Shanghai International Studies University

The Shanghai International Studies University (SISU; Chinese: 上海外国语大学) is a Chinese university specialising in languages, literary studies, comparative culture and diplomatic studies. It is one of the top eight foreign studies universities in China, and is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.[2]

Shanghai International Studies University
上海外国语大学
Motto格高志远 学贯中外[1]
Motto in English
Integrity, vision, academic excellence[1]
TypeNational
EstablishedDecember, 1949
PresidentLi Yansong (李岩松)
Academic staff
1,305
Undergraduates5,972
Postgraduates2,827
Location
Shanghai
,
China
CampusUrban 74.7 hectares
ColorsSISU Blue
NicknameSISU, or ShàngWài
Websiteen.shisu.edu.cn
Shanghai International Studies University
Simplified Chinese上海外国语大学
Traditional Chinese上海外國語大學
Shanghai Russian School
Simplified Chinese上海俄文学校
Traditional Chinese上海俄文學校

SISU is known for being one of the earliest institutions where China’s higher education in foreign languages took shape. SISU was among the first batch of schools admitted to the Project 211. Like its rival Beijing Foreign Studies University, SISU is known for its strict admission selection. The Ministry of Education has designated SISU's English Literature a National Key Subject along with the English Literature of Peking University.

History

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the East China office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央华东局) and the government of the Shanghai Municipality decided to establish an institute for higher education in Russian studies to cultivate qualified diplomats and translators for international affairs. With the support of Mayor Chen Yi, the Shanghai Russian School (上海俄文学校) was officially established in December 1949. Jiang Chunfang, one of the most famous Russian translators in China and the first chief editor of the Encyclopedia of China, was appointed the school's first president.

In 1950, the department of English was established and the college was incorporated as the foreign language school affiliated to the East China People's Revolution University (华东人民革命大学). The department of oriental language and literature was founded in April, 1951 and languages as Burmese, Vietnamese, Indonesian had respectively been introduced to teaching.

Later in 1952, a nationwide restructuring of institutes of higher education began in China, and the department of oriental language and literature was incorporated into Peking University. The college was renamed as Shanghai Russian College that specialise in teaching Russian language. The university was used to be widely known as Shanghai Foreign Language Institute (上海外国语学院) since its expansion in 1956 and became a national key university approved by the State Council in 1963 with the department of Russian, English (re-established), French, German, Japanese, Arabic and Spanish.

Approved by the Ministry of Education in 1994, it was officially renamed as Shanghai International Studies University (上海外国语大学). In the same year, it was listed as one of the first colleges and universities jointly supervised by the national Ministry of Education and the Municipality of Shanghai. In 1996, SISU passed the evaluation process of Project 211 directed by the Ministry of Education, and became one of the nation's “100 key universities for the 21st Century.”[3]

Academics

Schools and Departments
  • School of English Studies
    • Department of English
    • Department of Translation and Interpreting
  • School of International Relations and Public Affairs
  • School of Japanese Studies
  • School of Asian and African Studies
  • School of European and Latin American Studies
  • Department of Russian and Eurasian Studies
    • Department of Russian
    • Department of Central and Eastern European languages
    • Department of Central Asian languages
  • Department of French and Francophone Studies
  • Department of Germanic Studies
  • School of Law
    • Department of Law
  • School of Economics and Finance
    • Department of International Economics and Trade
    • Department of Finance
    • Department of Accounting
  • School of Business and Management
    • Department of Business Administration
    • Department of Public Relations
    • Department of Information Management and Information System
    • MBA Center
  • School of Journalism and Communication
    • Department of International Journalism
    • Department of Radio and Television Journalism
    • Department of Advertising
    • Department of Educational Technology
    • Department of Internet and Online Journalism
  • School of Education
    • Department of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
    • Department of English Education
    • Department of Business English
  • School of Chinese Studies and Exchange
  • Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation (GIIT)
    • Department of Translation and Interpretation
    • Department of Translation Studies

Ranking

Shanghai International studies university is ranked the 76th in the QS BRICS 2016, the 142nd in the QS Asian University Rankings, and its linguistics is ranked 151-200 in the QS ranking by subject.[4]

Graduate Education

There are 33 Master's Programs:(30 research programs) Adult Education, Ancient Chinese Literature, Arabic Language and Literature, Asian-African Languages and Literatures, Chinese and Foreign Political Institution, Chinese Linguistics and Philology, Communication, Comparative Literature and World Literature, Corporate Management, Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, Diplomacy, Education in Ideology and Politics, Educational Technology, English Language and Literature, European Languages and Literatures, Finance, French Language and Literature, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, German Language and Literature, International Politics, International Relations, International Trade, Japanese Language and Literature, Journalism, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Russian Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Technology Economy and Management, Translation Studies; (3 taught programs) Translation and Interpreting (MTI), Business Administration (MBA), Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL).

There are 12 Doctoral Programs: English Language and Literature, Russian Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature, Arabic Language and Literature, Asian and African Languages and Literatures, Translation Studies, International Relations, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, International Politics, Diplomacy.

The Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation (GIIT) of SISU is awarded the highest ranking by AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters, as the only Asian university among the 15 top professional conference interpreting schools in the world.[5]

Global Presence

The University has entered into partnerships with 286 universities and institutions in 55 countries and regions.[6]

The Songjiang Campus of Shanghai International Studies University

Campus

SISU has two campuses, one in Hongkou District and one in Songjiang District.

Hongkou Campus

The Hongkou campus is located in the center of Shanghai, covering 16.9 hectares.

Songjiang Campus

The Songjiang campus is in Shanghai's Songjiang New District, covering an area of 53.3 hectares.

Notable people

Notable alumni
  • Wang Yeping - Former First Lady of China (wife of Jiang Zemin)
  • Li Linsi - Former diplomatic consultant to Chiang Kai-shek
  • Yang Chao - Former Chairman of China Life Insurance Company, Fortune Global 500 and China's biggest insurance corporation
  • Zhou Zhongshu - President of China Minmetals Corporation, ranked 192 among Fortune Global 500
  • Li Jinjun - Chinese Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, former Vice Minister of International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
  • Joan Chen - Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter, and film producer
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References
  1. enabout,000667.shtml "Mission and Vision" Check |archiveurl= value (help). Archived from enabout,000667.shtml the original Check |url= value (help) on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. "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)".
  3. (zh) "The History of SISU". Shanghai International Studies University. 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
  4. "Shanghai International Studies University". Top Universities. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  5. (en) "Shanghai interpretation school bounds into world top 15". People's Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2005.
  6. (en) "Global Partners". Shanghai International Studies University. Shanghai International Studies University. 2014. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12.

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