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2017 JI new student welcome show
The highly anticipated annual talent show conveys the JI family’s best wishes for the new students while showcasing JI students’ amazing artistic talents, well-rounded virtuosity, teamwork, and time management skills.
Professor Mian Li appointed associate editor of ASME Journal of Mechanical Design
As an associate editor, he will share the responsibility of overseeing the review of papers submitted to the Journal in the area of mechanical design automation.
The fourth DAB meeting plans JI’s next decade
DAB members offered advice on the institute’s international research cooperation and financial sustainability. They discussed ways to raise funds, the construction of the new research centers, and ways to stimulate students’ innovative and entrepreneurial awareness.
UM Associate Dean for Research visits JI
On September 20, a delegation led by Steven Ceccio, Associate Dean for Research at the University of Michigan (UM), and Christine Muchanic, Director of International Relations, visited the UM-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI). The two sides...
2017 JI John Wu and Jane Sun Excellent Student and Talent Scholarships awarded
The Scholarships for Excellent Students and Talents reward freshmen with excellent scores on the Entrance Examination as well as meeting favorable conditions; winners receive a scholarship of 20,000 to 50,000 yuan each year.
JI and Digilent Sign Collaboration Agreement
On September 18th, the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) and Digilent Inc., an American information technology company, signed a sponsorship agreement and launched the JI-Digilent industry-academy cooperation base....
The Shanghai Jiao Tong University KLA-Tencor Scholarship Established
The signing ceremony of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) KLA-Tencor Scholarship was held at Yu Liming Student Center on September 15. Eight business representatives, including Jianuo Shi, General Manager of KLA Semiconductor Equipment Technology (Shanghai)...
Two JI teachers win inaugural "SJTU Teaching and Nurturing Award"
The inaugural SJTU Teaching and Nurturing Award was distributed recently. The Joint Institute’s Associate Dean Gang Zheng won the third prize, and Professor Chengbin Ma won the nomination award.
2017 New student convocation
This year JI ushered in 74 international students from 21 countries including the United States, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Holland, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, Madagascar, and Tunisia.
Professor Sung-Liang Chen specialized in Photoacoustic Imaging
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has announced the 2017 list of funded projects. University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (UM-SJTU JI) Professor Sung-Liang Chen’s “Focusing-free photoacoustic endomicroscopy based on a miniature...
JI research projects secure 2017 NSFC funding
The NSFC has recently announced the 2017 list of funded projects. JI had a total of four funded projects, including two Young Scientist Projects and two General Projects.
IEEE 5G Summit Conference concludes successfully
The IEEE 5G Summit Conference was held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Xuhui campus on July 28. Jointly organized with the 5G Tutorial (on July 27). Attendees held in-depth study and discussions on the emerging technologies and standardization of 5G communication networks.