ShanghaiTech University

ShanghaiTech University
founding	September 30th, 2013
Sponsorship	state
place	Shanghai , People's Republic of China
president	Jiang Mianheng
Students	2155 (2016)
Professors	100
Website	www.shanghaitech.edu.cn

31.179444 121.590556Coordinates: 31 ° 10 ′ 46 ″ N , 121 ° 35 ′ 26 ″ E ShanghaiTech University ( abbreviation : 上海科技大学; traditional character : 上海科技大學; pinyin : Shànghǎi Kējì Dàxué ) is a new research university in Shanghai , People's Republic of China with the campus in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park and a temporary building in downtown Shanghai.

The university was founded jointly by the City of Shanghai and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013 .

ShanghaiTech has cooperation agreements with several foreign universities, e.g. E.g .: University of California, Berkeley , University of Chicago , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Drexel University , University of Padua and USC School of Cinematic Arts .

Timeline

December 2016: ShanghaiTech has moved to the new campus in Zhangjiang.
Spring 2016: The first master’s students graduated from ShanghaiTech University.
September 30, 2014: Start of studies for the first 207 Bachelor students.
February 2014: Founding President Jiang Mianheng and University Council Chairman Zhu Zhiyuan are appointed.
January 24, 2014: The Chinese Ministry of Education approves ShanghaiTechs 2014 undergraduate study program.
September 30, 2013: The Chinese Ministry of Education approves the establishment of ShanghaiTech University.
September 3, 2013: The first 296 postgraduate students begin their studies.
December 28, 2012: Laying of the foundation stone for the new campus in the Pudong Science and Technology Park.
April 28, 2012: The Chinese Ministry of Education approves plans for ShanghaiTech University.
May 23, 2011: The Shanghai City Council and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) jointly decide to establish the "ShanghaiTech Development Steering Group" and the "ShanghaiTech Development Working Group".
September 26, 2008: The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Shanghai City Council sign a cooperation agreement for the joint establishment of the Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Park of CAS, the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of the CAS, and a research university.
June 23, 2004: The Shanghai City Council and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) initiate planning for a research university in Pudong .

Departments and institutes

The university has four faculties (as of 2015) and one more is planned:

Physics: School of Physical Science And Technology; Dean: Peidong Yang
Computer Science, Mathematics, and Electrical Engineering: School of Information Science And Technology; Dean: Cher Wang
Biology: School of Life Science And Technology; Dean: Haifan Lin
Economics: School of Entrepreneurship And Management; Dean: Rosaline May Lee
(Planned) Art: School of Art And Creativity

There are two research institutes:

Shanghai Institute For Advanced Immunochemical Studies; Director: Richard A. Lerner
iHuman Institute; Director: Raymond C. Stevens

campus

The campus is located in Zhangjiang Township, Pudong District . Due to its location in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, many national and international research and development companies are located near the university. The Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute and the National Center for Protein Science Shanghai can be found in the immediate vicinity. The campus was designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and won the "Merit Award for Urban Design Award 2012 from the American Institute of Architects, California Council".

The campus has an area of 0.6 square kilometers and a usable area of more than 700,000 square meters. The construction costs were estimated at 4.169 billion CNY . The campus was completed in 2016.

Bachelor students have been taught there since autumn 2014 and all lectures have been taking place on the new campus since autumn 2015.

Second campus in the city center

On the premises of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the Xuhui district of Shanghai, ShanghaiTech University has some facilities for administration and research collaboration.

Research and Teaching

In 2017, the university had 100 tenure-track professors of its own and 287 affiliated professors, mainly from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In the future, 1,000 professors are to teach there - 500 in-house and 500 affiliated. The number of students is expected to grow from 853 bachelors and 1,302 postgraduates (as of March 2017) to 2,000 undergraduate and 4,000 graduate students (including 3,000 doctoral students). The low student-to-professor ratio of at most 12: 1 is intended to ensure first-class teaching quality.

There are three Nobel Prize winners at ShanghaiTech University. Dr. Roger D. Kornberg , 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry , and James E. Rothman , 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine , are Distinguished Professors-in-Residence at the Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies (SIAIS). Kurt Wüthrich , 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is a Distinguished Professor-in-Residence at the iHuman Institute.

Bachelor program

The bachelor's degree at ShanghaiTech University lasts four years and is divided into three semesters in each school year, with the one-month summer semester being reserved mainly for project courses and other art and further education classes.

The university places great value on liberal education and the teaching of creative skills. Some original courses have been developed such as "Introduction to Information Science and Technology", Introduction to Chinese Civilization, and Introduction to Global Civilization.

The "School of Entrepreneurship And Management" offers courses for students from all disciplines, for example Design Thinking .

Graduate program

Currently (as of November 2015) the university awards degrees from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. As soon as the newly developed courses are accredited by the Chinese Ministry of Education, ShanghaiTech University will offer its own degrees.

gallery

ShanghaiTech University photographs from the tower belonging to the university. The library is shown in the center and the professors' apartments on the right. A teaching building and the administration center can be seen on the left. In the second row are the student residences on the right and the research buildings on the left.

Panoramic image of the main axes of ShanghaiTech University. The School of Physical Science and Technology is on the left and the School of Information Science and Technology is on the right.

Panoramic image along the main axis of ShanghaiTech University from November 2015.

The ShanghaiTech Campus. Six student residences for Masters and PhD students, the sports hall (in the center) and the library (far right) (November 2015).

The landmark of ShanghaiTech University - the ShanghaiTech Tower - at night
In the background the conference center of the ShanghaiTech University, which will also house a 5-star hotel and a swimming pool.
The student center.
A student residence.
The north tower of the School of Physical Science and Technology.
View along the lecture building to the ShanghaiTech Tower.