Shanghai University
上海大学 | |
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| Motto | 自强不息；先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐[1] |
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Motto in English | The movement of heaven is full of power. Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring. Be concerned about the affairs of state before others, and enjoy comfort after others.[2] |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1922, rebuilt 1994 |
| President | Jin Donghan |
Academic staff | 2,890[2] |
| Students | 37,800 |
| Undergraduates | 23,036 |
| Postgraduates | 12,181 |
Other students | 3,000 |
| Location | , China |
| Campus | urban area, 555 acres (2.2 km²) |
| Colors | Light Blue |
| Nickname | Shangda （上大） |
| Affiliations | NAHLU |
| Website | www.shu.edu.cn |
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| Traditional Chinese | 上海大學 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 上海大学 | ||||||
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Shanghai University, abbreviated as SHU or Shangda (Chinese: 上大; pinyin: Shàngdà), is a public research university located in Shanghai. Shanghai University is one of the nation's leading research universities. Its three campuses are in Baoshan, Jing'an and Jiading districts.
Founded in 1922, originally a revolutionary school, the university contributed a group of influential people to the cause of Chinese liberation and development.[3] By consolidating four universities, it became a research-intensive comprehensive university and also the biggest higher learning institution run by Shanghai Municipality in 1994.[3][4] The university enrolls 23,036 undergraduate and 12,181 postgraduate students, including 3,896 international students.[5]
Shanghai University is amongst the list of Project 211 for top national universities. The university's enterprise scientific research funds stood at CNY¥489.9 million in 2016, ranked 13th in China.[6] In the 2015 QS World University Rankings, it is ranked 411-420 in the world, 75th in Asia and 15th in China.[7][8][9] The university was also ranked 51-60 globally and 1st in China in the global young university rankings, according to the 2015 QS Top 50 Under 50.[10]
History
Shanghai University (1922 to 1928)
Shanghai University was founded on Qingyun Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai in 1922 and was the outcome of the cooperation between the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) and the Communist Party. Yu Youren, a notable member of Kuomintang, was the first president of the university. At the time under the revolutionary government led by Sun Yat-sen, Shanghai University was the top school in liberal arts, while Whampoa Military Academy was the elite academy for military training. However, Shanghai University became dominated by left wing factions sympathetic to the Communist Party of China. As a result, Shanghai University was closed in 1927 during the anti-Communist purges of Chiang Kai-shek (at the start of the Chinese Civil War). The old campus was destroyed during World War II.
Refoundation and merger
In 1983, the People's Republic of China government re-established Shanghai University by combining a number of existing tertiary and vocational institutions in Shanghai, including branches of Fudan University, East China Normal University, Shanghai University of Science & Technology, Shanghai Foreign Language Institute, Shanghai Mechanics College, Shanghai Fine Arts College, and the Shanghai College of Law.[citation needed] The university inherited the traditional focus of liberal arts, fine arts, business and law. Like many modern metropolitan universities, at the time of its re-foundation the university lacked a traditional central campus, but used a number of teaching sites spread throughout Shanghai contributed by the various tertiary and vocational institutions which had been merged to form the new university.[citation needed]
In 1994, a new Shanghai University was created by consolidating Shanghai University of Technology (上海工业大学), Shanghai University of Science & Technology (上海科技大学), the existing Shanghai University （上海大学） and Shanghai Science & Technology College (上海科技高等专科学校).
Shanghai University of Technology was once Shanghai Institute of Technology (上海工学院), founded in 1960 with a strong background of engineering, technology and industries. The institute was renamed Shanghai University of Technology in 1979. The university was located at Yanchang Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai. Professor Weichang Chien (钱伟长) was the president of the university since 1982 and eventually led to the consolidated Shanghai University in 1994.[citation needed]
Shanghai University of Science & Technology was formed by the East China Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1958 with a close relationship to the academic and science institutes. The University was located at Chengzhong Road, Jiading District, Shanghai.[citation needed]
Shanghai Science & Technology College was once Shanghai No. 2 Science & Technology School established in 1959, and the school became a college in 1981.
New Shanghai University
The new Baoshan Campus, located at Shangda Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, was constructed as the main campus of the consolidated Shanghai University. The other two campuses are the Yanchang Campus located in Jing'an District, and the Jiading Campus located in Jiading District.
The university had the longest serving university president in the People's Republic of China (PRC), Chien Wei-zang (from 1982 until his death in 2010). He was a well known scientist in China, a senior academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the only PRC university president who served for life.[clarify][11]
Academics
Shanghai University has 28 schools and 2 independent departments, with 71 undergraduate programs, 221 master programs, 17 engineering master programs, 117 Ph.D. programs, 17 post-doctoral programs and 2 MBA programs.
The Shanghai University academic spectrum is rich in the arts, laws, social science, mechanics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, life science, computer science, material science, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering and electronic engineering.
Shanghai University has 72 research institutes and an advanced high tech development park approved by the State Science Commission. Under the strategy of active involvement in China's economic expansion with technology and science research, the university has gained significant domestic and international influence in applied science research and fundamental science research. In recent years, the university ranks advanced in terms of scientific research funds, achievement awards and the number of academic theses.
Shanghai University is closely linked with the local community. The School of Life Science is co-founded with the local research institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and The School of Film and Television Technology are supported by film, television and broadcasting industries. The university also has joint graduate programs in literature, economics, and law with the Shanghai branch of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
National key disciplines and laboratories
National Key Disciplines: Iron and Steel Metallurgy, Hydromechanics, Sociology and Mechanical electronics and Engineering.[12]
| 1 | National Key Laboratory of Modern Metallurgy and Material Manufacturing | Key Lab of Ministry of Education, China |
| 2 | National Key Lab of Material Composite and Advanced Dispersion Technology | Key Lab of Ministry of Education, Chinafaefaefae |
| 3 | National Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks | Key Lab of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science, China |
| 4 | Key Laboratory of OLED and Application Integration | Key Lab of Ministry of Education, China |
| 5 | Key Laboratory of Advanced ferrous materials, Southern Base of National Engineering Research Center | Development and Reform Commission, China |
International cooperation
Shanghai University is an active member of the international academic community. The university has established cooperative relationships with many universities abroad, with many notable scholars visiting as professors and honorary professors. Currently the university enrolls more than 3,800 foreign students annually. Meanwhile, the university has sent many faculty abroad for training, research and academic exchange. In addition to Shanghai University's more traditional Global/Local MBA program, the university also offers an International Executive Development Program / Executive MBA in conjunction with Rutgers Business School based in Shanghai.
Sino-European School of Technology (UTSEUS)[13]
The school is founded jointly by Shanghai University and French leading Grandes Écoles in 2006. It is a platform of Sino-French and Sino-European teaching and research cooperation in the field of engineering. Students with better grades can switch to a French Diplôme d'Ingénieur program after 3 years of study in the school. It offers 4 undergraduate programs including Information Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Biological Engineering and Material Science Engineering.
The Sydney Institute of Language & Commerce (SILC)[14]
Founded in 1994, the school is one of the earliest Sino-foreign institutes. Based on the comprehensive advantages of Shanghai University and University of Technology, Sydney, it adopts a bilingual teaching in English and Chinese. The school offers bachelor's degrees in 5 majors, namely, International Economics and Trade, Business Management, Information Management & Information System, Finance and Accounting.
Library
Shanghai University Library is composed of three libraries. The main library is on the Baoshan campus, Wenhui library is located on Yanchang campus, and Lianhe library resides on Jiading campus. The University library, with a total floor space of 55,000 square meters, has 25 reading rooms and 3,000 seats. The main library occupies approximately 38,000 square meters.
The libraries contain more than 3 million volumes, more than 4,600 periodicals, and many electronic resources including Elsevier, Ebsco, Kluwer, and Academic Press. The library materials are comprehensive and cover diversified areas. In cooperation with Shanghai Writer’s Association, the main library has a collection room for Shanghai writer’s works.
Special collections
- Ancient Books Reading Room: Collecting "Imperial Collection of Four" ("Si Ku Quan Shu") and the Qing dynasty thread-bound ancient books.
- Hong Kong & Taiwan Book Collections: Containing 15,000 books, magazines, and newspapers published in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
- Shanghai Writer’s Works Display Room: Collecting 1,500 celebrity authors' books.
- Fine Arts Reading Room: Containing nearly 10,000 books to support the faculty and students from the College of Fine Arts, Shanghai University.
- Ancient Writing & Modern History Writing Reading Room: Collecting 9,000 ancient books published in recent years, 25,000 periodicals, as well as modern Chinese newspaper photocopy.
Notable alumni and faculty
Notable faculty members
- Deng Weizhi, a Standing Committee Member of the 9th CPPCC National Committee, a professor at the Department of Sociology, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
- Fu Jiamo (傅家谟), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Huang Hongjia (黄宏嘉), academician of the CAS，honorary president of Shanghai University
- Li Sanli (李三立), academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
- Liu Gaolian (刘高联), academician of the CAS
- Liu Renhuai (刘人怀), academician of the CAE, president of Jinan University (暨南大学, in Guangdong, China), professor of Shanghai University of Technology from 1986 to 1991
- Liu Yuanfang (刘元方), academician of the CAS
- Liu Yuanzhang (刘源张), academician of the CAE and the International Academy for Quality
- Sun Jinliang (孙晋良), academician of the CAE
- Xie Jin (谢晋), a famous film director, member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, 美国电影艺术与科学学院)
- Xu Kuangdi (徐匡迪), chair and academician of the CAE, former Mayor of Shanghai
- Zhou Bangxing (周邦新), academician of the CAE
- Zhou Guozhi (周国治), academician of the CAS
Notable alumni
- Yang Shangkun (杨尚昆)，4th President of People's Republic of China, enrolled in Department of Sociology of Shanghai University in 1926.
- Bo Gu (博古)，was a senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 28 Bolsheviks, enrolled in Department of Sociology of Shanghai University in 1925.
- Wang Jiaxiang (王稼祥), one of the senior leaders of the Communist Party of China in its early stage and a member of the 28 Bolsheviks, attended the affiliated middle school of Shanghai University in 1925.
- Xu jishen (许继慎), was a senior commander of Chinese Workers' and Peasants Red Army, enrolled in Shanghai University in 1923.
- Zhang Zhizhong (张治中), was a general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, enrolled in Department of Sociology of Shanghai University in 1923.
- Chen Geng (陈赓), was a Chinese Communist military leader, one of the ten grand generals of the People's Liberation Army, attended Shanghai University as an auditor.
- Li Shuoxun (李硕勋), revolutionary martyr, an underground leader of Communist Party of China, entered Shanghai University in 1923.
- Zhang Qinqiu (张琴秋), was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, military commander, and politician, entered the sociology department of the Shanghai University.
- Chen Yifei (陈逸飞), famous film director, artist, graduated from Shanghai Fine Arts College in 1965.
- Scott Shaw, American writer and artist, received his Ph.D. from Shanghai University in Asian Studies.
- Xin Zhou(周忻), Chairman & CEO of E-House China (NYSE: EJ), graduated from Shanghai University of Technology in 1990.
Admission
- Undergraduate Admission[permanent dead link]
- Graduate School Admission
- Foreign Student Admission
- GL MBA Admission
See also
References
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