Shanghai International Studies University

2 Academics

The Shanghai International Studies University

(SISU) (Chinese: ) is an institution of
higher learning in China.

2.1 Schools and Departments

2.2 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 & 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 & 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).

History

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in

1949, the East China oce of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of China () and
the government of the Shanghai Municipality decided to
establish an institute for higher education in Russian studies to cultivate qualied diplomats and translators for international aairs. With the support of Mayor Chen Yi,
the Shanghai Russian School () was ofcially established in December 1949. Jiang Chunfang,
one of the most famous Russian translators in China and
the rst chief editor of the Encyclopedia of China, was
appointed the school's rst president.

In 1950, the department of English was established and

the college was incorporated as the foreign language
school aliated to the East China People's Revolution
University (). The department of
oriental language and literature was founded in April,
1951 and languages as Burmese, Vietnamese, Indonesian
There are 12 Doctoral Programs: English Language
had respectively been introduced to teaching.
and Literature, Russian Language and Literature, French
Later in 1952, a nationwide restructuring of institutes Language and Literature, German Language and Literof higher education began in China, and the department ature, Japanese Language and Literature, Arabic Lanof oriental language and literature was incorporated into guage and Literature, Asian and African Languages and
Peking University. The college was renamed as Shang- Literatures, Translation Studies, International Relations,
hai Russian College that specialise in teaching Russian Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Internalanguage. The university was used to be widely known as tional Politics, Diplomacy.
Shanghai Foreign Language Institute (
) since its expansion in 1956 and became a national The Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation
key university approved by the State Council in 1963 (GIIT) of SISU is awarded the highest ranking by AIIC,
with the department of Russian, English (re-established), the International Association of Conference Interpreters,
as the only Asian university among the 15 top professional
French, German, Japanese, Arabic and Spanish.
conference interpreting schools in the world.* [3]
Approved by the Ministry of Education in 1994, it was
ocially renamed as Shanghai International Studies
University (). In the same year, it was
listed as one of the rst colleges and universities jointly
3 Global Presence
supervised by the national Ministry of Education and the
Municipality of Shanghai. In 1996, SISU passed the evaluation process of Project 211 directed by the Ministry of The University has entered into partnerships with 286
Education, and became one of the nation's100 key uni- universities and institutions in 55 countries and reversities for the 21st Century.* [2]
gions.* [4]
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EXTERNAL LINKS

5 References
[1] Mission and Vision. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

The Songjiang Campus of Shanghai International Studies University

3.1

Campus

SISU has two campuses, one in Hongkou District and one

in Songjiang District.

[2] (zh) The History of SISU. Shanghai International

Studies University. 2006.
[3] (en) Shanghai interpretation school bounds into world
top 15. People's Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2005.
[4] (en) Global Partners. Shanghai International Studies University. Shanghai International Studies University.
2014.

6 Further reading
3.1.1

Hongkou Campus

The Hongkou campus is located in the center of Shanghai, covering 16.9 hectares.

3.1.2

Songjiang Campus

The Songjiang campus is in Shanghai's Songjiang New

District, covering an area of 53.3 hectares.

Notable people

4.1

Notable alumni

Zhou Shuchun - Vice President of Xinhua News

Agency
Wang Yeping - Former First Lady of China (wife of
Jiang Zemin)

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.

7 External links
Shanghai International Studies University
Shanghai International Studies University (English
Homepage)
The Map of Shanghai International Studies University
Shanghai International Studies University School of
Chinese Studies and Exchange

Yang Chao - Former Chairman of China Life Insurance Company, Fortune Global 500 and China's Coordinates: 311638N 1212858E / 31.277157N
121.482911E
biggest insurance corporation
Zhou Zhongshu - President of China Minmetals
Corporation, ranked 192 among Fortune Global 500
He Chongyuan - Vice President of People's Daily
Li Jinjun - Chinese Ambassador to the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, former Vice Minister of
International Department of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of China
Wang Guoqing - Former Vice Minister of State
Council Information Oce
Joan Chen - actress and director
Rebecca Wei - General Manager, Asia, Christie's

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