Shanghai Jiao Tong University
| 上海交通大学 | |
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Former names
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Nanyang Public School Nan Yang College of Chiao Tung National Chiao Tung University Jiao Tong University |
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| Motto | 饮水思源, 爱国荣校 |
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Motto in English
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Gratitude and Responsibility. |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1896 |
| President | Zhang Jie |
| Party Secretary | Jiang Sixian |
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Academic staff
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2,979 |
| Undergraduates | 16,802 |
| Postgraduates | 19,436 Master Candidates 5,059 Ph.D. Candidates |
| Location |
Shanghai, China 31°12′03″N 121°25′47″E / 31.20083°N 121.42972°ECoordinates: 31°12′03″N 121°25′47″E / 31.20083°N 121.42972°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | C9, Universitas 21 |
| Website | 中文 en |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shànghǎi Jiāotōng Dàxué |
| Wade–Giles | Shang-hai Ch'iao-t'ung Ta-hsüeh |
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Shanghainese Romanization |
Zånhae Jiohton Da-oh |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Seung6 hoi2 Gaau1 tung1 Daai6 hok6 |
| Jyutping | Soeng6 hoi2 Gaau1 tung1 Daai6 hok6 |
| University rankings | |
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| Global | |
| ARWU | 101–150 |
| Times | 301–350 |
| QS | 61 |
| Asia | |
| ARWU | 6–15 |
| Times | 40 |
| QS | 22 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (abbreviated SJTU; Chinese: 上海交通大学, pinyin: Shànghǎi Jiāotōng Dàxué) is a public research university located in Shanghai, China. Established in 1896 as Nan Yang College by an imperial edict issued by the Guangxu Emperor, the university is one of the first national institutions of higher learning in China, and renowned as one of the oldest, most prestigious and selective universities in China. It is one of the nine members in the C9 League of universities.
The word jiaotong (交通) means "transportation". The university was administered by the state telegraph and communications agency — the Ministry of Posts and Communications — 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.
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.
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.
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