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Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China

Shanghai Jiao Tong University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China. Since its establishment in 1896, the fundamental mission of the university has been to nurture first-class talent, accomplish top scholarship and drive the nation’s development.

SJTU has 31 schools/departments, 47 research platforms, and 13 hospitals affiliated to its medical school. The University offers 67 undergraduate programs covering disciplines of economics, law, literature, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management and arts, 42 first-level disciplines authorized to confer doctorate degrees and 57 first-level disciplines authorized to confer master degrees. By December 2018, there are 16,129 undergraduates and 30,217 postgraduates, more than 7000 international students on campus including 2,982 in degree programs. There are over 3,100 full-time faculty members, including 44 academicians of two academies (the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering).

Internationalization has always played an important role in the development of SJTU. Currently SJTU has more than 150 institutional cooperation agreements with well-known universities around the world and has 60 double-degree programs in place. More than 45% of its undergraduate students have a study-abroad experience over the four years of studies at SJTU. SJTU aspires to build a world-class university with featured attributes of being “comprehensive, research-intensive and international”, to fulfill its core mission of serving the societal development and mankind through knowledge advancement, educating future generations of leaders and providing driving forces of innovation for economic growth and public good.

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VSE Season 3, 2022-23: Courses offered by Shanghai Jiao Tong University


Important - Read Before Applying

Before applying, please make sure you understand the following enrolment restrictions set by the course offering university:

Each student can apply and enroll in ONE academic course offered by Shanghai Jiao Tong University at VSE Season 3, 2022-23 only. If you have submitted two applications to Shanghai Jiao Tong University courses, the VSE Central Office will withdraw the SECOND application without prior notice. If you wish to change your course selection after making the first application, please make a request by emailing [email protected].



Application Deadline

Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
May 15, 2023 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)




Academic Requirements

Before applying, please make sure you have fulfilled the course offering university's academic requirements listed below:

- Open to all study levels
- GPA of 3.0 or above


For more details, please contact the VSE coordinator at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.




English Language Proficiency Requirements

Before applying, please make sure you have fulfilled the course offering university's English language proficiency requirements listed below:

English level: Intermediate to advanced

For more details, please contact the VSE coordinator at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.



Course Information

Course information posted on this page are provided by the course offering university and may be changed or updated anytime without prior notice.

For any enquiries, please contact the VSE coordinator or contact person of the following courses, Ms. Martina Pittius.
Click on the course titles to reveal full course details:

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentSchool of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering
Course TeacherJianhui Hu
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJun 26, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 19, 2023
Course ComponentLecture/ Tutorial/ Discussion
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimeMon, Wed, Fri 1700-2000
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

Global warming, air pollution, energy shortages and other major challenges are closely related to energy supply and demand in cities. The low-carbon transformation of cities is one of the key elements to solve these problems. The basic unit of low-carbon cities is the low-carbon sustainable building. As buildings account for 39% of global greenhouse gas emissions, reducing building carbon emissions is critical to achieving the Paris climate goals and global carbon neutrality. High-performance buildings, solar buildings, and smart buildings are important methods to achieve low-carbon buildings. In the process of continuous urbanization, the low-carbon transformation of urban infrastructure will significantly affect the city's carbon emissions, as well as the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality implementation progress.


Main teaching content: Aiming at the key methods of low-carbon cities and their basic units of low-carbon buildings, the teaching content of the course mainly includes the basic theory and technology of building electrification, the basic theory and technology of building efficiency, and building intelligence, basic theory and technology of digitalization, basic theory and route of low-carbon city. These approaches can effectively reduce building carbon emissions and contribute to the realization of low-carbon cities using renewable energy, and low-carbon and recyclable building materials.


Course teaching objectives: Let students understand the construction methods to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, master the basic knowledge of artificial intelligence, building Internet, building digitalization, etc., and master the technology of building capacity control and reduction.

Course Outline

ARCH1103

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

N/A

Points to Note for Students

N/A

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Course TeacherAssoc. Prof. Dr. Jiantao Zai
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJun 20, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 13, 2023
Course ComponentLecture/ PBL Discussion
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimeTue,Thu 1400-1540; 1600-1740
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

With the development and utilization of renewable energy, as well as the application and development of mobile devices and electric vehicles, energy storage technology is becoming more and more important. Electrochemical energy storage is a technology that uses various chemical and engineering methods to achieve efficient and clean energy conversion and storage.


This course mainly introduces the current methods, principles and technologies of electrochemical energy storage, as well as related materials. Among them, electrochemical energy storage will focus on the main electrochemical energy storage methods, including secondary batteries, electrochemical supercapacitors, fuel cells and other principles and applications, as well as the types, performance and test methods of the energy materials, devices and systems involved in these technologies.


Through this course, students are expected to understand the main principle and method of electrochemical energy storage nowadays. They should learn to apply multi-disciplinary knowledge in chemistry, physics, materials and engineering. It is necessary to understand the characteristics of electrochemical energy storage materials and technology and form a deep understanding of material composition, microstructure and the relationship between structure and properties, Also, they are expected to learn about the importance of system integration for electrochemical energy storage technology.

Course Outline

CHEM1106

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

For senior undergraduates and graduates.

Points to Note for Students

Mode of Teaching

In this course, we will take 18 learning hours for lecture, and 14 hours for PBL discussion for presentation.

 


Grading

Attendance: 10%; Homework: 30%; Group presentation(PBL): 40%; Final program summary: 20%.

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentSchool of Education
Course TeacherZiyin Xiong
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJul 3, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 31, 2023
Course ComponentLecture/ Discussion
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimePlease refer to the website.
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

Achieving gender equality and empower all women and girls has been set as a key sustainable development goal by the United Nation (2015). Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but also a necessary foundation for a peaceful and sustainable world. Worldwide, progresses have been made: more girls have access to education, and more women move upwords into the leadership. However, challenges still remain: women continue to be underrepresented in many industries; in some countries, girls are deprived of the right to education and health care…


Education is deemed as a powerful approach to empower girls and women. In this course, we will expore the status of gender in the field of education and international development. There will be an opportunity to consider how education constructs and shapes the different understandings of gender. We will learn several approaches for women empowerment and reflect on these apporaches. We will examine the different ways to researching gender. Through this critical refelection, we will consider how inequitable gender relation combines with other forms of injustice to influence learning and teaching in schools, higher education and other education settings.

Course Outline

EDU1101

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

This course is targeted to undergraduate students, no restriction for the majors and years of undergraduates. Students with different disciplinary background are particularly welcomed in this course.

Points to Note for Students

N/A

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentSchool of Design
Course TeacherRuishan Chen
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJul 17, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 31, 2023
Course ComponentLecture/ Tutorial/ Discussion
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimePlease refer to the website.
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

Given the current speed of habitat and species loss caused by human development, the restoration of degraded ecosystems is one of the greatest challenges humankind is facing. For this reason, the United Nations declared the current decade (2021-2030) as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. This global effort will require experts on ecosystem science, management and design. This holistic approach will allow for a deeper understanding of how ecosystems recover from human disturbance and how we can use this knowledge to increase the currently limited performance of restoration practice. This course is particularly suited for students with interests in nature conservation, the natural component of landscape architecture, or ecosystem management in a broad sense. This course will allow students to exchange their knowledge in a multidirectional learning environment where we all will address real world restoration cases. Through research, we will learn how forests and other ecosystems have changed during this time to apply that knowledge to a real restoration project that students will develop. We will increase our understanding of what nature is for humans and the Earth system, we will increase study our connection to it. This course will arm you with one of the most important tools to work with and for nature in the coming decades.


Students are encouraged to play a leading role in this course. After an introduction of relevant theories and case studies on ecological restoration and sustainable development, students would be required to form different groups and choose a topic or a specific case study area, each group design a sustainable development approach for the selected area. Students will required to present their cases to the whole group, the teachers are also happy to push the work forward and develop that into reports, books or research papers. The aim of this work could contribute to the UN decades on ecological restoration, and other international bodies such as UNCCD and others. 

Course Outline

ENVR1117

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

N/A

Points to Note for Students

N/A

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentLaw School
Course TeacherShen Wei
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJun 20, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 4, 2023
Course ComponentLecture/ Discussion
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimeTue, Thu, Fri 1300-1630
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

Global concerns about climate change, economic security and the resiliency of critical supply chains, coincide with increasing questioning of the role of publicly traded corporations. This concern manifests itself in calls for corporations to respect the interests of an ever-expanding network of stakeholders. Terms such as SDG or ESG reflect the belief that corporations are in reality, fiduciaries, and are obligated to strive for sustainable profits by jettisoning “short-termism” and taking into account long-term sustainability in the contexts of the environment, social justice and other goals. Accordingly, boardrooms are increasingly facing demand and navigating complex social issues pressures from stakeholders to address an expanding list of challenges far beyond the classical ambit of a corporation’s purpose. The course will explore the new board focus to integrate social issues into corporate decision-making and analyze two developing trends. The first is the re-examination of the role of corporations and which governance model is best for the modern corporation – shareholder, stakeholder or enhanced shareholder. Which model can achieve ESG/SDG better? Alternatively, are there disadvantages to obligating corporations to expand their mandates? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this new focus? The second trend is the increasingly enhanced oversight responsibilities on corporate directors using the exemplar of Delaware law to analyze the ramifications of this trend. Oversight was classically looked at as a “duty of care” violation while it is now conceptualized within the parameters of the duty of loyalty which exposes directors to personal liability. Directors have an enhanced oversight obligation with respect to consumer safety and “mission critical” functions. Students will examine these issues in the contexts of various jurisdictions increasing their knowledge of comparative governance. 


Students interested in Corporate and Securities, and Environmental Law may find the course of particular interest. 

Course Outline

LAW1110

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

N/A

Points to Note for Students

N/A

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentSchool of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering
Course TeacherAichun Feng
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJul 3, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 17, 2023
Course ComponentLecture/ Tutorial/ Discussion
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimePlease refer to the website.
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

The world has abundant natural energy resources from the wind, wave and tides. Being different from the traditional fossil fuels, these energy resources will never run out. Renewable energy is essential for reducing the potential devastating effects of climate change, and protecting the natural environment for future generations. Therefore, when we are talking about the future offshore industry, marine renewable energy stands in the breach. At the same time, the shipping industry is on a revolution for zero emission and unmanned development. There is an urgent demand to develop the technologies to support the sustainable goal in the ocean engineering sectors. This course will introduce the latest technologies in the field of marine engineering and new marine energy in the form of a lecture series, while focusing on the connection between green and smart ships and marine renewable energy resources, and discussing the future green marine network system. This course takes the interaction between teachers and students as a medium. Through direct dialogue with international top scholars with diverse backgrounds, students can exchange knowledge and ideas with teachers on an equal footing and achieve the best integration of teaching and learning. 

Course Outline

NAOE1103

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

N/A

Points to Note for Students

N/A

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentSchool of Naval Architecture Ocean and Civil Engineering
Course TeacherRui Gao
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJun 19, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 21, 2023
Course ComponentLecture/ Exercise/ Discussion
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimePlease refer to the website.
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

This course focuses on the theme of "protection and sustainable utilization of oceans and marine resources to promote sustainable development". The course adopts a combination of theory and practice to introduce related technologies and typical applications of ocean intelligent autonomous monitoring. Typically, the course includes unmanned surface vehicle (USV), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), and related algorithms for data processing. After successfully completing this course, students are able to:

  1. have a comprehensive and preliminary understanding of the field of sustainable ocean intelligence autonomous monitoring. 
  2. understand and master the overall architecture and key technologies of the three important autonomous systems of USV, UAV, and AUV. 
  3. implement basic ocean intelligent autonomous monitoring system with programming software.
Course Outline

NAOE1104

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

Students from all study programs are welcome, and thus no formal requirements are set. Students with no background in engineering are encouraged to glance through, e.g., knowledge of signals and systems, estimation theory, and the excellent material of Elements of AI.

Points to Note for Students

N/A

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentSchool of Pharmacy
Course TeacherPeng Chongsheng
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJun 20, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 14, 2023
Course ComponentLecture
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimeTue, Fri 1600-1930
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

The course “Traditional Medicine and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals” will enable participants to learn through online lectures, discussion, and then collaborate to complete  the project connecting traditional herbs to SDGs. The course aim to encourage students from different cultural backgrounds collaborate to explore the strategy for human renewable development, especially from traditional medicine. Chinese and international students will attend series of online lectures by the instructor that cover UN SDGs, basic knowledge of traditional medicine and research progresses as well as philosophic thinking of medical science. Students will be divided into groups. Each group will choose a medicinal plant from a given list, create a group e-poster and discuss the connection of this medicinal plant to the principal of the SDG of the project: SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being. Under the guidance of the teacher, students will explore how this medicinal plant may address additional SDGs and global issues. Some examples of additional SDGs would be, but are not limited to, SDG 1, SDG 8, SDG 10, and SDG 15. Students will need to explain why and how the additional SDG(s) can be addressed.

Course Outline

PHAR1104

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

N/A

Points to Note for Students

Mode of Teaching

Lectures and discussion; Project-based learning; Group presentation


Grading
Attendance: 30%; E-poster: 40%; Group presentation: 20%; Final reflection: 10%

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentSchool of Humanities
Course TeacherChihyun Chang
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJun 19, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 12, 2023
Course ComponentLecture/ Material Reading/ Discussion
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimePlease refer to the website.
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

This course aims to answer the question of how modern port cities managed themselves in the 19th and 20th centuries and created an intercultural sphere for global inhabitants. The core of this course focuses on East Asian port cities which were opened by the “unequal treaties” with the foreign powers in the mid-19th century. The opening of the port cities in East Asia also provided the world with an access to settle down in these treaty ports and provided China, Japan and Korea with an opportunity to observe and learn from the West. Because of the cultural gap between the East and the West, the port cities naturally built up settlements and concessions for dividing various communities. The design of which could decrease the potential tensions between ethnicities or nationalities but it could not stop the following issues of globalisation, such as the spreading of diseases, crimes, pollution, etc. Thus, these port cites then had to work out solutions for communicating different concessions and settlements. 

The other focus of this course is to bring in specialists who study other continents’ port cities, such as in North America and Continental Europe, and to provide students with a comparative perspective for advanced knowledge of the urban issues shared by all port cities. This course then focuses on the shared issues, such as cultural preservation, migration, crimes, diseases, pollution, inflation, etc., in American and European port cities. Thus, Professors Lockley, Purseigle, Perez-Garcia and Du are invited to demonstrate their knowledge about port cities in North America and Europe. Students can then understand how the shared challenges affected global port cities in the 19th and 20th centuries. 

Course Outline

PJ184

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

N/A

Points to Note for Students

N/A

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentSchool of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering
Course TeacherZhipeng Zhang
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassJul 10, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 21, 2023
Course ComponentLecture/ Tutorial & Discussion/ Final presentation
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimePlease refer to the website.
Time ZoneUTC+08
Course Description

Course Overview: 

This is an English course that systematically teaches the theory of sustainable transportation technologies and their applications in the field of transportation engineering. As an elective, professional course in engineering, this course serves as a bridge between the theory of smart transportation and sustainable transportation technologies and the practice of transportation engineering. The role of analytical methods, analytical thinking, and applications in the field of engineering is an important theoretical practice course that offers methodology framework and worldview.


Course Objective: 

Through the learning of this course, the engineering students will establish the view of transportation engineering in the era of sustainable development, the basic thinking and theoretical methods of big data in sustainable transportation engineering, and fully and systematically master data-based green sustainable transportation engineering, with the ability of preliminary analysis and application of carbon emission in multimodal transportation, Mobility-as-a-Service and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, and traffic engineering data and modeling methods. Integrating the development trend of big data and cutting-edge sustainable development technologies in the field of transportation engineering into the teaching, students can keep up with the development pulse of the transportation industry and the trend of green sustainable development. 


Major Content: 

This course primarily offers the methods and working procedures of sustainable transportation technologies and practical applications of system engineering needed to acquire, mine, analyze, and apply to solve traffic engineering problems. It also covers discussion, case analysis, extracurricular exercises, and course design. The main contents include: (1) Introduction to Sustainable Transportation and Related Supporting Technologies; (2) Multimodal Transportation System; (3) Traffic Prediction and Traffic Big Data Mining; (4) Modeling and Analysis of Transportation Carbon Emissions; (5) Frontier Technologies and Applications of Green Sustainable Transportation.

Course Outline

TE1101

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

N/A

Points to Note for Students

N/A

Fees to be Borne by Students

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