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9 unusual facts about Shanghai Jiao Tong University


An Wang

A native of Kunshan County in Suzhou Prefecture, he was born in Shanghai, China, and graduated from Chiao Tung University with a degree in electrical engineering in 1940.

Brian McHale

McHale was a visiting professor, from 2009 to 2011, at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.

Chen Chi

The Chen Chi Art Museum opened in Shanghai in 1999 on the campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, to display Chen Chi’s works and promote an international exchange of art and education.

Dunedin Chinese Garden

The garden is in the traditional yuanlin (園林) style, and was designed by Cao Yongkang of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Chen Ling of Tongji University, and Tan Yufeng of Shanghai Museum.

Fan Xuji

Fan Xuji (Chinese: 范绪箕; born January 5, 1914) is a former president of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Jiaotong University Station

The famous Shanghai Jiao Tong University is located near the station, thus giving the station its name.

Pam Byrnes

She served as the Executive Director of the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, a program that provides University of Michigan students and faculty a platform to engage in engineering education and research in an international setting, often collaborating with Michigan businesses, such as General Motors and TRW Automotive.

Yu-6 torpedo

A brand new alloy was required to cast the outer casing of the Yu-6 torpedo; under the leadership of Ding Wenjiang (丁文江), professor of material science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the problem was solved when ZLJD-1S alloy was successfully developed and used to cast the casing for Yu-6 torpedo.

Yue-Kong Pao

Among notable gifts were US$20m to found Ningbo University, a £14m contribution to the Sino-British Friendship Scholarship scheme to enable Chinese students to attend British Universities and a US$10m gift to build a library at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.


Li Zhaohuan

Li was a professor of several notable universities, including Chiao Tung University (current mainly Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, and National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, Taiwan), Saint John's University, the University of Shanghai (different from current Shanghai University).

Ping King Tien

He did his undergraduate studies in the National Central University (National Central university was renamed to Nanjing University in Mainland China in 1952, and its engineering faculty was split-off and became today's Southeast University. However, its offspring in Taiwan continues this name) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Shanghai University of Engineering Sciences

In October, 1978, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the First Bureau of Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry, the Second Bureau of Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry, Jiangnan Shipyard, East-China Electric Management Bureau, Transportation Bureau, the government of Changning District, Shanghai co-founded Shanghai Jiao Tong University Electrical & Mechanical Branch.

William H. Overholt

During his time at RAND he held concurrent appointments as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Yonsei University in South Korea and as Visiting Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.


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