Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

（上海中医药大学）

Basic information

City: Shanghai
Founded in: 1956
Type: Public University
Number of total students: 8000
Number of international students: 1078
Number of faculty: 1300

上海南京路步行街 Nanjing Road Walkway, Shanghai. Image by iStudy-Hera.

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About Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Founded in 1956, Shanghai University of TCM,which was named Shanghai TCM College at the beginning, is one of the first four TCM higher education institutes since the foundation of the People’s Republic of China.

Adhering to the motto of “Diligence, Benevolence, Truth, Innovation”,the university inherits profound cultural legacy, strives to deliver high quality programs of unique strength, and pays great attention to clinical practice. The University regards academic and moral education as its fundamental mission, and promotes collaborative development of education, research and clinical service. In 1985, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine was founded under the same management system with the university. In 1993, the name of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was officially taken.

In 2000, Shanghai Medical Vocational School was consolidated with the university.In 2003, the university was relocated toZhangjiang Hi-tech Park in Pudong New Area.

Over the past 60 years, the university has always been home to many distinguished doctors.The education strategy emphasizingsolid mastery of TCM knowledge and practice along with deep understanding of modern science and traditional Chinese culturehas achieved remarkable results.

The university takes close heed of frontierTCM technology and the critical demand of the country andcontinues tostrengthen international exchange & cooperation. The University currently has 8 affiliated hospitals.

It is also a high-caliber university prioritized by the Municipality and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education.In 2017, the programs of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Chinese Materia Medica were selected in the National Initiative for Developing Top-notch Programs.

In the fourth round of evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Education, 3 programs including TCM, Chinese Materia Medica and Integrative Medicine were graded A+.

In welcoming the new era, the university will strive to become a world-class TCM university, which stresses excellence in both specialty disciplines and general ranking, and gives equal emphasis to inheritance and innovation, modernization & internationalization, giving full play to the power of TCM.

Advantages

Established in 1956, the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM) was one of the first four TCM colleges across China. The 35-hectare campus of SHUTCM is located in the Research and Education Section, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area. The campus is beautiful and equipped with state-of-the-art teaching facilities. The University is now a key part of “Zhangjiang Pharmaceutical Valley” in the strategic initiative of building Shanghai as an innovative city.

From its founding, the SHUTCM has been home to numerous alumni: some of them are well-known physicians, some are distinguished researchers and some are working in community healthcare services. Thanks to the defining education feature of ‘inheritance is the root and innovation is the soul’, the University has achieved a great deal in both education and research over the recent years. Currently, the University offers doctorate degree programs in all TCM disciplines. According to the latest data released by ESI (Essential Science Indicator), three disciplines of SHUTCM have entered into ESI global discipline ranking top 1%. Spearheaded by Prof. Chen Kaixian (academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Prof. HU Zhibi (academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering), the University has chief scientists of the National Basic Research Program (also known as 973 program), scholars of One Thousand Talents Scheme, the Cheung Kong Scholars Program of China and the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Just like the saying goes, ‘the root of virtue lies in education and the root of education lies in teachers’, the SHUTCM has always drawn the most original faculty, who work together in an interactive and genuinely multidisciplinary atmosphere.

Ever since its establishment, the SHUTCM has been committed to the philosophy of pursuing “excellence rather than size, distinctiveness rather than inclusiveness and use rather than fame”. The past five decades have witnessed its equal emphasis on education, distinction and openness. The University has eight teaching hospitals to safeguard high-quality clinical training.

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