Tongji University

Tongji University
同济大学
Motto
同舟共济
TypeNational, Public
EstablishedOctober 1, 1907 (1907)
PresidentZheng Qinghua
Academic staff
2,815
Students37,492
Undergraduates18,956
Postgraduates17,871
Location,
China
CampusSiping Road Campus (1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200092)
Jiading Campus (4800 Caoan Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, 201804)
Colors 
AffiliationsExcellence League
Websitewww.tongji.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese同济大学
Traditional Chinese同濟大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTóngjì Dàxué

Tongji University is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Tongji is one of the most prestigious Universities in China, with its engineering and architecture programs in particular consistently ranking among the top in the world.

Established in 1907 by German physicians in Shanghai, the university now has a faculty of more than 2,815 scholars, including 27 members from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Currently, Tongji University owns 29 colleges, 11 affiliated hospitals, and 7 affiliated primary and secondary schools.