Tongji University

Tongji University is one of the key institutions of higher scholarship in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This internationally noted hub of academics and a high level of research activity, is directly administered by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Over the years, the institution has carved a niche for itself as a comprehensive university.

LOCATION
Tongji University is located on 1239 Siping Road in Shanghai city.

TRACING ITS ROOTS
The roots of this seat of learning have been traced to the Tongji German Medical School set up by German doctor Erich Paulun at Shanghai in 1907.

RECHRISTENING
Tongji University was rechristened as the ‘Tongji Medical and Engineering School’ after the introduction of engineering programs in the institution five years later in 1912.

UPGRADATION
In 1923 the institution was upgraded to a university and was given the name of the ‘National Tongji University’ in 1927.

CAMPUS SHIFTING
During the period of the War with Japan, the University campus was shifted from Shanghai to the Jiangxi Province and then to the Yunnan Province and later to the Sichuan Province. The Tongji University campus was relocated to Shanghai in 1946.

REORGANIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
In 1952, there was a countrywide reorganization of schools and departments. It was during this crucial reshuffle in the academic sector that Tongji University was made a principal seat of learning with particular emphasis on Engineering, particularly Civil Engineering.

MILESTONES
Today, Tongji University offers programs in a wide spectrum of academics including Arts, Science, Law, Management and Economics besides, of course engineering which continues to be its area of expertise.
The university merged with the Shanghai Institute of Urban Construction and the Shanghai Institute of Building Materials in 1996. This merger has been hailed by the State Council and referred to as the ‘Tongji Model’ in the country’s system reform of higher institutions. In April 2000, the University was again merged with the Shanghai Railway University.

THE VARIED COURSES
Tongji University offers a wide spectrum of subjects including business and management, engineering, law, liberal arts, medicine, and science. Among them are the following 10 state key disciplines (arranged on a random order):

• Material Science


• Structural Engineering


• Engineering Mechanics


• Traffic and Engineering


• Geo-technical Engineering


• Urban Planning and Design


• Road and Railway Engineering


• Bridge and Tunnel Engineering


• Environmental Marine Geology


• Transportation Planning and Management

SCHOOLS AFFILIATED TO TONGJI UNIVERSITY
The following prominent five schools and 17 colleges are affiliated to Tongji University:

• Film School


• Medical School


• School of Liberal Arts


• School of Ocean and Earth Science


• School of Economics and Management

COLLEGES AFFILIATED TO TONGJI UNIVERSITY

• Women’s College


• College of Sciences


• College of Civil Engineering


• College of Foreign Languages


• College of Software Engineering


• College of Mechanical Engineering


• College of Automotive Engineering


• College of Arts and Communications


• College of Life Science and Technology


• College of Architecture and Urban Planning


• College of Material Science and Engineering


• College of Law / Intellectual Property Institute


• College of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanic


• College of Traffic and Transportation Engineering


• College of Environmental Science and Engineering


• College of Electronics and Information Engineering

OTHER PRINCIPAL WINGS
Tongji University also manages one National Research Center, two Key Research Centers of the Provincial Level and Ministerial level, four state key laboratories, five key laboratories, five Open Laboratories, and nine institutes.