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JI students organize Chinese Culture Day at Armenian school

JI students organize Chinese Culture Day at Armenian school

Physics and Mathematics Specialized School, a leading educational complex in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan, welcomed four freshmen students from the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) on March 16 for the Chinese Culture Day event.

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JI alumni receive SJTU Outstanding Alumni Award

JI alumni receive SJTU Outstanding Alumni Award

Five alumni of the University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) have been awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award for the 2022-2023 academic year by SJTU. The recipients are Zongchang Liu, a Class of 2012 alumnus, and...

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Thai student shares JI life in city of love at first sight

Thai student shares JI life in city of love at first sight

When Kantaphat Leelakunwet came to China by plane and landed at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in September last year, he fell in love with the metropolitan city at the first sight. Leelakunwet, a sophomore student from Thailand, had been admitted to the...

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JI undergraduate student wins best paper award at semiconductor technology forum

JI undergraduate student wins best paper award at semiconductor technology forum

The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) research team led by Assistant Professor Xinfei Guo has won 2022 Best Paper Award at the Semiconductor Technology Forum with the article “A Multi-Functional SRAM-Based Compute-in-Memory Macro on the Edge” first-authored by undergraduate student Runxi Wang. The forum co-hosted by Chinese tech giant Huawei Corporation and Fudan University was held in Shanghai last month. 

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2022 in Review: outstanding JI students in the limelight

2022 in Review: outstanding JI students in the limelight

The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) students maintained their unparalleled performance in the year of 2022, as many received wide attention because of their outstanding achievements in various fields including academic study, innovation and entrepreneurship, public welfare, cultural and sports activities. The following are examples of such outstanding students who helped building up reputation of JI as one of the best international engineering institute in China and the world.

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Forbes China puts JI alumnus Peizhou Zhao on 30 Under 30 list

Forbes China puts JI alumnus Peizhou Zhao on 30 Under 30 list

Forbes China, the Chinese-language edition of Forbes, unveiled its 30 Under 30 China list of 2022 recently featuring 154 outstanding young talents from 5 industries. The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI,JI hereafter)...

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JI professors win support from CCF-Tencent fund

JI professors win support from CCF-Tencent fund

The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) Associate Professor Hongyi Xin and Assistant Professor Xinfei Guo have been selected as the awardees of the 2022 CCF (China Computer Federation) - Tencent Rhinoceros...

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JI professor publishes paper in IEEE journal with undergraduate student

JI professor publishes paper in IEEE journal with undergraduate student

The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) Assistant Professor Xuyang Lu and undergraduate student Zhehao Yu have published a research article “mmWave Spatial-Temporal Single Harmonic Switching Transmitter Arrays for High back-off Beamforming Efficiency” in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, a top journal in microwave and antenna society.

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JI student claims 2022 SJTU Excellent International Graduate

JI student claims 2022 SJTU Excellent International Graduate

The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) undergraduate student Jin Ping Lim has won the 2022 SJTU Excellent International Graduate award, according to a recent announcement of SJTU International Student...

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