Shanghai University

Shanghai University
上海大学
Motto	自强不息
Motto in English	Self-Strengthening with Persistence
Established	1922, rebuilt 1994
Type	Public
Chancellor	Chien Wei-zang (钱伟长) (until 2010)
Academic staff	2,500[1]
Students	44,000
Undergraduates	26,000
Postgraduates	8,000
Other students	10,000
Location	Shanghai,  People's Republic of China
Campus	urban area, 555 acres (2.2 km²)
Nickname	Shangda （上大）
Website	www.shu.edu.cn

Shanghai University (simplified Chinese: 上海大学; traditional Chinese: 上海大學; pinyin: Shànghǎi Dàxué) is a public, comprehensive university located in Shanghai, China. The university has the longest serving President; Chien Wei-zang since 1982 until he died in 2010. He was a well known scientist in China. Chien is a senior academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the only university president who served for life in People's Republic of China.^[2]

Shanghai University is one of the nation's leading research universities. The university is amongst the list of Project 211 for top national universities. It is also the biggest institution of higher learning run by Shanghai Municipality.

Shanghai University has 28 schools and 2 independent departments, with 68 undergraduate programs, 131 master programs, 17 engineering master programs, 35 Ph.D. programs, 13 post-doctoral programs and 1 MBA program. The post-doctor stations covering Sociology, Language & Literature, Mathematics, Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials, Metallurgy, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Communication & Information Engineering, Control Theory. There are 4 key disciplines nationally standardized, 8 key disciplines provincially or ministerially standardized.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Shanghai University in the 1920s 1.2 Merger into new Shanghai University 1.3 New Shanghai University 2 Organization 2.1 Schools/Colleges and Departments 2.2 Directly affiliated departments 2.3 Graduate schools 3 Library 3.1 Special Collections 4 Academics 4.1 President 4.2 Notable Faculty 4.3 Notable alumni 5 Admission 6 Campus 6.1 Baoshan Campus 6.2 Yanchang Campus 6.3 Jiading Campus 7 References 8 External links

History

Shanghai University in the 1920s

Shanghai University was founded on Qingyun Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai in 1922 and was the outcome of the cooperation between the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) and the Communist Party. Youren Yu (于右任), 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.

Shanghai University was closed due to the Civil War. The old campus was destroyed during World War II. Afterwards, Shanghai University was re-opened with the traditional focus of liberal arts, fine arts, business and laws in 1983.

Merger into new Shanghai University

The Shanghai University resulted in 1994 by consolidating Shanghai University of Technology (上海工业大学), Shanghai University of Science & Technology (上海科技大学), the former Shanghai University （原上海大学） 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, Zhabei 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.

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.

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.

Organization

Schools/Colleges and Departments

Directly affiliated departments

• Department of Civil Engineering

Graduate schools

• Graduate School
• Global Management Education Institute
• Institute of Art

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 author’s 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.

Academics

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.

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 2000 foreign students annually. Meanwhile, the university has sent many faculty abroad for training, research and academic exchange.

President

• Weichang Chien (钱伟长)

Notable Faculty

• Hongjia Huang (黄宏嘉), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)，honorary president of Shanghai University
• Kuangdi Xu (徐匡迪), chair and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), former Mayor of Shanghai
• Bangxing Zhou (周邦新), academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
• Gaolian Liu (刘高联), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
• Jinliang Sun (孙晋良), academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
• Guozhi Zhou (周国治), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
• Sanli Li (李三立), academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
• Jiamo Fu (傅家谟), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
• Yuanzhang Liu (刘源张), academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), academician of the International Academy for Quality
• Yuanfang Liu (刘元方), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
• 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)
• Renhuan Liu (刘人怀), academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), president of Jinan University (暨南大学, in Guangdong, China), professor of Shanghai University of Technology from 1986 to 1991.
• 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)

Notable alumni

• Xiongli Yang (杨雄里), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)，graduated from Department of Biology of Shanghai University of Science & Technologyin 1963
• Guoqiang Lin (林国强), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)，graduated from Department of Chemistry of Shanghai University of Science & Technology in 1964
• Yu Xie (谢宇), academician of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), academician of the Academia Sinica (Taiwan)，graduated from Shanghai University of Technology in 1982
• Yong Gan (干勇), academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)，master's degree of Shanghai University of Technology in 1982
• Shenghong Wang (王生洪), president of Fudan University,graduated from Shanghai University of Science & Technology in 1965
• MuoYao Zhou (周慕尧), former Vice Mayor of Shanghai,graduated from Shanghai University of Science & Technology in 1965
• Funong Bai, mathematician at Harvard University. Graduated from School of Science in 1986.
• Ji-Li Jiang, author of Red Scarf Girl
• Yifei Chen (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
• Ren-Hong Wang, IEEE fellow,the founder of MagneForce Software Systems Inc., Buffalo, New York, graduated from Shanghai University of Technology in 1982
• Wujie,IEEE fellow, Distinguished Professor,Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, graduated from Shanghai University of Science & Technology in 1982

Admission

• Undergraduate Admission
• Graduate School Admission
• Foreign Student Admission
• GL MBA Admission

Campus

Baoshan Campus

• 99 Shangda Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Shanghai Metro Line 7 has Shanghai University station near the campus.
  • Tel: (021) 66131999
• 上海大学宝山校区, 上海市宝山区上大路99号

Yanchang Campus

• 149 Yanchang Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai 200072, China
  • Shanghai Metro Line 1 has Yanchang Road station near the campus.
  • Tel: (021) 56331515
• 上海大学延长校区, 上海市闸北区延长路149号

Jiading Campus

• 20 Chengzhong Road, Jiading District, Shanghai 201800, China
  • Shanghai Metro Line 11 has Jiading North station near the campus.
  • The Jiading Exit of the Hujia Expressway (A12) is near the campus.
  • Tel: (021) 69982000
• 上海大学嘉定校区, 上海市嘉定区城中路20号

References

External links

• SHU Official Website in (English)
• Shanghai University Alumni Association
• Shanghai University Library
• Shanghai University e-Learning
• in China

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