As the largest school at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), the School of Electronic, Information and Electrical Engineering (SEIEE) has over 900 faculty and staff members with considerable expertise and international recognition. The SEIEE distinguished professors include 1 member of the Chinese Academy of Science, 1 member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 11 IEEE Fellows, 9 experts supported by the "National 1000-elite Program", 32 supported by the "National 1000-youth-elite Program, 25 Winners of the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars.
Over the last decade, the SEIEE has put a strategic emphasis on its talent pool and has successfully recruited a number of world renowned researchers in multiple thrust areas. We are building a community of first-class faculty with both academic and engineering accomplishments, and the recent influx of international talents has significantly improved our core competence at the global stage. To accommodate this trend, SEIEE has set up a designated office of Human Resources and International Affairs, which offers professional and individual supports for application, promotion, training, and such related.
Currently the SEIEE programs have 1958 doctoral candidates, 3277 full-time master candidates, and 4168 undergraduate students. During the recent five years, SEIEE has won 1 first-class National Awards of Education, 1 second-class National Awards of Education, 7 National Model Courses, 3 National Sharing Courses, and 5 National Excellent Courses. In addition, the SEIEE has certified academic programs such as the Engineering-Management Joint Class and the IEEE Honor Class, both of which are recognized by the IEEE. We are passionate about creating an environment that is the best for the students and faculty alike.
SEIEE strives to cultivate leaders and elites through its innovative spirit. Our smart and motivated students can participate in exciting partnership programs with over 30 famous overseas universities. In addition, we offer our students with a variety of opportunities in social practices, volunteer services, technique innovations, etc. In fact, SEIEE is well-known for providing the unique platform for students to broaden their knowledge and improve their skills for future career successes, via various kinds of competitions home and abroad, such as worldwide ACM contests. Following our model of excellence, our students have achieved acclaimed successes over the past three years: over 300 internationally recognized awards have been rewarded to the students, comprising of nearly 70% of total awards received by the entire university.
The SEIEE graduates are instilled with solid academic foundations and comprehensive skill sets to pursue their dreams in life. Upon graduating, our well-rounded students are readily welcomed into the professional environment. Over 98% of our graduates find field jobs upon graduation, many of whom now hold prestigious positions in national enterprises, foreign corporations, and prosperous industries.
