Shanghai International Studies University
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU; Chinese: 上海外国语大学) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The university is part of the Double First Class University Plan and Project 211.
上海外国语大学 | |
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| Motto | 格高志远、学贯中外；诠释世界、成就未来[1] |
Motto in English | Integrity, Vision, Academic Excellence; Interpret the World, Translate the Future[1] |
| Type | Public (National) |
| Established | December, 1949 |
| President | Li Yansong (李岩松) |
Academic staff | 1,305 |
| Students | 12,395 (2021) |
| Undergraduates | 6,863 (2021) |
| Postgraduates | 4,568 (2021) |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban 74.7 hectares (Songjiang and Hongkou) |
| Colors | SISU Blue |
| Nickname | SISU, or ShàngWài |
| Affiliations | United Nations MoU Universities, CIUTI, AIIC |
| Website | global.shisu.edu.cn |
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| Simplified Chinese | 上海外国语大学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海外國語大學 | ||||||
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The university was established in December 1949.
History
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee East China Bureau (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 former Project 211 directed by the Ministry of Education, and then, SISU was included in the Double First Class University Plan designed by the Chinese central government.[2]
Academics
Schools and Departments[3][4]
| School | Program |
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| School of English Studies | English |
| Translation and Interpreting | |
| School of Asian and African Studies | Arabic |
| Korean | |
| Persian | |
| Vietnamese | |
| Indonesian | |
| Thai | |
| Hebrew | |
| Turkish | |
| Hindi | |
| Kiswahili | |
| School of European and Latin American Studies | Spanish |
| Portuguese | |
| Italian | |
| Greek | |
| Dutch | |
| School of Japanese Studies | Japanese |
| School of Russian and Eurasian Studies | Russian |
| Central and Eastern European languages (Ukrainian, Hungarian, Polish, Czech) | |
| Central Asian languages (Uzbek, Kazakh) | |
| School of French and Francophone Studies | French |
| School of Germanic Studies | German |
| Swedish | |
| School of Law | Law |
| School of Economics and Finance | International Economics and Trade |
| Finance | |
| Accounting | |
| School of Business and Management | Business Administration |
| Public Relations | |
| Information Management and Information System | |
| MBA Center | |
| School of Journalism and Communication | Journalism |
| Broadcast Journalism | |
| Advertising | |
| Educational Technology | |
| Online Journalism and New Media | |
| School of Education | Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages |
| English Education | |
| Business English | |
| School of Chinese Studies and Exchange | Chinese |
| Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation (GIIT) | Translation and Interpretation |
| Translation Studies |
Rankings
Shanghai International studies university was ranked #651-700 globally in 2016 by the QS world university rankings, the 76th in the QS BRICS 2016 and the 142nd in the QS Asian University Rankings.[5] As of 2023, its linguistics is ranked 101–150 in the QS ranking by subject.[6] As of 2021, Shanghai International Studies University ranked no. 3 nationwide among universities specialized in language teaching and research in the widely recognized Best Chinese Universities Ranking.[7]
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.[8]
Global Presence
The University has entered into partnerships with 286 universities and institutions in 55 countries and regions.[9]
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
- Chen Chen - television presenter and host
- Joan Chen - Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter, and film producer
- Li Jinjun - Chinese Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, former Vice Minister of International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party
- Li Linsi - Former diplomatic consultant to Chiang Kai-shek
- Pei Minxin, columnist, newspaper editor, and political scientist
- Wang Yeping - Former First Lady of China (wife of Jiang Zemin)
- Zhang Hanhui - Ambassador of China to Russia and formerly Kazakhstan
References
- "SISU: Mission and Vision". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- (zh) "The History of SISU". Shanghai International Studies University. 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
- "SISU | 上海外国语大学 | 院系设置". www.shisu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- "SISU | 上海外国语大学 | 专业列表". www.shisu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- "Shanghai International Studies University". Top Universities. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- "QS World University Rankings for Linguistics 2023". Top Universities. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- "ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- (en) "Shanghai interpretation school bounds into world top 15". People's Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2005.
- (en) "Global Partners". Shanghai International Studies University. 2014. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12.
Further reading
- The Compilation Committee (1989). A Concise History of Shanghai Foreign Language Institute:1949-1989. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press. ISBN 7-81009-403-3.
- The Compilation Committee (1996). A History of Shanghai International Studies University. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press. ISBN 7-81046-094-3.
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