering,
Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Tong Zhipeng 童志鵬 1946 scientist in telecommunicationsMember of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Gu Yuxiu/
Y.H. Ku		 顾毓琇 1945-1947 (as faculty) scientist in electrical machinery, system and control; educator; writer, playwright and poet
Ge Shouren/
Ernest S. Kuh		 葛守仁 1945-1947 (as student) scientist in circuit theory and electronic design automation Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering,
Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Academia Sinica
Xia Peisu 夏培肃 1947 computer scientistMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wang Geng 汪耕 1949 specialist in electrical power transmission Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen Jingxiong 陈敬熊 1950 scientist in electromagnetics, microwave and antennasMember of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Kuang Dingbo 匡定波 1952 scientist in infrared and remote sensing Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li lemin 李乐民 1952 scientist in telecommunicationsMember of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Tang Renyuan 唐任远 1952 scientist in electric motor engineeringMember of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Zhu Yinghao 朱英浩 1952 scientist in electric power transformersMember of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Zhao Zisen 赵梓森 1953 specialist in telecommunicationsMember of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Chen Junliang 陈俊亮 1955 scientist in telecommunicationsMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Jiang Xinsong 蒋新松 1956 scientist in robotics and automation Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Yao Xi 姚熹 1957 scientist in materials and devices Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Foreign Associate of U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Chen Yazhu 陈亚珠 1962 scientist in power electronics and biomedical engineering Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Teng Shanghua/
Shang-Hua Teng		 滕尚华 1985 computer scientist, Gödel Prize winner

Engineering and technological sciences

Life sciences and medicine

Humanities and social sciences

Business

Sports

Alumni associations

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "The Naming Ceremony of Cheng Jianmin Building Grandly Held". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
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  4. ↑ "2011–12-31 Overview (Postgraduate)". Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  5. ↑ "During the last century: Eastern MIT". Xi'an Jiao Tong University. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  6. 1 2 http://en.sjtu.edu.cn/about-sjtu/overview. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Overview, SJTU-ParisTech Elite Institute of Technology
  8. 1 2 "Academic Ranking of World Universities: Global". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "World University Rankings 2015-2016". Times Higher Education. 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
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  15. ↑ Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2007
  16. ↑ ADRW2007-Methodology
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