Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Xuhui Campus)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a major public research university in Shanghai, China. Established on April 8, 1896, as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict issued by the Guangxu Emperor, it is one of China's oldest universities. Directly governed by the Ministry of Education of China, SJTU is a member of the C9 League, standing for top national universities of China. It is also designated a leading institution in Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University Plan.Back in the 1930s when SJTU had not yet been separated from National Chiao Tung University, its predecessor had already achieved world renown and been referred to as the "Eastern MIT". The university underwent a number of reformations and gained its current name in 1959. Shanghai Second Medical University was merged into the university on July 18, 2005, and developed into a medical school in China under the name Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.