ShanghaiTech University
Introduction to ShanghaiTech University
ShanghaiTech University (上海科技大学, website) is a full-time general college jointly organized and constructed by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and administered by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. It was formally established on September 30, 2013 with approval from the Ministry of Education. The school is committed to serving the national economic and social development strategy, training scientific and technological innovation and entrepreneurship talents, providing scientific and technological solutions and playing a think tank role, actively participating in higher education reform, participating in the construction of the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Center, and striving to build a small-scale, high-level, international Research-oriented, innovative university.
ShanghaiTech University is located in the central area of Shanghai-Pudong New Area-Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park. It is an important part of the Zhangjiang Comprehensive National Science Center under construction. , Shanghai National Microsatellite Engineering Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai Pharmaceutical Research and Development Platform, and other national-level large-scale scientific facilities and scientific research institutions are integrated into the industrial and investment circles of the Zhangjiang High-tech Zone. The new campus of the school covers an area of about 900 acres, with a total construction area of about 700,000 square meters. The campus construction fully reflects the planning and design concept of “student-oriented, integrated teaching and scientific research, and green environmental protection and intelligence.” use.
ShanghaiTech University mainly focuses on science and engineering. It has established the School of Material Science and Technology, the School of Life Science and Technology, the School of Information Science and Technology, the School of Entrepreneurship and Management, the School of Creativity and Art, and the Academy of Humanities. system. The school has established the Institute of Immunochemistry, the iHuman Institute, and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
ShanghaiTech University builds a team of 1,000 professors in accordance with a teacher-student ratio of 1: 10–1: 12, and plans to hire 500 permanent professors and 500 specially invited professors. Among them, the permanent professors are mainly from well-known scholars and outstanding young scholars at internationally renowned universities, and the Tenure System is implemented; the distinguished professors are mainly from the outstanding scientists of the Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Branch, and famous professors at home and abroad. As of the end of October 2019, the school has selected 493 professors (282 specially-appointed professors and 211 permanent professors in place), including 5 Nobel Prize winners, 32 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the United States. There are 11 academicians of the Academy of Sciences, 8 academicians of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 3 academicians of the Royal Society, and 99 “Jie Qing”.
ShanghaiTech University trains undergraduates, postgraduates, doctoral students, and professional degree graduates. The scale of students is planned to be 2,000 undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. As of September 2019, the school has a total of 3,747 students, including 1,550 undergraduates, 1,459 graduate students, and 738 doctoral students. In 2014, the school recruited the first 207 undergraduates for 9 provinces and cities nationwide. In 2015, 2016, and 2017, it enrolled 299, 353, and 355 undergraduates for 14 provinces and municipalities. In 2018, it recruited 422 undergraduates for 17 provinces and municipalities. . In 2013, the school recruited the first 296 graduate students of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2017, the school independently recruited 459 graduate students independently for the first time. In 2018, the school independently recruited 560 graduate students. In 2019, Shanghai University of Science and Technology recruited 398 undergraduates for 17 provinces (cities) across the country. In 2019, the school recruited 646 graduate students and 235 doctoral students.
ShanghaiTech University focuses on the mission of “serving the country’s economic and social development strategy”, and establishes a professional training mechanism—combined with the comprehensive quality training of the academy, a combination of learning-research, and a combination of learning-creation. , Yumin “social responsibility, with a solid scientific and technological background and a sense of innovation and entrepreneurship, an in-depth understanding of Chinese traditional culture and national conditions, and an international perspective, has grown into top talents engaged in scientific discovery, high-tech innovation and emerging industry entrepreneurship.
ShanghaiTech University’s professional curriculum system and standards are in line with world-class universities, and international classic textbooks are used; all undergraduates must have mathematics, science, chemistry, students, and information to lay a solid foundation for science and engineering; strengthen the education of Chinese civilization, world civilization, science and technology civilization, and focus Innovation and entrepreneurship education. The school is equipped with a mentor for each undergraduate student, providing guidance for students in various aspects such as learning and living, innovative practice, and career planning. The school attaches importance to integrating innovative practice into the whole process of cultivation: In 2019, all 2018 undergraduates will go to 16 practice bases in 11 provinces across the country to carry out summer social practice activities, and all 2017 undergraduates and some graduate students will go to 70 companies and parks to carry out summer industry Practical activities. Nearly 30% of sophomore and junior undergraduate students participate in scientific research practice activities in the college / research laboratory. The school is committed to building an international learning environment and providing ample overseas study and exchange opportunities for outstanding students: In 2019, a total of 47 undergraduates will study at universities such as Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, Yale, Cornell, Michigan, etc. ” 3 + 1 “summer exchange program; 12 students went to Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley, Oxford, Leiden and other universities to participate in summer exchange programs; 73 students participated in summer courses such as Berkeley, Padua, and Yale, California.
In June 2018, our school welcomed its first undergraduate graduates. Of the 184 undergraduate graduates, about 37% chose to study abroad (foreign) for graduate studies. Each of the graduates who have received an offer of admission to study abroad has received offers from more than two world-renowned universities, including Harvard University, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, Lai University of Washington, University of Washington, St. Louis, University of Southern California, Emory University, Carnegie Mellon University, New York University and other internationally renowned universities. Of the graduates studying abroad, 5 entered the global TOP10 colleges and universities; 15 entered the global TOP20 colleges and universities; 51 entered the global TOP100 colleges and universities, accounting for 28% of the total number of graduates. About 36% of graduates choose to pursue graduate studies in domestic universities such as Shanghai University of Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, etc .; about 27% of graduates choose direct employment. Work units include General Electric, Novartis, AMD, Hehui Optoelectronics, Shanghai Securities, Bank of Shanghai, Henkel and other well-known domestic and foreign enterprises. As of August 31, 2019, of the 270 undergraduate graduates of the Shanghai University of Science and Technology in 2019, 38% went to nine overseas countries and regions for further studies, of which 71% went to the top 50 universities in the world to continue their studies; 37% of them graduated from undergraduates Students choose to pursue graduate studies in domestic universities; 21% of undergraduate graduates choose employment; 1 person starts a business. It is worth mentioning that the scientific research strength of undergraduates cannot be underestimated. From 2018 to October 2019, undergraduates have published 33 journal / conference papers as first authors, including 3 papers with an impact factor of 10 or more.
ShanghaiTech University’s graduate training focuses on academic doctoral degrees, while taking into account some applied master degrees. From 2013 to 2016, the school and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly recruited 1,550 postgraduate and graduate students. The school has been approved by the Ministry of Education, and combined with the construction of the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Center and Shanghai’s comprehensive education reform, it has independently recruited and trained master and doctoral students in 7 first-level disciplines since 2017. A total of 150 Lianpei masters and 41 Lianpei doctoral students graduated successfully in 2018. As of December 2018, the overall employment promotion rate for master graduates was 99%, of which 91% were students from Baidu, Huawei, United Film, State Grid, Hehui Optoelectronics, AMD, Johnson & Johnson, 3M, WuXi AppTec Well-known companies at home and abroad are employed. 8% of the students go to the University of California, Berkeley and other well-known overseas universities to study Ph.D. The overall employment rate of doctoral graduates is 100%, and 24% of graduates work as post-doctoral fellows in well-known universities at home and abroad, such as Yale University, University of Michigan, University of Southern California, Tsinghua University, and their employment classmates in well-known domestic and foreign companies such as WuXi AppTec, Huawei Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and other scientific research institutions. Of the 140 graduates of the 2019 class, 88% chose employment, 6% chose to study for a PhD overseas, 3% chose to study for a PhD in China, and 1 started a business. 100% of the 69 PhD graduates in 2019 are employed, of which 26% and 9% choose overseas and domestic postdoctoral jobs respectively.
ShanghaiTech University aims at the frontiers of material science and technology, life science and technology, and information science and technology. At the same time, it conducts individual scientific research and team scientific research around major goals. A complete innovation value chain for industrial development, in response to a series of severe challenges that the country faces in the process of transformation and development, explore solutions based on scientific and technological innovation. At present, the School of Substances, Information, Life, Invasive Management, and the Institute of Immunochemistry and iHuman Institute have formulated a discipline / platform construction plan. Permanent professors and scientific researchers are in place. As of September 2019, the school has established 249 studies Group, scientific research work is fully carried out. As of September 2019, the school’s scientific researchers have participated in the publication of 3,952 scientific papers, of which 3,658 papers were included in SCI, SSCI, and EI, and 2,397 papers were published by the first author or corresponding author. High-level scientific research results emerge. The school fully promotes the integration of technology and education, participates in national scientific research projects led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and establishes joint research laboratories with relevant institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to conduct comprehensive scientific research cooperation. Watts = 1 trillion gigawatts) of laser pulse output, reaching internationally advanced levels. The school actively promoted the integration of science, education and industry, and carried out cooperation with a number of domestic and foreign high-tech enterprises in the production, teaching and research, and made a series of progress in the transfer and transformation of technological achievements.
On April 15, 2016, the State Council issued the “Shanghai System to Promote Comprehensive Innovation and Reform Experiments and Accelerate the Construction of a Scientific and Technological Innovation Center with Global Impact”, clearly stating that the Shanghai University of Science and Technology has undertaken important tasks in the construction of the Shanghai Zhangjiang Comprehensive National Science Center. At present, the school is cooperating with the Scientific Research Institute of the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other units, responsible for or participating in the construction of soft X-ray free electron laser user devices, live cell structure and functional imaging, line station projects, ultra-strong and ultra-short laser experimental devices, Shanghai Light Source Phase line station project (nano-spin and magnetic line station, high-performance membrane protein crystallography line station), lead the planning and construction of hard X-ray free electron laser device, undertake “multi-space multi-time scale biological imaging platform”, ” “Machine learning and virtual reality platforms” and other key construction work of science and technology centers, and strive to make important contributions to the construction of Shanghai science and technology center.
ShanghaiTech University actively participates in the globalization of education, conducts all-round practical cooperation with a number of world-class universities in student training, teacher training, curriculum sharing, academic exchanges, and cooperative research, and actively expands exchanges and cooperation with domestic first-rate universities. At present, the school has been established with well-known European and American universities such as MIT, UC Berkeley, Yale University, Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Padova, Oxford University, Drexel University, etc. With a good cooperative relationship, project cooperation has been carried out in scientific research cooperation, student exchanges, teacher exchanges, curriculum development, etc., and the number of cooperative colleges has continued to increase.
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