The main theme of the welcome party is that every JI graduate student is a member of the JI family.
Off the Press
JI Team Building Maps out Plan for 2020
To plan for JI’s future development, the Joint Institute held her annual team building on September 20 to brain storm the strategies for the next 6 years.
JI’s New Dean Appointed — Party Secretary Jiang Officiates
The Appointment Ceremony for JI’s new dean was held at JI on September 19th.
JI’s First Lesson Series Kicks off
To inform new students of JI’s education system, a Series of First Lessons was given at the JI Auditorium on September 15-16.
2014 JI New Student Convocation Shows JI’s International Color
2014 JI New Student Convocation was held on September 14. The entire ceremony was conducted in English, showing JI’s international characteristics.
JI Welcomes New Students Wholeheartedly
The registration for new SJTU students kicked off at the new gym in the Minhang campus on September 13. The slogan of this year’s welcome team is “serving the new students wholeheartedly.”
"Aspiring to Succeed in the World, with Gratitude and Responsibility"– 2014 JI Commencement
“Today, you are walking out of the JI to make an impact on the world. Regardless of the route you will pursue, I believe you will walk far and succeed, because JI has prepared you well.”
JI Receives Jackson and Muriel Lum Endowed Scholarship Fund
On June 28, the Joint Institute received a wonderful gift from Mr. Jackson Lum (林積順) and his wife, Muriel Lum (趙妙霞), who have donated $1,000,000 to the University of Michigan and established the Jackson and Muriel Lum Endowed Scholarship Fund.
JI leads the way in educating socially responsible engineers
On June 14, 2014, JI sophomore Guangyu Zhang presented “Orienting Engineering Ethics in terms of China: Curricula Shortcomings and Case Studies on China,” a paper co-authored with Dr. Rockwell Clancy, at the American Society of Engineering Education 2014 International Forum.
JI Student Shows Artwork at National Exhibition
JI senior Yuqing Ying ‘s watercolor painting has been selected to exhibit at Shanghai Art Palace.
JIers Stand out and Shine at SJTU Commencement
The 2014 SJTU Undergraduate Commencement was held at the Minhang Campus on June 29.
SJTU Center for HPC and JI Sign Memorandum of Cooperation
On June 30th, the SJTU Center for High Performance Computing and the UM-SJTU Joint Institute signed a memorandum of cooperation. Xinwan Li, JI’s Associate Dean for Research, and Yizhong Gu, Director of SJTU Center for HPC, signed the memorandum, witnessed by...