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JI student claims championship of international social innovation competition
The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) undergraduate student Enrui Zhu has been crowned the champion of the international competition known as the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Sustainable...
JI Professor Yaping Dan elected as Fellow of IET
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) Professor Yaping Dan has been elected a Fellow of Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), in recognition of his “outstanding contribution to the revolutionary...
UM commits stronger support to JI at Singapore alumni meeting
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) is expected to receive stronger support from UM as the university continues to expand its cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region partners including SJTU.
JI grabs championship title at SJTU women’s basketball competition
The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) has captured the top trophy of the 2023 Tizong Cup Women's Basketball Championship by collaborating with the SJTU School of Biomedical Engineering. The joint team...
JI clinches championship at 28th SJTU debate competition
The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) students set a historical record at the 28th SJTU Lianhe Cup Debate Competition on May 21, winning the championship for the first time in the annual event attended by...
My Campus Life | Singaporean student joins green efforts in China’s vast Tengger Desert
Editor's Note: Jovan Yap is a Singaporean undergraduate student majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter). In April 2023, he joined a two-week social...
JI student teams grab top awards in 2023 MCM/ICM competition
Teams led or joined by the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) undergraduate students delivered outstanding performance in the 2023 Mathematical Contest in Modeling/ Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM), grabbing awards including one Outstanding Winner, two Finalist Winners, 12 Honorable Mentions, and 3 Successful Participants for SJTU.
JI dual-degree and GDP students celebrate 2023 graduation at UM
More than 120 dual-bachelor-degree-program and Global-Degree-Pathway-program students of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) celebrated their graduation from UM in a reception event held at Chrysler Center on the UM Ann Arbor Campus recently.
JI freshmen win big at SJTU mechanical innovation competition
The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) undergraduate student teams have captured all the major awards at the 13th SJTU Liming Cup Mechanical Innovation Competition for Freshmen. In the grand final of the...
JI students crowned world robotics competition champions
Five undergraduate students from University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter), as members of two SJTU teams, have won awards including the EX U Robot Skills Challenge World Champion, Design Division Champion, and the Runner-up of the Practice Division Grand Final at the 2022-2023 VEX Robotics World Championship.
JI summer semester opens with return of international students, offline courses
The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) kicked off its summer semester on May 8, after a spring break of two weeks.
JI alumnus Junbin Zhang named Top 10 Outstanding Youth of Shenzhen
Junbin Zhang, a Class of 2015 master degree graduate of the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter), has been named one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Youth of Shenzhen" for 2023 by the Youth League of Shenzhen, a...