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About Shanghai

Shanghai is a global financial hub located on the eastern coast of China, along the Yangtze River Delta. With a population of over 24 million, it is China’s most populous city and a major economic powerhouse. Shanghai experiences a subtropical climate. As one of China’s most cosmopolitan cities, Shanghai is home to the headquarters of numerous multinational corporations and Fortune 500 companies, including China State Construction Engineering, SAIC Motor, and Bank of China. Additionally, it is a center for education, culture, and research, with world-class universities like Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Known for its skyline and landmarks like the Oriental Pearl Tower and The Bund, Shanghai seamlessly blends modern innovation with rich cultural heritage, making it a key city in both China and the global landscape.

About Shanghai University

Founded in 1922, the Main Campus of SHU;

It is a member of the “Project 211” aimed at promoting world-class universities.

Shanghai University is ranked as the 22th best university in China and is placed in the top 300 universities around the world.

About Shanghai University Campus

Occupies an area of 1,600 hectares with a floor area of almost 1.5 million square meters.

Houses 16 schools and colleges, offering diverse disciplines such as Atmospheric Science, Engineering, and Environmental Science.

Boasts 20 experimental teaching centers, including two national demonstration centers for Atmospheric Science and Environmental Meteorology.

Library holds 3 million paper documents, with the most comprehensive collection of atmospheric sciences literature in China.

Home to more than 1,600 undergraduates and over 1,800 full-time teachers, 70% of whom hold doctoral degrees.

Hosts over 20 provincial and ministerial-level scientific research institutions, leading innovation in meteorological equipment and environmental technology.

World University Rankings

544th

Asia University Rankings

92th

Chinese University Ranking

43th

All Course & Majors:

Schools	Majors （Taught in English）	Undergraduate Programs	Master Program	PhD Program
SILC Business School	International Economics & Trade （Cross-Border E-commerce）	✓	✓
	Finance（Corporate and Quantitative Finance）	✓	✓
	Business Administration （Digital Marketing）	✓	✓
	Business Administration （Innovation and Entrepreneurship）	✓	✓
School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation	Mechanical Design Manufacturing and Automatization		✓	✓
	Mechatronic Engineering		✓	✓
	Electrical Engineering		✓	✓
	Control Scinece and Engineering		✓	✓
School of Sociology and Political Science	Sociology		✓
School of Sociology and Political Science	Demography		✓
School of Management	Corporate Management		✓
Law School	Law		✓
	Intellectual Property
	Law(The Science of Law)		✓
MBA CENTER	Business Administration(Global Local MBA)		✓
	Business Administration(Global China MBA)		✓
	Business Administration(Global Industry MBA)		✓
Lisbon College	Environmental Engineering (Chinese and English)	✓
	Electrical Engineering & Automation (Chinese and English)	✓
	Civil Engineering (Chinese and English)	✓
School of Economics	Finance		✓
	Finance (Academy)		✓
	Statistics and Quantitative Analysis			✓
	International Economics & Trade		✓	✓
	Industrial Economics			✓
School of Mechanics and Engineering Science	Structure Engineering			✓
School of Mechanics and Engineering Science	Mechanics		✓	✓
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering	Environmental Science and Engineering			✓
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering	Chemical Engineering and Technology			✓
School of Materials Science and Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering			✓
School of Materials Science and Engineering	Materials Science and Engineering		✓	✓
School of Life Sciences	Biology		✓
School of Sociology and Political Science	Sociology			✓
School of Sociology and Political Science	Demography			✓
School of Foreign Languages	Language Culture and World Civilization		✓	✓
College of Liberal Arts	Global Studies			✓
Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts	Artistic Theory			✓
	Design Science			✓
	Fine Arts Theory			✓
College of Science	Pure Mathematics			✓
	Computational Mathematics			✓
	Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics			✓
	Applied Mathematics			✓
	Operational Research and Cybernetics			✓
	Theoratical Physics			✓
	Condensed Matter Physics			✓
	Optics			✓
	Radio Physics			✓

Schools	Majors （Taught in Chinese）	Undergraduate Programs	Master Program	PhD Program
School of Materials Science and Engineering	Electronic Science & Technology	✓
	Metallurgical Engineering	✓	✓
	Metallic Material Engineering	✓		✓
	Inorganic non-metallic materials engineering	✓
	Polymer material and engineering	✓
	New energy materials and devices	✓
	Materials Science and Engineering		✓	✓
	Polymeric Physics and Chemistry		✓
	Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics		✓
School of Management	Business Administration	✓
	Human Resources Management	✓
	Logistics Management	✓
	Corporate Management		✓
	Tourism Management		✓
	Management Science and Engineering		✓	✓
	Accountancy
School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation	Mechanical Design Manufacturing and Automatization	✓	✓
	Industrial Engineering	✓
	Mechatronic Engineering	✓	✓	✓
	Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering	✓
	Measurement and Control and Instrument	✓
	Robot Engineering	✓
	Automation	✓
	Electronic Information		✓
	Mechanical Design and theory		✓
	Precision Instruments and Machinery		✓
	Measurement Technology and Engineering		✓
	Electrical Engineering		✓	✓
	Control Scinece and Engineering		✓	✓
	Mechanics Engineering		✓
	Vehicle Engineering		✓
	Resources and Power		✓
MBA CENTER	Business Administration(Global Local MBA)		✓
	Business Administration(Global China MBA)		✓
	Business Administration(Global Industry MBA)		✓
School of Economics	Economics	✓
	Finance	✓	✓	✓
	Finance (Academy)		✓
	Statistics and Quantitative Analysis			✓
	Industrial Economics			✓
	International Economics & Trade	✓	✓	✓
	International Business		✓
	Coperative MA Degree program of International Business		✓
Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts	Architecture	✓	✓
	Urban and Rural Planning	✓
	Urban design	✓
	Fine Arts	✓	✓
	Painting (Oil Painting)	✓
	Painting ( Prints Painting)	✓
	Sculpture	✓
	Visual Communication Design	✓
	Environmental Design	✓
	Digital Media Arts	✓	✓
	Art and Technology	✓
	Traditional Chinese painting	✓
	Calligraphy	✓
	Experimental art	✓
	Art Design	✓	✓
	Product Design	✓
	Industrial art	✓
	Art management	✓
	Artistic Theory		✓	✓
	Design Science		✓	✓
	Fine Arts Theory		✓	✓
School of Life Sciences	Food Science & Engineering	✓	✓
	Biological Engineering	✓
	Biological Pharmacy	✓
	Biomedical engineering	✓	✓
	Biology		✓
	Biochemical Engineering		✓
	Biology and Medicine		✓
School of Mechanics and Engineering Science	Mechanics and Engineering Science	✓
	Structure Engineering
	Mechanics		✓	✓
	Civil Engineering		✓
	Civil Engineering hydraulic		✓
College of Liberal Arts	Chinese Language and Literature	✓	✓	✓
	History	✓
	Global Studies			✓
	Creative Writing			✓
	Culture Studies		✓
	Chinese History		✓	✓
	Specialized History		✓
	Ancient Chinese History		✓	✓
	Modern and Contemporary Chinese History		✓	✓
	World History		✓	✓
	Teaching Chinese to speakers of other Language		✓
	International Relations(International Relations and Diplomacy)		✓
	International Relations(International Orgainations and Governance)		✓
	International Relations(International Devolpment)		✓
	Governance in Chinese and Global Perspective		✓
Shanghai Film Academy	Radio &Television Editing & Directing	✓
	Literature of Theatre, Film & Television	✓
	Animation	✓
	Drama film and television directing	✓
	Drama, Film and Television Art Design	✓
	Film and Television Photography and Production	✓
	Performing Art	✓
	Digital Media Technology	✓
	Film Production	✓	✓
	Artistic Theory		✓	✓
	Drama and Film Studies		✓
	Theater and Chinese Traditional Opera Studies		✓
	Computer Science and Engineering		✓
	Digital Creative Media		✓	✓
School of Computer Engineering & Science	Computer Engineering & Science	✓
	Artificial Intelligence	✓
	Intelligent science and Technology	✓
	Cyberspace Security	✓
	Computer Science and Technology		✓
	Softwer Engineering		✓
	Computer Application			✓
Cyberspace Security	Mathematics & Applied Mathematics	✓
	Information & Computing Science	✓
	Applied Physics	✓
	Applied Chemistry	✓
	Electronic Information Science & Technology	✓
	Mathematics and applied mathematics	✓
Law School	Law	✓	✓
	Intellectual Property	✓
	Law(The Science of Law)		✓
College of International Education	Chinese Language (for International students)	✓
	Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages	✓
	International Chinese Language Education		✓
School of Physical Educatiion	Physical Educatiion and Kinesiology		✓
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering	Chemical Engineering and Technology	✓		✓
	Chemistry Engineering and Technic		✓
	Environmental Science and Engineering		✓	✓
	Materials and Chemicals		✓
	Resources and Environment		✓
School of Maxism	Philosophy	✓	✓
School of Maxism	Ideological and Political Education			✓
School of Communications and Information Engineering	Electronic Information Engineering	✓	✓
	Telecommunications Engineering	✓
	Optoelectronic information science and engineering	✓
	Circuits and System		✓
	Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Technology		✓	✓
	Communication and Information System		✓	✓
	Signal and Information Processing		✓	✓
	Biomedical Engineering		✓
	Electronic Science and Technology			✓
School of Cultural Heritage and Information Management	Information Resources Management	✓		✓
	Archive Science	✓
	Archaeology	✓
	Library Science		✓
	Library and Information		✓
	Information Science		✓
	Cultural Heritage		✓
	Museum Studies		✓
	Archaeology Museology and Cultural Heritage Studies			✓
	Library Information and Archive Management			✓
Music School	Music Performing	✓
Music School	Music Dancoloy		✓
School of Sociology and Political Science	Sociology	✓	✓	✓
	Social work	✓
	Folklore		✓
	Anthropology
School of Journalism and Communication	Journalism	✓		✓
	Communication			✓
	Broadcasting and Television Journalism	✓
	Network and New Media	✓
	Advertising	✓
	Exhibition	✓
	Journalism and Communication		✓
	Master of Journalism and Communication		✓
School of Foreign Languages	English Language and Literature		✓
	Japanese Language and Literature		✓
	Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics		✓
	Language Culture and World Civilization			✓
College of Science	Mathematics		✓
	Physics		✓	✓
	Chemistry		✓
	Statistics(Science)		✓
	Pure Mathematics			✓
	Computational Mathematics			✓
	Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics			✓
	Applied Mathematics			✓
	Operational Research and Cybernetics			✓
	Theoratical Physics			✓
	Condensed Matter Physics			✓
	Optics			✓
	Radio Physics			✓
SILC Business School	Finance		✓
	Finance (Corporate Finance)		✓
	Finance(Technology and Internet Finance)		✓
	Finance（Cross-Border E-commerce）		✓
	Accounting(Intelligent Accounting and Digital Marketing)		✓
	Accounting(Management Control and Innovation Management)		✓
	Accounting(International Accounting Standards and Information Disclusure)		✓
	Proffesonal Accounting		✓
	Regional Economics		✓
	Management Science and Engineering		✓
	Corporate Management		✓
	Information Management of Urban Public Facilities		✓	✓
Materials Genome Institute of Shanghai University	Material Science and Egineering			✓
	Mechanics			✓
	Chemistry			✓
	Computer Science and Technology			✓

Fees

Fees	Program	Amount	Occurrence
Application Fees		CNY 500	Only First Year
Tuition	Bachelor Program	CNY 21,000 – 32,000	Per Year
	Masters Program	CNY 26,000 – 1,34,000	Per Year
	PhD Program	CNY 29,000 – 36,000	Per Year
Accommodation	Single Room	CNY 3,500	Per Month
	Double Room	CNY 1,800	Per Month
	四人间 4- beds	CNY 900	Per Month
	All the rooms are furnished and include individual bathroom, water heater, air-conditioner, internet access and optional paid central heating. Public kitchen and laundry facilities are in the dormitory buildings.
Comprehensive Medical Insurance		CNY 800	Per Year
Physical Examination		CNY 400	Only First Year
Residence Permit		CNY 400	per year

Scholarships

Scholarships Name	CSC Scholarship (Chinese government scholarship)
Program	Amount			Occurrence
Master Program	Full scholarship covers Tuition, accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and living allowance CNY 3,000 per month			Per Academic Year
PhD Program	Full scholarship covers Tuition, accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and living allowance CNY 3,500 per month			Per Academic Year
2
Scholarships Name	CGS Scholarship (Shanghai Government Scholarship)
Program	Amount			Occurrence
Undergraduate	First Class	Full scholarship covers Tuition, accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and living allowance CNY 2,500 per month		Per Academic Year
	Second Class	100% Tuition Fee waiver & Comprehensive Medical Insurance		Per Academic Year
Master Program	First Class	Full scholarship covers Tuition, accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and living allowance CNY 3,000 per month		Per Academic Year
	Second Class	100% Tuition Fee waiver & Comprehensive Medical Insurance		Per Academic Year
PhD Program	First Class	Full scholarship covers Tuition, accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and living allowance CNY 3,500 per month		Per Academic Year
	Second Class	100% Tuition Fee waiver & Comprehensive Medical Insurance		Per Academic Year
3
Scholarships Name	International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship
Program	Amount			Occurrence
Undergraduate	Full scholarship covers Tuition, accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and living allowance CNY 2,500 per month			Per Academic Year
Master Program	Full scholarship covers Tuition, accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and living allowance CNY 3,000 per month			Per Academic Year
4
Scholarships Name	University Scholarship
Program	Amount		Occurrence
Master Program	100% Tuition Fee waiver			Per Academic Year
PhD Program	100% Tuition Fee waiver			Per Academic Year

Application Requirements:

Citizens of a country other than the People’s Republic of China complying with the relevant regulations set by Document No. 12 (2020) of the Ministry of Education of the PRC;
Applicants for Bachelor’s programs should be Senior school certificate holders and under the age of 25;
Applicants for Master’s programs should be Bachelor’s degree holders and under the age of 35;
Applicants for PhD programs should be Master’s degree holders and under the age of 40;
In good health, both mentally and physically.

Application Materials

All application documents in languages other than English or Chinese must be notarized in English or Chinese. All documents shall be submitted online:

Passport home page;
Official degree certificate;
Official transcripts;
A study plan of at least 1,200 words;
Two recommendation letters from professors or associate professors;
Curriculum Vitae;
Language proficiency certificates:

TOEFL≥80, IELTS≥ 6.0 or Duolingo English Test ≥ 90;
University Statement for program instruction language if their previous degree is from English-taught programs in non-English speaking countries;
No certificates when the applicant’s first language is English or their previous degree is from universities in English speaking countries;

A photocopy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form (usually issued within 6 months before the application submission date);
Non-criminal record report (usually issued within six months before the application submission date);
Bank Statement (at least CNY 30,000 or equivalent foreign currency);
Proof of outstanding academic achievements, sports, art, cultural exchanges, public welfare activities, etc. (not mandatory).

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