Brief introduction of Shanghai Jiaotong University

1. Shanghai Jiaotong University is one of the most famous universities with the longest history in China, enjoying a high reputation at home and abroad. It is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and jointly established with Shanghai. After 125 years of unremitting efforts, Shanghai Jiaotong University has become a first-class university in China and internationally renowned, and at a new historical node, it has further defined the vision and goal of building a "comprehensive, innovative and international" world-class university.

2. Jiaotong University always regards talent training as the fundamental task of running a school. Over the past century, the school has trained more than 300,000 outstanding talents for the country and society, including a group of outstanding politicians, scientists, social activists, industrialists, engineering and technical experts and medical experts such as Lu, Ding Guangen, Wang Daohan, Qian Xuesen, Wu Wenjun, Xu Guangxian, Huang Xuhua, Zhang Guangdou, Huang Yanpei, Cai E, Zou Taofen and Yan Juan. Among the academicians of China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering, there are more than 200 Jiaotong University alumni; Among the 23 national "two bombs and one satellite" heroes, there are 6 alumni of Jiaotong University; Among the winners of the highest national science and technology award, four are from Jiaotong University. Jiaotong University has created many firsts in the modern development history of China: the earliest internal combustion engine, the earliest electric motor and the earliest Chinese typewriter in China; The first 10,000-ton ship, the first nuclear submarine, the first hovercraft, the first hydrofoil, the first-generation fighter designed independently, the first launch vehicle, the first artificial satellite, the first mitral valve separation operation, the first orthotopic liver transplantation, the first operation to rescue a large area of burn patients, the first translation and publishing institution in colleges and universities, and the largest number of local documents all embody the hard work and wisdom of teachers, students and alumni of Jiaotong University. Since the reform and opening up, a group of young alumni have made their mark in all walks of life in the world.