Building World-Class Universities in China: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Abstract

Explores how Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), a leading Chinese university, has developed in the past 10 years in the context of the growing imperatives of the globalized knowledge economy and national policy directives. In 1996, during its centennial, SJTU put forward a three-step plan to develop into a world-class research university by the mid-21st century. These steps include laying a solid foundation for SJTU’s further development into a research university by 2010, breaking into the top 100 ranking of universities by 2020, and achieving its overall world-class status in the top 100 by 2050. Since 1998, SJTU has progressively developed in the areas of disciplinary development, teaching and research, science innovation, faculty quality, and financial resources. The university has changed its management style, from traditional administration to strategic management. The focus of SJTU’s development has shifted from domestic to international standards and from domestic to international competition, and emphasis has changed from quantity-oriented to quality-oriented and from infrastructure building to enhancement of teaching, learning, and research.

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