At the Zhejiang Province Entrance Exam Information Seminar held at Hangzhou Xuejun High School on May 20, the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute’s (UM-SJTU JI) Party Secretary Xinwan Li delivered a keynote speech as a guest speaker to share JI’s exploration and successful experience in selecting and nurturing top talents over the past decade.
Professor Li demonstrated JI’s academic programs, training model, ABET certification, international collaboration and achievements. He pointed out that JI’s success in recruiting and nurturing numerous first-class international talents is attributed to JI’s motto of I3Q: Internationalization, Interdisciplinarity, Innovation and Quality.
Li’s speech received enthusiastic responses. “JI’s educational philosophy and talent training model are impressive,” said an admissions officer from the University of Hong Kong. A number of representatives of mainland universities and high schools agreed that JI’s successful experience could serve as a model and they would continue to strengthen ties with SJTU in the future.
Parents inquiring about JI admission
The Zhejiang Province Entrance Exam Information Seminar was jointly organized by Hangzhou Xuejun High School and news media including Tencent Taixing Network, China Education Online and Zhejiang News Broadcast. Educational experts and admission officers from 42 well-known domestic colleges and a dozen of top high schools in Zhejiang Province were invited to attend. The seminar was broadcasted live, attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers online. In the afternoon, JI set up a booth at the school to answer the inquiries about JI admission.
JI was founded in 2006 as the result of a strategic partnership between the University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The goal of this partnership is to build a world-class institute in China for nurturing future leaders with global visions. As a model of international education collaboration, JI has been highly recognized at home and abroad. After more than a decade, JI has developed a unique model of talent training by combining the best features of UM and SJTU. Two majors have achieved ABET accreditation; high-quality English teaching and world-class faculty create a superior learning environment. Besides building students’ solid foundation in engineering, JI develops their problem-solving capabilities as well as soft skills, such as creativity, teamwork, communication and leadership.
