Shanghai Foreign Language University
| 上海 外国语 大学 Shanghai Foreign Language University Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) |
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| motto | 格 高 志远, 学 贯 中外 gégāo zhìyuǎn, xuéguàn zhōngwài (integrity, vision and academic excellence) |
| founding | 1949 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Shanghai , People's Republic of China |
| president | LI Yansong |
| Students | 15,128 undergraduates 15,039 postgraduates |
| Employee | 1,305 teachers |
| Website | www.shisu.edu.cn |
The Shanghai Foreign Language University ( Chinese 上海 外国语 大学 , Pinyin Shànghǎi Wàiguóyŭ Dàxué ) is a specialist university in the People's Republic of China.
In terms of foreign languages , it is considered the most renowned university in the country, together with the Beijing Foreign Language University and Beijing University of Language and Culture . 38 Bachelor and 41 Master courses are offered.
campus
The campus is divided into two parts. Most undergraduate programs are taught on the newer Songjiang campus . Foreign students and students pursuing a Masters are mainly on the older campus near central Shanghai. Shuttle buses run continuously between the two complexes.
The Hongkou campus is located in the city of Shanghai, north of Lu Xun Park. The site originally belonged to Chizhi University, later to Ji'nan University.
The Songjiang campus is known for its exotic teaching buildings that incorporate architecture from the respective regions: the teaching building of the Faculty of Asian and African Studies is in the Islamic style, the Russian Department in the Byzantine style and the Faculty of English in the Victorian style .
history
The story goes back to an Institute for Russian Language (上海 俄文 学校; Pinyin: Shànghǎi Éwén Xuéxiào) founded in 1949, which was affiliated with the East China People's Revolution University. The first president, Jiang Chunfang, was a renowned translator for Russian. In 1950 the institute was expanded to include a focus on the English language. In April 1950 a department for oriental languages was added, in which Burmese, Vietnamese and Indonesian were taught. After a restructuring in 1956, the institute was renamed the Shanghai Foreign Language Institute (上海 外国语 学院; Pinyin: Shàngh Wi Wàiguóyŭ Xuéyuàn) and in 1963, by decision of the State Council, it was made a priority university with departments for Russian, English, French, German, Japanese, Arabic and Spanish . In 1994 the university was renamed Shanghai International Studies University (上海 外国语 大学). In 1996, Project 211 made it one of China's hundred key universities for the 21st century.
Partnerships
The university has partnerships with 286 universities and institutions in 55 countries and regions.
Since 1983 she has had a lively cooperation with the University of Heidelberg . Since 2002 there has been a course in German / Business that was designed together with the University of Bayreuth .
Since 2013 there have also been exchange programs with the University of Freiburg and Bielefeld University .
Research and Teaching
Interpreting
The Institute for Interpreting and Translation (GIIT) of the Shanghai Foreign Language University was awarded the highest ranking by the AIIC , the International Association of Conference Interpreters. It is the only Asian university ranked in the top 15 conference interpreting institutions in the world.
Publications
The university also edits and publishes 12 specialist journals and publishes a number of textbooks in the field of Chinese as a Foreign Language. In 2012, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Publishing House (SFLEP) published 1,268 books. In 2010, 5 of the 10 most cited Chinese books in the field of languages came from the SFLEP Fremdsprachausbildungs-Verlag. The university's mission is to “introduce China to the rest of the world” and “present China to the world”.
In the area of the German language, the following publications should be mentioned in particular:
- Large German-Chinese Dictionary (1986)
- German literary history (1991)
- History of Chinese Influences in German Literature (1996)
- The new German-Chinese dictionary (1999)
- History of the Chinese translations of German literature in China (2004)
- Dictionary of German Literature (2010)
Libraries
The university libraries have a collection of around 900,000 volumes (over half of them in foreign languages) and more than 1.1 million electronic books.
Symbols
coat of arms
The olive branches in the coat of arms symbolize the longing for peace and friendship, the book stands for the search for knowledge and truth. The two characters 上 外 (Shàngwài) are the abbreviation of the Chinese name. The font was modeled on calligraphy from the diary of the poet Lu Xun , who is buried in neighboring Hongkou Park. The number 1949 commemorates the year the university was founded. The color is sea blue and is said to represent the spirit that embraces the world as the sea embraces the rivers.
motto
The motto consists of two sets of four characters each. The first sentence, “格 高 志远”, which means one should have the integrity and vision, comes from Confucius who said, “Those who speak honestly and act with integrity will live with vision and die with a clean reputation . "Another source is in Wenxuan (文選), an anthology of early Chinese works, edited by Liang Xiaotong of the Southern Dynasties (420-589):" With integrity and vision one seems to be invincible. "
The second sentence, “学 贯 中外”, means that one should achieve scientific excellence that brings China and the rest of the world together.
anthem
The university anthem , The Ode to SISU , was accepted by the University Senate on March 27, 1989, after being evaluated by experts including Lu Zaiyi from the Shanghai Conservatory. The lyrics were written by Zhuang Kairen, a former PhD student, and the melody was composed by Wang Zhihui, a 1985 graduate student. In 2009, for the 60th anniversary, the text was revised in line with the new motto.
- 上海 外国语 大学 / 崛起 在 华东
- 与 新 中国 同龄 / 同龄 / 前途 无穷
- 把 中外 沟通 / 让 东西 交融
- 五洲 四海 / 架 一道 / 万丈 彩虹
- 啊 / 上 外 / 啦 / 上 外
- 啊 / 上 外 / 格 高 / 志远 / 学 贯 / 中外
- 光荣 传统 铭记 心中
- Shànghǎi Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué / juéqǐ zài Huádōng
- yǔ xīn Zhōngguó tónglíng / tónglíng / qiántú wúqióng
- bǎ Zhōngwài gōutōng / ràng dōngxī jiāoróng
- wǔzhōu sìhǎi / jià yīdào / wànzhàng cǎihóng
- ā / Shàngwài / la / Shàngwài
- ā / Shàngwài / gé gāo / zhì yuǎn / xué guàn / Zhōngwài
- guāngróng chuántǒng míngjì xīnzhōng
subjects
foreign languages
| language | original language | Department | year | |
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| 1 | Russian | Русский | 俄语 系 / Russian department | 1949 |
| 2 | English | English | 英语 学院 / English Institute | 1950 |
| 3 | Burmese | မြန်မာစာ | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 1950 |
| 4th | Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 1950 |
| 5 | Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 1950 |
| 6th | German | German | 德语 系 / German department | 1956 |
| 7th | French | Français | 法语 系 / French section | 1956 |
| 8th | Spanish | Español | 西方 语系 / Western Language Department | 1964 |
| 9 | Arabic | العربي | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 1964 |
| 10 | Japanese | 日本語 | 日本 文化 经济 学院 / Japanese Cultural and Economic Institute | 1964 |
| 11 | Greek | Ελληνικά | 西方 语系 / Western Language Department | 1972 |
| 12 | Italian | Italiano | 西方 语系 / Western Language Department | 1972 |
| 13 | Albanian | Gjuha shqipe | / | 1973 |
| 14th | Portuguese | Português | 西方 语系 / Western Language Department | 1978 |
| 15th | Korean | 한국어 | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 1993 |
| 16 | Farsi | فارسی | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 1996 |
| 17th | Thai | ภาษา ไทย | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 2001 |
| 18th | Swedish | Svenska | 德语 系 / German department | 2007 |
| 19th | Dutch | Nederlands | 西方 语系 / Western Language Department | 2007 |
| 20th | Hebrew | עִבְרִית | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 2007 |
| 21st | Ukrainian | Українська | 俄语 系 / Russian department | 2007 |
| 22nd | Turkish | Türkçe | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 2011 |
| 23 | Hindi | हिन्दी | 东方 语 学院 / Eastern Language Institute | 2012 |
More subjects
Bachelor courses
- Relations with the public (BBM)
- Chinese as a Foreign Language (BA)
- Public Finance (BEc)
- Business English (BA)
- Business Administration (BBM)
- Information management and information system (BBM)
- International Politics (LLB)
- International Economy and Trade (BEc)
- Internet and the New Media (MA)
- Journalism (BA)
- Law (LLB)
- Educational Technology (BEd)
- Accounting (BBM)
- Advertising (BA)
- TV and Radio Journalism (BA)
- Translation (BA)
Well-known graduates
- Zhou Shuchun - Vice President of the Xinhua News Agency
- Wang Yeping - former First Lady of China (wife of Jiang Zemin )
- Joan Chen - actress
Well-known lecturers
- Ghil'ad Zuckermann - linguist
Web links
- Homepage in German
- Study at Shanghai International Studies University (English)
- Top Reasons to Study in SHISU (English)
- Experience report on the semester abroad in the winter semester 2012/13 (PDF)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shanghai Foreign Language University: Overview of History. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Shanghai Foreign Language University : University management. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Shanghai Foreign Language University: The Facts. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Jochen Sigloch awarded the Federal Cross of Merit. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 443 kB) Press release of the University of Bayreuth from April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Mission and Vision ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
