Tongji University () is a comprehensive public

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located in

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. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in

, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most prestigious

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under the

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and

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. It is a Chinese state Class A Double First Class University. Tongji University is renowned for its engineering, architecture and business programs. The university possesses a faculty of more than 2,803 scholars, including 27 members from the

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and the

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. Currently, Tongji University owns 29 colleges, 8 affiliated hospitals, and 6 affiliated primary and secondary schools. Tongji University consistently features in the top 300th global universities. The U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking ranks Tongji University at 15th worldwide in

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

. The College of

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is considered the best in the world according to several widely cited

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, including

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, U.S. News Rankings, URAP ranking and

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. Tongji's architecture program is also considered to be among the best in the world, ranking 13th globally in the 2021

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and the top overall architecture program in China according to China's University and College Admission System (CACUS). The School of Design and Innovation was ranked 12th among art and design schools worldwide in 2022, and the top in Asia, according to the QS. The School of Economics and Management (Tongji SEM) is one of 74 business schools in the world being triple accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (

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), the

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(

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) and the

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(

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). Tongji University is a member of the

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and Asian-European Laotse Universities Network. According to the 2022 QS World University Rankings, Tongji University ranked 8th nationally.

History

The history of Tongji University can be traced back to 1907 when the German Medical School for the Chinese 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. The name Tongji, which is a phonetic approximation in

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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

first to

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Province, then to

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Province and

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Province and later to

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Province. It was eventually moved back to

in 1946. It then grew to be a comprehensive university which offered programs in science, engineering, medicine, arts, and law. Following a nationwide campaign of reorganizing schools and departments between universities in 1952, Tongji University became a university knowns for its civil engineering and architecture programs. Tongji is also the first university that introduced Urban Planning into China. In 1952, the first twelve full professors of Tongji are:

Li Guohao Li Guohao (; born 13 Apr 1913 in Mei County, Guangdong; died 23 Feb 2005 in Shanghai) was a Chinese structural engineer and bridge engineering expert, known as '' Suspension Bridge Li''. His method of calculation, with a high degree of precisio ...

, 周念先 (Zhou Nianxian), 钱仲毅 (Qian Zhongyi), 陈超 (Chen Chao), 周方白 (周圭), 李寿康, et al. As a university which had established a reputation for its research, Tongji became one of the first batch of universities which were authorized by the China State Council to establish its Graduate School. As one of the leading universities, it was successful in its application for the 211 Program 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. Now Tongji University has become a comprehensive university which offers a wide range of programs in science, engineering, medicine, arts, law, economics and management.

Timeline

*November 2010 - Signed a cooperation agreement with

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making IST the Portuguese Campus of Tongji University *July 2005 - Signed a cooperation agreement with

Politecnico di Milano The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design. Founded in 18 ...

and

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concerning the development of Sino-Italian University Campus in Shanghai and establishment of a Sino-Italian House, one year later a dual bachelor's degree project in engineering, calle
PoliTong
was launched *2002 - Listed in

*April 2000 - Merged with Shanghai Railway University (a merge between Shanghai Railway College and Shanghai Railway Medical College in May 1995) *August 1996 - Merged with Shanghai Institute of Urban Construction and Shanghai Institute of Building Materials *November 1995 - Listed in

Project 211 Project 211 () was an abolished project of developing comprehensive universities and colleges initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education of China, with the intent of raising the research standards of comprehensive universities and cultiva ...

*October 1995 - Declared to be jointly built by the former State Education Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Government *December 1978 - Upon consent by the State Council, resumed connection with Germany and became the window of the cultural, technology and science exchanges between China and Germany *February 1972 - Tongji University merged with the Marine Geology Department of

East China Normal University East China Normal University (ECNU) is a comprehensive public research university in Shanghai, China. It was formed in 1951 by the merger of the Great China University (est. 1924) and Kwang Hua University (est. 1925) and originated from the St. ...

*1952 - The Departments of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in College of Science merged into

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, the Departments of Machinery, Electrical Engineering and Ship Manufacture merged into

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. In the meanwhile, Tongji University merged the Civil Engineering Department and School of Architecture from

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and several other universities. *1951 - The Department of Biology in College of Science merged into

, the Medical School and the Department of Survey in College of Engineering moved to Wuhan,

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Province *September 1949 - College of Literature and Arts, College of Law merged into

*June 1949 - Tongji University was taken over by Shanghai Military Control Commission *August 1946 - College of Science expanded as College of Literature and Science moved back to Shanghai *April 1946 - Moved back to

*1945 - Established the College of Law *October 1940 - Moved Lizhuang in Yibin,

Province *Winter 1938 - Moved to

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Province *September 1937 - Moved to the south of China due to the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...

*August 1927 - Renamed as National Tongji University *May 20, 1924 - Approved by the government to be one of the first national universities in China. *March 1922 - Renamed as Tongji Medical and Engineering University *October 1907 - Established as Tongji German Medical School

Present

The university now registers over 50,000 students at all levels from certificate and diploma courses to Bachelor's Degrees,

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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 The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republic ...

, 7 Members of

, 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

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, Japan, Spain, 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.

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 Chen Qimei (; 17 January 1878 – 18 May 1916), courtesy name Yingshi (英世) was a Chinese revolutionary activist and key figure of Green Gang, close political ally of Sun Yat-sen, and early mentor of Chiang Kai-shek. He was as one of the found ...

), a politician. 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 Anting () is a town in Jiading District, Shanghai, bordering Kunshan, Jiangsu to the west. It has 96,000 inhabitants and, after the July 2009 merger of Huangdu (), an area of .

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. In the year 2009, the East Campus was sold to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.上海财经大学武东路100号揭牌仪式隆重举行
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Academics

Colleges, schools and departments

*College of Architecture and Urban Planning *College of Civil Engineering *College of Design and Innovation *Law School *School of Software Engineering *College of Electronics and Information Engineering *College of Environmental Science and Engineering *School of Material Science and Engineering *College of Mechanical Engineering *College of Transportation Engineering *College of Automotive Engineering *School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics *School of Physics Science and Engineering *School of Chemical Science and Engineering *School of Mathematics *School of Foreign Languages *School of Humanities *School of Economics and Management *College of Arts and Media *College of Life Science and Technology *School of Ocean and Earth Science *

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*Institute of Rail Transit

Institutes and research centers

*Institute of Acoustics *Intellectual Property Institute *The Institute for Biomedical Engineering & Nano Science (iNANO) *Institute of Further Education *Institute of E-Education *Institute of Higher Technology *Institute of Vocational and Technical Education *Institute of Automobile Marketing *German Academic Center *Sino-German College *Sino-German College of Engineering *Sino-French College of Engineering and Management *Sino-Italian Campus *UNEP-Tongji Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD) *Architectural Design and Research Institute *Research Institute of Modern Agricultural Science and Engineering *The International School of Tongji University *Center for Asia-Pacific Studies

State key laboratories

*State Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering *State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse *State Key Laboratory of Modern Technology of Urban Planning and Design *State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology

National Research Center

*National Engineering Research Center of Urban Pollution Control

Key provincial-level and ministerial-level laboratories

*Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the State Ministry of Education *Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment of the State Ministry of Education *Shanghai Key Laboratory of Metal Function Materials Research and Application *Key Laboratory of Modem Engineering Geodesy of The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping *Open Laboratory of Physiological and Psychology in Railway Health Care *Open Laboratory of Clinical Medical Molecular Biology in Railway Health Care *Open Laboratory of Nutrition and Food Hygiene in Railway Health Care *Open Laboratory of Children's Stomatology in Railway Health Care *Open Laboratory of Venereology in Railway Health Care

Key provincial-level and ministerial-level research centers

*Information and Technology Research Center of Civil Engineering of the State Ministry of Education *Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Constriction Robot

State key disciplines

*Marine Geology *Structural Engineering *Engineering Mechanics *Bridge and Tunnel Engineering *Material Science *Road and Railway Engineering *Urban Planning and Design *Traffic and Transportation Planning and Management *Environmental Engineering *Geo-technical Engineering

Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

*Sun Jun (孙钧) *Ma Zaitian (马在田) *

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*Yao Xi (姚熹) *Zheng Shiling (郑时龄) *Chang Qing (常青) *Zhou Xingming (周兴铭) *Chen Yihan (陈义汉) * Pei Gang (裴钢)

Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

*Haifan (项海帆) *Li Tongbao (李同保) *Guo Chongqing (郭重庆) *Zhiqiang Wu (吴志强) *

Dai Fudong Dai Fudong (; 25 April 1928 – 25 February 2018) was a Chinese architect. He was a lifelong professor of Tongji University and the founding director of the university's Institute of High-tech Building Technology. He was elected an academician of ...

* Fan Lichu *Lu Yaoru (卢耀如) * Shen Zuyan * Zhong Zhihua (钟志华) *Chen Jie (陈杰)

Partnerships

Tongji has a strategic partnership with

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and Ecole des Ponts ParisTech.

Rankings and reputation

Tongji consistently features in the top 300th global universities as ranked by the

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, the

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and the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking. Tongji ranked 212nd in the world according to the 2023

. The

2023 placed Tongji 251–300th 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. Tongji University is regarded as one of the most reputable

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by the ''

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'' where it ranked # 151 globally.

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

, U.S. News Rankings, URAP ranking and

Engineering

The U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking ranks Tongji University at 15th in

among Best Global Universities.

Architecture

Tongji's College of Architecture and Urban Planning is home to one of the best architecture programs in the world, ranking as the number 13 architecture school worldwide in the 2021

and the top overall architecture program in China according to China's University and College Admission System (CACUS).

Arts and Design

The School of Design and Innovation was ranked 12th among art and design schools worldwide in 2022, and the top in Asia, according to QS.

Presidents

Erich Paulun Erich Paulun () (born 4 March 1862 in Pasewalk; died 5 March 1909 in Shanghai) was a German naval surgeon. After leaving active duty in 1899, he founded together with the German doctor Oscar von Schab the Tung Chee Hospital for Chinese (Tung-Chee ...

(1907-1909) * Oscar von Schab (福沙伯) (1909-1917) * Berrens (贝伦子) (1912-1919&1921-1927) * Shen Enfu (沈恩孚) (1917-1923) (acting) * Yuan Xitao (袁希涛) (1923-1927) (acting) * Ruan Shangjie (阮尚介) (1917-1927) * Zhang Zhongsu (张仲苏) (1927-1929) *

Zhang Qun Zhang Qun or Chang Ch'ün (; May 9, 1889 – December 14, 1990) also known as Zhang Yuejun (張岳軍), was premier of the Republic of China and a prominent member of the Kuomintang. He served as secretary general to the President of the Republ ...

(张群) (1929.3-1929.6) *

Hu Shuhua Hu Shuhua (; 24 December 1886 – 17 June 1968) was a Chinese politician and educator.

(胡庶华) (1929-1932) * Weng Zhilong (翁之龙) (1932-1939) * Zhao Shiqing (赵士卿) (1939-1940) * Zhou Junshi (周均时) (1940-1942) * Ding Wenyuan (丁文渊) (1942-1944) * Xu Songming (徐诵明) (1944-1946) *

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(董洗凡) (1946-1947) * Ding Wenyuan (丁文渊) (1947-1948) * Xia Jianbai (夏坚白) (1948-1952) * Xue Shangshi (薛尚实) (1953.1-1959.7) * Wang Tao (王涛) (1959-1977) *

(李国豪) (1977.10-1984.4) * Jiang Jingbo (江景波) (1984.4-1989.2) * Gao Tingyao (高廷耀) (1989.2-1995.2) *

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(吴启迪) (1995.2-2003.7) *

Wan Gang Wan Gang (, born August 1952) is a Chinese expert on automobiles, former president of Tongji University (2002–2007) and former Minister of Science and Technology. He is the Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party, a legally sanctioned minor p ...

(万钢) (2003.7-2007.8) * Pei Gang (裴钢) (2007.8-2016.9) * Zhong Zhihua(钟志华) (2016.9-2018.7) *Chen Jie (陈杰) (2018.7-present)

Noted alumni

Some noted alumni of Tongji University are: *

(李国豪), Former President of Tongji University, World Famous Bridge Engineering Expert *

Wang Shu Wang Shu (, born 4 November 1963)Pritzker Prize The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an international architecture award presented annually "to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produ ...

recipient * Qiao Shi (乔石), Former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,

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(厉麟似), China's

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, diplomatic consultant to

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

Qian Xinzhong Qian Xinzhong (; 1911 – December 31, 2009) was the Minister of Health (1965–1973, 1979–1982) and chairman of the National Family Planning Commission (NFPC, May 1982 - December 1983) of the People's Republic of China. As chairman of the N ...

(钱信忠), Minister of Health of the People's Republic of China *

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(唐登杰), Minister of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China *

Qiu Fazu Qiu Fazu (; December 6, 1914; Hangzhou, Zhejiang – June 14, 2008; Wuhan, Hubei) was a Chinese surgeon and politician. He was a saviour of Jewish prisoners. In the People's Republic of China, he is considered the father of modern Chinese surge ...

(裘法祖), Surgeon * Wu Zhongbi (武忠弼), Physiologist *

Wu Mengchao Dr. Wu Mengchao (; 31 August 1922 22 May 2021), was a Chinese surgeon and a medical scientist who specialized in hepatobiliary surgery. He was also known as the "Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery". Wu was born in Minqing County, Fuzho ...

(吴孟超), Surgeon, Winner of the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award of China (2005) *

Pan Yunhe Pan Yunhe (; born November 4, 1946) is a Chinese specialist in artificial intelligence and geographic information systems. He served as President of Zhejiang University and Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Early life Pan, a ...

(潘云鹤), Computer Scientist, Vice Chairman of the

Bei Shizhang Bei Shizhang (; October 10, 1903 – October 29, 2009), or Shi-Zhang Bei, was a Chinese biophysicist, embryologist, politician, and writer. He was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was born in Zhenhai, Zhejiang province, on ...

(贝时璋), Physiologist, "Father of Chinese Biophysics" *

(万钢), Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China *

Xie Guozhong Andy Xie (; born 1960) is an independent economist based in Shanghai, and the former Morgan Stanley star chief Asia-Pacific economist famous for his contrarian and provocative views. He left Morgan Stanley abruptly in October 2006 when an ...

(谢国忠), Economist *

Wang Guangtao Wang Guangtao (; born June 1943) is a Chinese politician who served as minister of Construction from 2001 to 2008 and chairperson of the National People's Congress Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee from 2008 to 2013. He ...

(汪光焘), Minister of Construction of the People's Republic of ChinaAlumni
* Kwong-Chai Chu (Zhu Guangcai) (朱光彩), Hydraulic Engineer

References

External links

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