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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...
My Campus Life | Thai student sings Thai song to celebrate JI art festival
Editor's Note: Kantaphat Leelakunwet, a 21-year-old student from Thailand, is a sophomore undergraduate majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter). After...
JI students aid SJTU teams winning Shanghai basketball champions
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) students played a crucial role in recent victories of the SJTU basketball teams at the 17th Shanghai Sports Games. SJTU Sunshine Men's Basketball Team and SJTU...
JI student from Kazakhstan claims 2023 SJTU Excellent International Graduate
The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) undergraduate student Assel Surshanova has won the 2023 SJTU Excellent International Graduate award, according to a recent announcement of SJTU International Student Service Center.
My Campus Life | Bangladeshi student rows dragon boat on SJTU campus
Editor’s Note: Niladri Saha Saccha, a 21-year-old boy from Bangladesh, is a sophomore undergraduate student majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter). Due to the global...
JI signs strategic partnership agreement with SJTU Press for textbook development
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) signed a strategic partnership agreement with SJTU Press on the occasion of a bilateral textbook development talk held at Long Bin Building on April 19. In his...
Elsevier lists JI professors Highly Cited Chinese Researchers 2022
Professor Peisen Huang and Professor Xudong Wang of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) have been listed as Highly Cited Chinese Researchers 2022 by Elsevier, a Netherlands-based academic publishing company and a global leader in information and analytics.
JI students organize Chinese Culture Day at Armenian school
Physics and Mathematics Specialized School, a leading educational complex in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan, welcomed four freshmen students from the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) on March 16 for the Chinese Culture Day event.