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SISU's pillar discipline listed in China's “double first-class” project


19 October 2017 | By Wang Yingzhi, Song Qifei, Zhong Wantong and Zhou Jiawen | Copyedited by Gu Yiqing

  • Languages @ SISU

    SISU offers courses in 32 modern languages and also teaches classical and constructed languages.

  • "Double First-Class" Project

    SISU's pillar discipline listed in China's "double first-class" project

  • QS Ranking

    QS WU Rankings by Subject: SISU ranks 15th in arts and humanities in China

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hanghai International Studies University (SISU) has been recently listed in China’s “Double First-Class” Project with its pillar discipline of foreign language and literature.

The “Double First-Class” Project is one of the most important higher education project in China to replace Project 985 and 211 for the growth of world-class universities and disciplines at global level. So far, 137 universities have been included in the “Double First-Class” Project, according to the report published by Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission.

SISU was one of the earliest institutions of internationalized education focusing on disseminating the country’s voice in international media and representing Chinese identity and core values globally. SISU has also launched the "Multilingual+" Initiative, cultivating inter-disciplinary talents who master strong skills in cross-cultural communication and major studies. 

SISU now offers courses in 32 modern languages including English, Russian, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, Persian, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Swedish, Dutch, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Turkish, Hindi, Hungarian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Polish, Czech, Urdu, Malay, Swahili, Javanese, Pashto and Chinese. SISU also teaches classical and constructed languages including Latin, Ancient Greek, Old English and Esperanto.

Apart from being one of the double first-class” universities, SISU has an excellent reputation for its academic achievements. SISU is placed 1st and 2nd among 748 universities in rankings of English Language and Literature and in rankings of Translation and Interpreting (2017-2018) respectively, according to the report issued jointly by Research Center for China Science Evaluation and NSEAC.com

In 2017 World University Rankings by Subject released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) this May, the UK-based higher education analytic institution, SISU ranks 15th in China and 368th in the world in the subject field of arts and humanities with three subjects listed.

In terms of graduate education, SISU ranks 2nd according to University Rankings of MTI (Master of Translation and Interpreting) Programs in China, released by China National Institute of Standardization and Chinese Translation Publishing House this October on the Summit Forum on "Belt and Road" Initiative and MTI Education held at Peking University.

Learn more about SISU's "double first-class" project: http://en.shisu.edu.cn/resources/news/sisu-entry-double-first-class-project

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