Tongji University

Tongji University (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese: Tóngjì Dàxué) is a comprehensive university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the oldest and most selective, most prestigious universities in China. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Double First Class University.

Tongji University is especially renowned for its engineering, business and architecture programs. The university possesses a faculty of more than 2,803 scholars, including 27 members from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[4] Currently, Tongji University owns 29 colleges, 8 affiliated hospitals, and 6 affiliated primary and secondary schools.

The College of Civil Engineering is considered the best in the world according to the 2020 USNews Rankings. The School of Economics and Management (Tongji SEM) is one of 74 business schools in the world being triple accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA).[6] Tongji University is a member of the Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance[citation needed] and Asian-European Laotse Universities Network. According to the 2018 QS World University Rankings and the 2018 Times Higher Education Rankings, Tongji University ranked 10th nationally.