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JI women engineers visit Microsoft
On June 29, 10 University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) female students, led by Yanji Liu, Career Counselor, visited the Microsoft at Zizhu Industrial Zone and had in-depth exchanges with Amanda Luo, Manager of Microsoft...
Delegation of University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign visits JI
A delegation from the Student Affairs Office of University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign visited the University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) on June 14, 2016. The three senior staff members, Deidre A Weathersby, Gayle...
JI holds UM-JI Dual-degree info seminar
In order to help the University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) students who are embarking on their dual-degree program at UM this fall adjust to their new learning and living environment, an information seminar was held...
JI students win third prize at Odyssey of the Mind World Final
The World Final of the 37th Odyssey of the Mind (OM) was held at Iowa State University from May 25 to 29. More than 800 teams from around the world participated in the three-day competition. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) team performed brilliantly and won...
JI set to expand Sequential Undergraduate/Graduate Study Program
The Joint Institute is expected to add a new discipline, Integrative Systems + Design (ISD), to its Sequential Undergraduate/Graduate Study Program (SUGS) with the University of Michigan. On May 27, UM Professor Albert Shih introduced ISD to the JI community at Yu Liming Student Center.
TEDx SJTU JI Salon and JI Toastmasters Club launched
The opening ceremony of the TEDxSJTU University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) Salon was held at the Yu Liming Student Center on May 20. The event was co-sponsored by JI and the JI Student Union contending team “the Brig.” For...
JI research team publishes in Light: Science & Applications
A research team led by the University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) assistant professor Wenjie Wan recently published a paper titled Optically induced transparency in a micro-cavity in Light: Science & Applications, a top...
JI welcomes 68 international students to 2016 Summer Program
The 2016 University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) Summer Program kicked off on May 15. A welcome ceremony was held at the Yu Liming Student Center. Sixty-eight students from the University of Michigan, Case Western Reserve...
JI students shine at 2016 MCM/ICM
The results of the 2016 Mathematical Contest in Modeling/ Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM) have been announced. Again, the University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) performed remarkably, with six teams winning...
JI Students’ Innovative Practice Projects advance to National and Shanghai levels
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) just announced the winners of SJTU IPP (University Student Innovative Practice Program) to advance to the National IPP and Shanghai IPP. Five of the University of Michigan- SJTU Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) students’ IPP projects...
JI hosts workshop on big data platform and data analysis applications
On March 22, JI Industrial Big Data Club and National Instruments (NI) co-sponsored a workshop on NIInsight big data Platform and data analysis applications at the Joint Institute.
2016 JI graduate student commencement
The graduate students of the University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute’s (UM-SJTU JI) Class of 2016 received their graduate degrees on March 25. The graduation ceremony took place at the Yu Liming Student Center, officiated by...