Top 5 Best Universities in Shanghai

Top 5 Best Universities in Shanghai

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Shanghai is home to some of the world’s top-level universities that offer various undergraduate and post-graduate programs.

This city in China is a popular destination for international students.

There are many interesting activities that students can engage in like learning the Chinese language and discovering the local rich culture, interacting with fellow students both local and international.

The city and the country are home to some of the most diverse and stunning landscapes on the planet; from the Rainbow Mountains in Zhangye, to the fishing villages.

The cost of living n this city is affordable. There are neighborhoods that one can choose depending on their budget.

Let’s look at the top 5 best universities in Shanghai.

1. Fudan University

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Fudan University in Shanghai, China, was founded in 1905. It was initially known as the Fudan Public School and was granted the status of a private university in 1917.

Getting admission to this university is quite competitive, less than 2% of students that take the National College Entrance Examination are accepted.

Fudan University has four campuses in downtown Shanghai: Handan, Fenglin, Zhangjiang, and Jiangwan.

Its teaching method is borrowed from a liberal arts approach and many programs in the university are taught in English.

The university encourages its students to participate in exchange programs with its international partners. 40% of undergraduate students participate in the exchange programs.

It has partnered with more than 200 universities abroad like Columbia University, University of Toronto, University of Sydney, KU Leuven, University of Manchester, and Sciences Po.

International students at the university make up 30% of the student population, there are at least 30,000 students enrolled at the university.

Undergraduate programs offered at Fudan range from arts, humanities, and sciences; there are more than 70 programs all with an international outlook.

The combination of ideology and culture in its teaching methods, Fudan has been able to mold its students’ character and deep appreciation of different cultures.

Fudan emphasizes practical training to allow the students to create and own their projects in various fields.

Student activities are also active with more than 300 clubs and organizations that involve the students.

Numerous club activities take place in the university every month something that the students refer to as the hundred club battle.

2. Shanghai University (SHU)

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Shanghai University is a public university located in the heart of Shanghai city. Shanghai University is one of China’s leading research universities.

It was established in 1922 was chosen as one of the Project 211, a partnership between universities and the government.

The initiative funded 100 higher learning institutions to be world-class universities in the 21st century.

The main campus is on a 555-acre land in Baoshan located in the north of Shanghai; two other campuses are in Jiading and Jing’an.

It has a good reputation for being among the universities with rich heritage and pioneers of innovations in a city.

It has achieved continuous progress and advancement in innovation by its students with its far-sighted objectives that nurture talent as an all-around development, global perspective, and create awareness.

The exchange program at SHU is dynamic and it has collaborated with several international universities.

More than 3,000 international students are pursuing their studies at SHU.

This university hopes to provide an eco-friendly environment for its students and faculty through the construction of a green and safe campus.

It also hopes to create a globalized campus that meets the needs of all students for their cultivation in science, culture, sports, and arts.

The university library has over four million volumes of reading and research materials.

The main campus library in Baoshan is an eight-story building with more than 1,800 seats.

SHU has been ranking among the top universities and has ranked highly in the list of research funding giving it international recognition.

3. Tongji University

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Tongji University was established back to 1907, after Erich Paulun, a German doctor, founded the German Medical School in Shanghai with funding from the German government.

A year later, it was named Tongji German Medical School then became a fully recognized university in 1923.

This national university was among the first to receive funding from the government. It specialized in offering engineering programs in the 50s.

The university moved to Shanghai in 1946 after the second Sino-Japanese war that happened between 1937 and 1945.

Today Tongji University offers 10 programs that are research-based and has highly skilled lecturers; more than 800 professors and at least 1,000 associate professors.

There are more than 19,000 fulltime students registered in the undergraduate programs, 14,000 in graduate programs, and at least 4000 in doctorate programs. There are more than 2,000 international students enrolled at Tongji.

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a major research university in Shanghai.

It was founded in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict issued by the Guangxu Emperor. It is always referred to as “The MIT of the East” since the 1930s.

This university is one of the higher learning institutions that have a long-standing history and a renowned reputation in China and across the globe.

The university receives funding from the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the People’s Republic of China and co-constructed by MOE and Shanghai Municipal Government.

Throughout the years and its continuous efforts the university has become a comprehensive, research-oriented, and an international top university in China.

There are 67 undergraduate programs offered at the university.

The programs focus on nine key areas; economics, law, literature, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management, and arts.

SJTU is one of the universities in Shanghai that produces the best graduates in Medicine, Computer Science, Pharmacology and Toxicology and technology and innovation.

SJTU is leading the country in the number of research papers and international conference papers rank the first in China.

This background has made the university a comprehensive research-oriented institution.

5. East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST)

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East China University of Science and Technology is a research university located in Shanghai, China.

The main campus is at Meilong Road in Xuhui District, in the southwest of downtown Shanghai.

The other campuses and a science park are in Xuhui, Fengxian, and Jinshan districts of Shanghai.

It was originally established focusing on chemical technology. It has evolved into an all-inclusive university that covers all academic disciplines and offers a large variety of majors.

ECUST began in 1952 and was funded by the ministry of education as a research university.

This university has a highly qualified teaching faculty. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First-Class Discipline University, with Double First-Class status in certain disciplines.

These double class initiatives were by the government of the People’s Republic of China, to satisfactorily convert a group of elite Chinese universities and individual university departments into world-class universities and disciplines by the end of 2050.