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New Research: Developing energy-efficient screens for computers, mobile phones
Tian Yang, an associate professor at the UM-SJTU Joint Institute,and his team are working on a new research project discovering new ways to make the screens more efficient at a reasonable cost.
2013 JI Graduate Students Recruit-ment Summer Camp Concludes Successfully
This year’s JI graduate students recruitment summer camp took place from July 17h to 19h. Seventy students from China’s best universities attended the three-day event.
Dr. Horst Hohberger wins One of the Most Popular Teachers of SJTU in 2013
Dr. Horst Hohberger, JI’s popular mathematics lecturer, has won the award as one of “the Most Popular Teachers of SJTU” this year, among ten awardees that have been selected by SJTU students through electronic ballot.
JI’s Master Students Present their Thesis Proposals
JI’s master students presented their thesis proposals on July 13. Twenty-two graduate students of the Class of 2011 participated in this historic event.
JI Students Visit Google, Shanghai
To beef up students’ knowledge of the business world and expose them to the frontier technology, the Business Division of JI’s Students Union organized a visit to Google, Shanghai in Pudong on July 10. Twenty students participated in the event.
JI Celebrates July 4th with American Culture Night
To bring the American culture to the SJTU campus and to celebrate the Independence Day of the United States of America, the Joint Institute hosted the first “American Culture Night” on July 4, 2013. The festive activity attracted 150 students from across the SJTU campus beyond the JI community.
The Third JI-Covidien Innovation Insight Short Course Concludes Successfully
The third annual Innovation Insight Short Course, a 3-day program co-sponsored by UM-SJTU Joint Institute and Covidien, a leading global company in healthcare products and services, was held in Shanghai on June 14-16. The intensive, hands-on course aims to serve as...
JI Students Excel on IPP Projects
Among the 4 projects submitted by JI undergraduate students to the 2013 SJTU IPP (Innovative Practical Projects), one was promoted to the Shanghai municipal level and the other three were advanced to the national level. Final Project Category Project No. Project Title...
Prof. Xinwan Li Named JI’s Associate Dean for Research
Prof. Xinwan Li has been nominated as the Associate Dean for Research at the Joint Institute, effective May 20, 2013. Prof. Li obtained his bachelor degree in physics from Suzhou University in 1990, master degree in radio electromagnetic field and microwave technology...
Welcome Party Kicks off Activities for 2013 JI Summer Program
A big welcome party for this year’s JI summer exchange students was held at the SJTU Academic Center on May 19, 2013. The participants spent a relaxing Sunday afternoon playing games and learning about Chinese culture. The activities planned for this year were...
The TA Orientation Conference of the JI Center for Learning and Teaching Concludes Successfully
The annual TA orientation conference of the JI Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT-JI) was held on May 18, 2013. The purpose of the conference is to provide intensive training for the teaching assistants who are going to teach in the summer semester. Upon...
Two Teams to run for the Presidium of the 7th JI Student Union
After extensive evaluation and interviews, the Election Committee for the Presidium of the 7th JI Student Union announced that two teams have been qualified for the candidacy. They are (in random order): PROMUSU: Xia Fangzhou, Lv Mei, Chu Xiao Advancing: Ding...