:Shanghai International Studies University

{{Infobox university

| name = Shanghai International Studies University

| native_name = 上海外国语大学

| nickname = SISU, or ShàngWài

| other_name = SHISU

| former_names = {{ubl|Shanghai Russian School/College (1949-1956)|Shanghai Foreign Language Institute (1956-1994)}}

| image_name = The Logo of Shanghai International Studies University.png

| image_upright = .7

| established = December, {{start date and age|df=y|1949}}

| type = Public (National)

| motto = 格高志远、学贯中外；诠释世界、成就未来{{Cite web |url = http://en.shisu.edu.cn/about/mission-and-vision/ |title = SISU: Mission and Vision |access-date = 28 May 2022 }}

| mottoeng = Integrity, Vision, Academic Excellence; Interpret the World, Translate the Future

| colors = SISU Blue

| president = Li Yansong (李岩松)

| students = 12,395 (2021)

| undergrad = 6,863 (2021)

| postgrad = 4,568 (2021)

| faculty = 1,305

| city = Shanghai

| country = China

| campus = Urban 74.7 hectares (Songjiang and Hongkou)

| website = [http://global.shisu.edu.cn/ global.shisu.edu.cn]

| affiliations = United Nations MoU Universities, CIUTI, AIIC

| logo = 240px

}}

{{Chinese

| order = st

| s = 上海外国语大学

| t = 上海外國語大學

| p = Shànghǎi Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué

}}

Shanghai International Studies University (SHISU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.

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 ({{lang|zh|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 ({{lang|zh|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 ({{lang|zh|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 ({{lang|zh|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.

In 1964, Vicki Garvin became the first African American college instructor to teach in China when she began work at SFLI.{{Cite book |last=Li |first=Hongshan |title=Fighting on the Cultural Front: U.S.-China Relations in the Cold War |date=2024 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=9780231207058 |location=New York, NY |pages=234 |jstor=10.7312/li--20704}}

Approved by the Ministry of Education in 1994, it was officially renamed as Shanghai International Studies University ({{lang|zh|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.(zh) {{cite web | title = The History of SISU | publisher = Shanghai International Studies University | year = 2006 | url = http://www.shisu.edu.cn/brief/history.htm | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203103/http://www.shisu.edu.cn/brief/history.htm | archive-date = 2013-10-29 }}

Academics

=Schools and Departments<ref>{{Cite web|title=SISU {{!}} 上海外国语大学 {{!}} 院系设置|url=http://www.shisu.edu.cn/academics/schools-and-departments|access-date=2021-09-02|website=www.shisu.edu.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SISU {{!}} 上海外国语大学 {{!}} 专业列表|url=http://www.shisu.edu.cn/academics/degree-programs|access-date=2021-09-02|website=www.shisu.edu.cn}}</ref>=

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!School

!Program

rowspan="2" |School of English Studies

|English

Translation and Interpreting

rowspan="10" |School of Asian and African Studies

rowspan="5" |School of European and Latin American Studies

School of Japanese Studies

|Japanese

rowspan="3" |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

rowspan="2" |School of Germanic Studies

|German

Swedish

School of Law

|Law

rowspan="3" |School of Economics and Finance

|International Economics and Trade

Finance

Accounting

rowspan="4" |School of Business and Management

|Business Administration

Public Relations

Information Management and Information System

MBA Center

rowspan="5" |School of Journalism and Communication

|Journalism

Broadcast Journalism

Advertising

Educational Technology

Online Journalism and New Media

rowspan="3" |School of Education

|Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages

English Education

Business English

School of Chinese Studies and Exchange

|Chinese

rowspan="2" |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.{{Cite news |date=2015-07-16 |title=Shanghai International Studies University |newspaper=Top Universities |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/shanghai-international-studies-university#324793 |access-date=2016-11-21}} As of 2023, its linguistics is ranked 101–150 in the QS ranking by subject.{{Cite web |title=QS World University Rankings for Linguistics 2023 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2023/linguistics?&countries=cn&cities=Shanghai |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Top Universities |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/202123 |access-date=2022-01-07 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}

= 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.(en) {{cite web| title = Shanghai interpretation school bounds into world top 15 | work = People's Daily | publisher = Xinhua News Agency | year = 2005 | url = http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/09/eng20051209_226770.html }}

Global Presence

The University has entered into partnerships with 286 universities and institutions in 55 countries and regions.(en) {{cite web | title = Global Partners | work = Shanghai International Studies University | year = 2014 | url = http://en.shisu.edu.cn/eninternational/2011/2011,eninternational,000682.shtml | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130512162220/http://en.shisu.edu.cn/eninternational/2011/2011,eninternational,000682.shtml | archive-date = 2013-05-12 }}

File:SISU Songjiang Panorama.jpg

=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=

Wei Zhe - Former CEO of Alibaba
Wang Yeping - Former First Lady of China (wife of Jiang Zemin)
Zhang Jianmin - Consul General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco
Zhou Shuchun - Editor-in-chief of China Daily
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
Zhang Hanhui - Ambassador of China to Russia and formerly Kazakhstan
Joan Chen - Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter, and film producer

References

External links

[http://www.shisu.edu.cn Shanghai International Studies University]
[http://en.shisu.edu.cn Shanghai International Studies University (English Homepage)]
[http://www.scse.shisu.edu.cn Shanghai International Studies University School of Chinese Studies and Exchange]
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