Aurora University (Shanghai)

Aurora University
	Université l'Aurore
	A Czechoslovakian map of Shanghai from 1930, with Aurora University located in the French quarter
Other name	Zhendan University (震旦大學)
Active	1903–1952
Founder	Fr.Joseph Ma Xiangbo S.J.
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Location	Shanghai, China
Language	Chinese

Aurora University (French: Université l'Aurore, Chinese: 震旦大學; pinyin: Zhèndàn Dàxué) was a Catholic university in Shanghai from 1903 to 1952.[1]

The university was founded on 27 February 1903 by Joseph Ma Xiangbo, S.J. and French Jesuits. In 1905 Ma resigned to establish Fudan University, and Aurora was thereafter run by French Jesuits until the Communist Revolution. From 1908 onwards it was located in Shanghai's French Concession.[2]

In 1952, Aurora University merged into East China Normal University and Fudan University, while the chemistry department was absorbed by the newly founded East China Institute of Chemical Technology and the medical school joined the Shanghai Second Medical College.[3]

Notable alumni

Yosef Tekoah, President of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

References

Jean-Paul Wiest, "Bringing Christ to the nations: shifting models of mission among Jesuits in China." Catholic Historical Review 83.4 (1997): 654-681.
Ruth Hayhoe, "Towards the Forging of a Chinese University Ethos: Zhendan and Fudan, 1903-1919," The Chinese Quarterly, 94 (June, 1983), 323-341.
Xian, Liu (2009). "Two universities in Shanghai". Christian Higher Education. 8 (5): 405–421. doi:10.1080/15363750903018280.

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[1] Jean-Paul Wiest, "Bringing Christ to the nations: shifting models of mission among Jesuits in China." Catholic Historical Review 83.4 (1997): 654-681.

[2] Ruth Hayhoe, "Towards the Forging of a Chinese University Ethos: Zhendan and Fudan, 1903-1919," The Chinese Quarterly, 94 (June, 1983), 323-341.

[3] Xian, Liu (2009). "Two universities in Shanghai". Christian Higher Education. 8 (5): 405–421. doi:10.1080/15363750903018280.

Universities and colleges in Shanghai
Education, Higher education, and Universities in China
National	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University PLA Naval Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University
Municipal	East China University of Political Science and Law Shanghai Conservatory of Music Shanghai Finance University Shanghai Institute of Visual Art Shanghai Institute of Technology Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance Shanghai Maritime University Shanghai Normal University Shanghai Ocean University Shanghai Polytechnic University ShanghaiTech University Shanghai Theatre Academy Shanghai University Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai University of Engineering Sciences Shanghai University of International Business and Economics Shanghai University of Political Science and Law Shanghai University of Sport University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai Open University
Private	China Europe International Business School Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg New York University Shanghai Sanda University Tianhua College, Shanghai Normal University Xianda College of Economics and Humanities, Shanghai International Studies University
Defunct or Merged	Aurora University Great China University Kwang Hua University St. John's University Shanghai Medical University Shanghai Second Medical University University of Shanghai Utopia University
See also: List of universities in China