Tongji University Explained

Tongji University
Native Name Lang:zh-CN-hans
Motto:Chinese: 同舟共济[1]
Motto Lang:zh-hans
Established:October 1,
Faculty:2,815
Students:37,492
Undergrad:18,956
Postgrad:17,871
Campus:Siping Road Campus (1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200092)
Jiading Campus (4800 Caoan Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, 201804)
Country:China
Module:
Child:yes
S:同济大学
T:同濟大學
P:Tóngjì Dàxué
Order:st

Tongji University is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.

Established in 1907 by German physicians in Shanghai, the university now has a faculty of more than 2,815 scholars, including 27 members from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[2] Currently, Tongji University owns 29 colleges, 11 affiliated hospitals, and 7 affiliated primary and secondary schools.[3]

History

The history of Tongji University can be traced back to 1907 when the German Medical School for the Chinese (German: Deutsche Medizinschule für Chinesen in Shanghai) in Shanghai was founded by the German government together with the German physicians Erich Paulun, Oscar von Schab and Paul Krieg. The school was affiliated with the Tongji-Hospital the German physicians had established in Shanghai on the initiative of Paulun.[4] The name Tongji, which is a phonetic approximation in Shanghainese of German deutsche ("German"), suggests cooperating by riding the same boat. The school was expanded to include engineering in its programs and got its new name as German Medical and Engineering School for the Chinese in Shanghai in 1912. It was formally established as a Chinese university under the name of Tongji University in 1923/1924 and was renamed as National Tongji University in 1927. During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), the university campus was moved from Shanghai first to Zhejiang Province, then to Jiangxi Province and Yunnan Province and later to Sichuan Province. It was eventually moved back to Shanghai in 1946.

Tongji became one of the first universities authorized by the State Council to establish a graduate school. It became a member of the Project 211, which provided universities with substantial government fund. In 1995, the university became one to be jointly supported by the State Education Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Government. In 1996 the university merged with Shanghai Institute of Urban Construction and Shanghai Institute of Building Materials. The merger was acknowledged by the State Council as "Tongji Model" in the system renovation of higher institutions in China. In April 2000, the expanded Tongji merged again with Shanghai Railway University. The university is now a comprehensive university which offers a wide range of programs in science, engineering, medicine, arts, law, economics and management.[5]

Timeline

Present

The university now registers over 50,000 students at all levels from certificate and diploma courses to Bachelor's Degrees, Master's, Ph.D. programs and post doctoral attachments. There are over 4,200 academic staff for teaching and/or research, among whom there are 6 Members of Chinese Academy of Science, 7 Members of Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 530 professors and 1,300 associate professors. The university offers diverse courses in its 81 Bachelor's degrees, 151 Masters, 58 PhD programs and 13 post doctoral mobile stations. Tongji University is particularly famous for its Civil Engineering and Architecture programs. Its Civil Engineering, Architecture programs and Transportation Engineering are ranked Top 1 in P.R. China and its architecture program is by far the most difficult to gain entry into. As one of the state leading centers for scientific research, the university has 5 state key laboratories and engineering research centers.

The university is active in promoting cooperation and exchanges with other countries. It has established links with Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Spain,[8] Switzerland, UK and USA in the fields of education, science, technology and economics. A number of international joint programs have been established between the university and its counterparts in other countries in recent years. In 2006, the university enrolled 1,829 international students.[9]

Anniversary Day

On June 3, 1907, German Medical School was opened in Shanghai. On October 1 of the same year, a ceremony was held. The Anniversary Day was initially set to May 18, on which day in 1924 the Wusong campus was opened. In 1925 and 1926, ceremonies were held on May 18. On the staff meeting on January 19, 1931, the Anniversary Day of National Tongji University was decided to be postponed to May 20, two days after the national mourn with half-mast over the death of Mr. Chen Yingshi (Chen Qimei), a politician.[10] Tongji celebrates the Anniversary Day on May 20 since then.

Coincidentally, on May 20 of 1924, Tongji Medical School was approved to be a "university" by the Department of Education of China. At that moment, both the medical school and the engineering school were approved.

Campus

Tongji University is titled the State-level Garden Unit for Excellent Afforestation. lts five campuses are located in the municipal city of Shanghai, covering an area of 2,460,000 m2. The Siping Campus is situated on Siping Road; the West Campus on Zhennan Road; the North Campus on Gonghexing Road; the East Campus on Wudong Road and the Jiading Campus is located in Shanghai International Automobile City in Anting, Jiading District. In the year 2009, the East Campus was sold to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.[11]

Academics

Colleges, schools and departments

Institutes and research centers

State key laboratories

National Research Center

Key provincial-level and ministerial-level laboratories

Key provincial-level and ministerial-level research centers

State key disciplines

Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

Partnerships

Tongji has a strategic partnership with Technische Universität Darmstadt, Technische Universität Graz and Ecole des Ponts ParisTech.[16] [17] [18]

Rankings and reputation

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As of 2024, Tongji features in the top 200th global universities as ranked by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking.[19] [20] [21] [22]

Tongji ranked 212nd in the world according to the 2023 QS World University Rankings.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 placed Tongji 185th worldwide and 12th in China.

Tongji graduates are highly desired in China and worldwide. In 2017, its Graduate Employability rankings placed at #101 in the world in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings.[23] Tongji University is regarded as one of the most reputable Chinese universities by the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings where it ranked # 151 globally.[24]

Subject Rankings

College of Civil Engineering

The College of Civil Engineering is considered the best in the world according to several widely cited international rankings, including Shanghai Ranking, U.S. News Rankings, URAP ranking and NTU Ranking.[25] [26] [27] [28]

Engineering

The U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking ranks Tongji University at 15th in engineering among Best Global Universities.[29]

Architecture

Tongji's College of Architecture and Urban Planning is home to one of the best architecture programs in the world. As of 2022, Tongji University was ranked the best university in the world in "architecture" by the University Ranking by Academic Performance[30] and ranked as the number 12 architecture school worldwide in the QS World University Rankings[31] and the top overall architecture program in China according to China's University and College Admission System (CACUS).[32]

Arts and Design

The School of Design and Innovation was ranked 10th among art and design schools worldwide in 2023, and the top in Asia, according to QS.[33]

Presidents

Notable alumni

Some noted alumni of Tongji University are:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://news.tongji.edu.cn/themes/1/userfiles/download/2014/6/5/qpfbdt1l6bezkvj.pdf . zh:同济大学章程 (Chinese) . Tongji University . December 22, 2014 . December 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222081631/http://news.tongji.edu.cn/themes/1/userfiles/download/2014/6/5/qpfbdt1l6bezkvj.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: 统计概览-同济大学. www.tongji.edu.cn. 2023-02-28.
  3. Web site: 附属单位及直管企业-同济大学 . 2023-02-28.
  4. See Roswitha Reinbothe (ed.), Tongji-Universität in Shanghai. Dokumente zur Gründungsgeschichte, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 2009.
  5. http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/abouttongji/history.asp tongji history
  6. Web site: 同济大学医学院-历史沿革 . 2014-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112025302/http://med.tongji.edu.cn/article.asp?article_id=6392&category_id=2149&root_id=41 . 2014-11-12 . dead . zh.
  7. http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/abouttongji/Chronology.asp Chronology of Tongji University
  8. Web site: Search - Guni Network. www.guninetwork.org.
  9. http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/abouttongji/Today.asp Today
  10. Minutes of staff meetings of National Tongji University, Tongji Archives.
  11. http://sj.shufe.edu.cn/structure/xwzz/cdkx_con_22279_1.htm 上海财经大学武东路100号揭牌仪式隆重举行
  12. http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Research/index.asp Research
  13. http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Academics/Key%20Disciplines.asp Key Disciplines
  14. Web site: 中国科学院院士-同济大学 . zh . 2023-02-28.
  15. Web site: 中国工程院院士-同济大学 . zh . 2023-02-28.
  16. Web site: Strategic Partnerships. Darmstadt. Technische Universität. Technische Universität Darmstadt. en. 2019-07-27.
  17. Web site: Overview: Strategic Partnerships - TU Graz. www.tugraz.at. 2019-07-27.
  18. Web site: Renewal of the cooperation with Tongji University enpc.fr . 2022-06-13 . ecoledesponts.fr. April 11, 2022 .
  19. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/tongji-university-501326 Tongji University
  20. Web site: ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities . 2022-10-13 . www.shanghairanking.com.
  21. Web site: Tongji University . 2022-10-13 . Top Universities.
  22. Web site: 2022-06-24 . Tongji University . 2023-09-27 . Times Higher Education (THE).
  23. Web site: Graduate Employability Rankings 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014135623/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2017 . 14 October 2017 . Top Universities . en.
  24. Web site: 2021-10-25 . World Reputation Rankings . 2021-10-29 . Times Higher Education (THE) . en.
  25. Web site: ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects . 2021-08-26 . www.shanghairanking.com.
  26. Web site: Top Civil Engineering Schools in the World - US News Education . 8 November 2020.
  27. Web site: Subject Ranking . 2021-08-26 . nturanking.csti.tw.
  28. Web site: URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance 2020-2021 Subject Rankings . 2021-08-26 . www.urapcenter.org.
  29. Web site: 2021-10-26 . US News: Best Global Universities for Engineering 2022 . 2021-10-26 . U.S. News & World Report.
  30. Web site: URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance . 2023-07-20 . urapcenter.org.
  31. Web site: QS World University Rankings for Architecture & Built Environment 2022 . 2023-07-20 . Top Universities . en.
  32. Web site: Top Architecture Universities | Top Architecture Universities in China .
  33. Web site: QS World University Rankings for Art & Design 2023 . 2023-07-20 . Top Universities . en.
  34. http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/abouttongji/FormerPresidents.asp Former Presidents
  35. Web site: 郑庆华同志任同济大学校长 - 中华人民共和国教育部 . 2023-02-24 . 中华人民共和国教育部 . zh.
  36. http://www.tongji.edu.cn/tongjigailan/jiechuxiaoyou.asp Alumni