TheFoundingCeremonyofSHNUCollegeofChemistryandMaterialSciencesand1stAcademicForumwereheldatNo.1HallofConferenceCenteronXuhuiCampusofSHNUonNovember24th.ItwasattendedbySHNUPresidentZhuZiqiangandSHNUVicePresidentGeWeihua,andrepresentativesfromFudanUniversity,ShanghaiUniversityofElectricPower,TongjiUniversityandEastChinaNormalUniversity.Apromotionclipwasplayedattheceremonytocommemoratethehistoricprocessof64yearssincetheopeningofSHNUDepartmentofChemistry.SHNUPresidenthopedthatmorestudentswouldstickto

TheinternationalfinalofWRO(WorldRobotOlympiad)washeldatChiangMaiCityofThailandfromNovember16thto18th.Thecontestisregardedasagrandshowforyoungrobotfans.Itaimsatdevelopingskillstoconsiderandsolvetheproblemsofrobots.About486teamsfrom63countriesandregionscompetedforitthisyear.FourSHNUstudentsfromCollegeofInformationandMechanicalEngineeringranked13thatthefinalafterover9monthsofardentpreparations.Startingin2004,WorldRobotOlympiadhasdevelopedtoatrulyglobalcompetition.WROtournamentsareorganizedinmoretha

ThemedDancingPleasureatGoldenAutumn,SHNUstudentsstagedagrandshowofdancingatShanghaiInternationalDanceCenteronNovember23rd.Thespecialdancingshowincluded12dances:Chineseclassic,ballet,moderndancesandtapdancesinformsofsolodance,pasdedeux,andgroupdances.Asoneofthe8membersofDancingLeaguesponsoredbyShanghaiMunicipalEducationCommission,SHNUhasalwaysbeenactiveinpromotingthemechanismofdancingeducationintegrationstandardsandexploringdancingcoursesformiddleschoolsandprimaryschools.

TheGraduationCeremonyofConfuciusInstitute(CI)atUniversityofBotswanaandChineseTalentShowcametoasuccessonNovember16th.ItwasalsoattendedbyrepresentativesfromChineseEmbassyinBotswana,Sino-AfricanCulturalArtsExchangeAssociation,andSHNUCollegeofHumanitiesandSocialSciences.Afteraseriesofartsshow,includingshortplays,songs,dances,martialarts,chorussinging,andpoemrecitals,thegraduationceremonywasheldand27graduateswereconferredcertificatesandflowersfromthedeansofCIatUniversityofBotswana.Thesegraduatesweree

OnNovember21st,ShanghaiNewWisdomBankConstructionPromotionConferenceandOpeningCeremonyofShanghaiKeyWisdomBankwereheldatSHNUandattendedbyShanghaiMunicipalGovernment,ShanghaiMunicipalEducationCommission,ShanghaiWorldPublishingGroupandSHNUleaders.TengJianyong,SHNUPartySecretary,deliveredaspeechandexpectedSHNUwouldservetobuildabetterglobalurbanresearchinstituteofShanghaiandthattheuniversitywouldtakeadvantageofteachereducationtostrengtheninnovationabilities.Itisalsohopedthatthewisdombankwouldprovideta

TwostudentsfromSHNUCollegeofXiejinFilmandTVArtsattendedthe36thMilanInternationalSports,MovieandTVFestivalsponsoredbyFICTS(FederationInternationaleCinemaTelevisionSportifs)fromNovember14thtoNovember19th.TheirdocumentarywontheshortlistedprizeandtherighttousethebrandSPORTMOVIESTV2018-SELECTED.Also,alocalsportsanddigitalinnovationseminarwasheldtoadvocatesportsactivitiesfordisabledChinesechildren.TheSHNUstudents’teamlearnedmoreaboutthecommunicationmeansbywayofdigitalsportsandbroughtbacktoChinabetteri

SHNU：OnNovember17thand18th,theInternationalSymposiumonOutstandingGlobalCitiesandRegionalInnovationwasheldatSHNUConferenceCenterandattendedJapanRitsumeikanUniversity,NaraPrefecturalUniversity,EastChinaNormalUniversity,ShanghaiJiaotongUniversity,TongjiUniversity,andJiangnanUniversity,etc.TheSHNUrepresentativehopedthatmorein-depthexchangesanddiscussionswouldcenteronpoliciesandsuggestionstoestablishShanghaiasaglobalcityandscientificinnovationcenter.Speechesweredeliveredfromvariousexperts,concernings

OnNovember8th,theEnvironmentandGeographicSciencesConferencewasheldandSHNUVicePresidentZhangZhengrongsignedacooperativeagreementwithInstituteofUrbanEnvironment,ChineseAcademyofSciences(IUE,CAS),andShanghaiAcademyofEnvironmentalSciences(SAES).ItisdecidedattheconferencethatfurthercooperationwithSHNUwouldconcernresourcesenvironment,urbanecology,urbanhealthwelfare,particularlyinShanghaiandtheYangtzeRiverRegion.Also,theimportanceofenvironmentandgeographybuildsanewplatformforstudyingYangtzeRiverUrbanEn

The11thInternationalAnimationFestivalwasheldfromNovember15thto18th.TheSHNUteamfromXiejinFilmandTVArtsCollegecreatedshortclipsofwaterandinkpaintingimageswonsilverprizeforBestAnimationClips.Altogether2,662worksfrom54countriesandregionswerereceivedthisyearand270worksstoodoutforthefinal.In2014,SHNUteamwonthegoldprizeforBestAnimationClips.

SincelastNovember,aseriesofoverseasuniversitiesandeducationgroupshavevisitedSHNUandtriedtoexplorenewcooperationopportunitieswithSHNU.OnNovember14th,SHNUrepresentativevisitedKyungpookNationalUniversityofSouthKoreaanddiscussedstudentsexchangeprogramwhichmightkickoffnextyear.OnNovember13th,visitorsfromMARAUniversityofTechnologyinMalaysiaarrivedatSHNUanddeliveredacademicreportsonMalaysianTourismandSustainableTourismofShanghaiChongmingIsland.OnNovember13th,ateamofMacaustudentsandtheirparentsledbyMaca