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Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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University labResearch institute
SJTU上海交通大学Shanghai Jiaotong University交大Nanyang Public SchoolNan Yang CollegeChiao Tung UniversityNational Chiao Tung UniversityJiao Tong University

Public research university in Shanghai, founded in 1896, a leading Chinese center for AI, robotics and engineering research.

Founded1896China
HQShanghaiChina
01 · About

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Founded 1896 · Shanghai, China

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU, 上海交通大学) is a public research university in Shanghai, China, founded in 1896 as Nanyang Public School. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China, a member of the elite C9 League and part of Project 985, Project 211 and the Double First-Class initiative. Its main campus is in Minhang District, with a historic campus in Xuhui District. The university educates around 38,000 students and employs over 3,000 faculty across 33 schools. SJTU is a strong center for research in artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning and engineering, with units such as the School of Artificial Intelligence and labs working on natural language processing, computer vision and embodied robotics.

  • Sheng Xuanhuai

    Founder (Nanyang Public School)

    Chinese official and industrialist who in 1896 founded Nanyang Public School, the predecessor of the present-day Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

02 · What they do

Domain of activity

5 areas · 6 technologies · 3 industries
What they do5Areas
  • Computer Vision
  • Embodied AI
  • Humanoid robots
  • Multimodal models
  • Autonomous systems
How they do it6Technologies
  • Robotics
  • Embodied AI
  • Computer vision
  • NLP
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Foundation Models
Who for3Industries
  • Education
  • Research & science
  • Robotics
03 · Geography

Global presence

HQ Shanghai · 3 offices · 3 regions
ChinaAsiaGlobal
04 · Metrics

Scale & funding

founded 1896
1896founded
approx. 3,061 faculty membersemployees
maturedevelopment stage
Privatenot listed
activestatus
07 · Classification

Profile & metadata

4 classification · 6 external links

Classification

  • Statusactive
  • Development stagemature
  • Listed onNoprivate
  • Organization typeUniversity lab+ Research institute