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}}Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.WEB, zh:教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first-class universities and disciplines),weblink SJTU was founded as Nanyang Public School in 1896. It was merged into Jiao Tong University in 1921, before gaining its current name in 1959. The university currently has 33 schools, 12 affiliated hospitals, 2 affiliated medical research institutes, 23 directly affiliated units, and 5 directly affiliated enterprises.WEB, General Information - Shanghai Jiao Tong University,weblink 2024-01-22, en.sjtu.edu.cn,

History

Public School to Industrial School

(File:Nanyang College.jpg|thumb|Nanyang Public School in 1898|left)Nanyang Public School was founded in 1896, making it one of the earliest universities in China. Sheng Xuanhuai requested the Qing government open the school in October. The proposal was approved by the Guangxu Emperor in December, and Sheng became the school’s first president.WEB, 2011-11-09, ::上海交通大学党史校史网::,weblink 2024-02-09,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111109133459weblink">weblink November 9, 2011, As a member of Westernization Movement, Sheng aimed to weaken the imperial examination while promoting a Western academic model and a more practical approach to education. The university initially focused on business and political sciences to support the country’s development and the Self-Strengthening Movement.BOOK, Jesiek, Brent K., Shen, Yi, Educating Chinese Engineers: The Case of Shanghai Jiao Tong University During 1896–1949, Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 2012, Engineering, Development and Philosophy,weblink 11, 123–143, 10.1007/978-94-007-5282-5_8, 978-94-007-5281-8, 1879-7202, In 1905, Nanyang Public School was transferred to the Ministry of Commerce and renamed High Industrial School. In 1907, it was handed to the Ministry of Posts and Communications and renamed Shanghai High Industrial School of the Postal Transmission Department. It was known as Grand Nanyang University from 1911 to 1912. After the Republic of China was established in 1912, it was transferred to the Ministry of Communications and renamed the Shanghai Special Industrial School.WEB, 2008-07-05, 交通大学校史表,weblink 2024-02-09,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080705100100weblink">weblink July 5, 2008, Tang Wenzhi was the school’s president from 1907 to 1920. During this period, the school organized its curriculum based on Western engineering higher education. The school expanded its civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering programs and introduced a 4-year traffic management program as well as new industrial economy and factory management courses. Moreover, specialized coursework replaced general education requirements, and experiments and practice were prioritized in the curriculum. From 1908 to 1920, foreign instructors, largely Americans, accounted for about half of the school's faculty in the disciplinary specialities, with American academics leading both the Departments of Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering, as the university lacked qualified faculty. However, in the 1920s, many returned student-educators replaced their foreign counterparts.

Jiao Tong University

(File:SJTU ME buildings.jpg|280px|right|thumb|School of Mechanical Engineering, Minhang Campus)(File:Antai College of Economics and Management.jpg|thumb|Antai College of Economics and Management)(File:Old library of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.jpg|thumb|Old library on Xuhui campus)(File:Mmexport1491546547285 (1).jpg|thumb|261x261px|Main gate of Xuhui campus)The school was renamed National Chiao Tung University ({{zh|s=国立交通大学|p=|labels=no}}) in 1929, and Chiao Tung University ({{zh|s=交通大学|p=|labels=no}}) in 1949.WEB, 八所"交通"大学王牌专业盘点_高校_工程_中国,weblink 2024-01-07, www.sohu.com, In 1957, the school moved westward and the Jiaotong University was divided into the Shanghai part and the Xi'an part. In 1959, the Shanghai part of Jiaotong University adopted the name "Shanghai Jiaotong University". In 1999, the then Shanghai Agricultural College ({{zh|s=上海农学院|p=|labels=no}}) was merged into the school.In 2005, the former Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the former Shanghai Second Medical University ({{zh|s=上海第二医科大学|p=|labels=no}}) merged to establish the new Shanghai Jiao Tong University.WEB, 上海交通大学-电子信息与电气工程学院-学生工作办公室,weblink 2024-01-07, xsb.seiee.sjtu.edu.cn, In 2023, the university announced that its office of the president had merged into the university's Chinese Communist Party committee, which would directly administer the university henceforth.WEB, January 18, 2024, China's ruling party takes direct control of country's universities,weblink 2024-01-19, Radio Free Asia, en,

Rankings

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Subject rankings

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| Art and Design

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| English Language and Literature

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| Modern Languages

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| Philosophy

{{Center	size=9}} 151–200}}	{{Center	size=9}} 4–8}}

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| Engineering – Civil and Structural

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| Computer Science and Information Systems

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| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

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| Engineering – Electrical and Electronic

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| Engineering – Mechanical

{{Center	size=9}} =21}}	{{Center	size=9}} 2}}

! {{Left|Life Sciences & Medicine}}! data-sort-value="88" | {{Fall|size=9}} 88! data-sort-value="3" | {{Fall|size=9}} 3| Agriculture and Forestry

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| Anatomy and Physiology

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| Biological Sciences

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| Medicine

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| Nursing

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| Pharmacy and Pharmacology

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| Psychology

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| Earth and Marine Sciences

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| Environmental Sciences

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| Geography

{{Center	size=16}} 101–150}}	{{Center	size=16}} 8–10}}

| Geology

{{Center	size=9}} 151–200}}	{{Center	size=9}} 11–16}}

| Geophysics

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| Materials Sciences

{{Center	size=9}} =25}}	{{Center	size=9}} 3}}

| Mathematics

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| Physics and Astronomy

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! {{Left|Social Sciences & Management}}! data-sort-value="63" | {{Fall|size=9}} 63! data-sort-value="4" | {{Same position|size=9}} 4| Accounting and Finance

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| Business and Management Studies

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| Communication and Media Studies

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| Economics and Econometrics

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| Education and Training

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| Hospitality and Leisure Management

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| Law and Legal Studies

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| Library and Information Management

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| Politics

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| Social Policy and Administration

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| Sports–Related Subjects

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| Statistics and Operational Research

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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 90%"Times Higher Education World University Rankings>THE World University Rankings by Subject 2024WEB,weblink World University Rankings by subject, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, ! Subject !! Global !! National| Arts & humanities

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| Business & economics

{{Center	size=9}} 25}}	{{Center	size=9}} 3}}

| Clinical & health

{{Center	size=9}} 52}}	{{Center	size=9}} 4}}

| Computer science

{{Center	size=9}} 30}}	{{Center	size=9}} 3}}

| Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 23}}	{{Center	size=9}} 3}}

| Law

{{Center	size=9}} 71}}	{{Center	size=9}} 2}}

| Life sciences

{{Center	size=9}} =48}}	{{Center	size=9}} 4}}

| Physical sciences

{{Center	size=9}} 36}}	{{Center	size=9}} 6}}

| Social sciences

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| Physics

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| Chemistry

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| Earth Sciences

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| Geography

{{Center	size=9}} 151–200}}	{{Center	size=9}} 17–25}}

| Oceanography

{{Center	size=9}} 8}}	{{Center	size=9}} 2}}

! colspan="3" | Engineering| Mechanical Engineering

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| Electrical & Electronic Engineering

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| Automation & Control

{{Center	size=9}} 2}}	{{Center	size=9}} 1}}

| Telecommunication Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 15}}	{{Center	size=9}} 6}}

| Instruments Science & Technology

{{Center	size=9}} 9}}	{{Center	size=9}} 9}}

| Biomedical Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 2}}	{{Center	size=9}} 1}}

| Computer Science & Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 10}}	{{Center	size=9}} 3}}

| Civil Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 15}}	{{Center	size=9}} 11}}

| Chemical Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 15}}	{{Center	size=9}} 12}}

| Materials Science & Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 16}}	{{Center	size=9}} 6}}

| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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| Energy Science & Engineering

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| Environmental Science & Engineering

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| Food Science & Technology

{{Center	size=9}} 30}}	{{Center	size=9}} 20}}

| Biotechnology

{{Center	size=9}} 3}}	{{Center	size=9}} 2}}

| Aerospace Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 14}}	{{Center	size=9}} 8}}

| Marine/Ocean Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 1}}	{{Center	size=9}} 1}}

| Transportation Science & Technology

{{Center	size=9}} 13}}	{{Center	size=9}} 10}}

| Metallurgical Engineering

{{Center	size=9}} 4}}	{{Center	size=9}} 4}}

| Textile Science and Engineering

{{Center	size=16}} 35}}	{{Center	size=16}} 22}}

! colspan="3" | Life Sciences| Biological Sciences

{{Center	size=9}} 51–75}}	{{Center	size=9}} 2–5}}

| Human Biological Sciences

{{Center	size=9}} 101–150}}	{{Center	size=9}} 3–8}}

! colspan="3" | Medical Sciences| Clinical Medicine

{{Center	size=9}} 151–200}}	{{Center	size=9}} 3–6}}

| Public Health

{{Center	size=9}} 101–150}}	{{Center	size=9}} 9–13}}

| Dentistry & Oral Sciences

{{Center	size=9}} 76–100}}	{{Center	size=9}} 6–7}}

| Nursing

{{Center	size=9}} 151–200}}	{{Center	size=9}} 27–30}}

| Medical Technology

{{Center	size=9}} 51–75}}	{{Center	size=9}} 1–2}}

| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

{{Center	size=9}} 13}}	{{Center	size=9}} 2}}

! colspan="3" | Social Sciences| Economics

{{Center	size=9}} 101–150}}	{{Center	size=9}} 14–23}}

| Statistics

{{Center	size=9}} 76–100}}	{{Center	size=9}} 9–15}}

| Law

{{Center	size=9}} 201–300}}	{{Center	size=9}} 5–8}}

| Political Sciences

{{Center	size=9}} 301–400}}	{{Center	size=9}} 14–25}}

| Education

{{Center	size=16}} 151–200}}	{{Center	size=16}} 11–14}}

| Communication

{{Center	size=16}} 201–300}}	{{Center	size=16}} 9–18}}

| Psychology

{{Center	size=16}} 301–400}}	{{Center	size=16}} 13–19}}

| Business Administration

{{Center	size=9}} 101–150}}	{{Center	size=9}} 8–15}}

| Finance

{{Center	size=9}} 76–100}}	{{Center	size=9}} 15–18}}

| Management

{{Center	size=9}} 37}}	{{Center	size=9}} 6}}

| Public Administration

{{Center	size=9}} 101–150}}	{{Center	size=9}} 4–8}}

| Library & Information Science

{{Center	size=16}} 51–75}}	{{Center	size=16}} 16–20}}

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Notable alumni

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See also

• National Chiao Tung University
• Beijing Jiaotong University
• Xi'an Jiaotong University
• Southwest Jiaotong University

References

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External links

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