The4thShanghaiMicro-movieFestivalwasheldatNo.1HallofShanghaiGrandCinema,theStoryofSHNUInsectsResearchTeamwonsilverprize.ThestorynarratedhowSHNUProfessorLiLizhenledtheresearchteamtoopenthedoortotheworldofentomology.EversincelastJune,theshootingplanofthestoryhasbeenputontableandgonethroughseveralrevisions.Ittookabouthalfayeartobecompleted.ThevideoshowedhowprofessorLiorganizedresearcherstoexploretheinsectspeciesinthefieldandtriedtoreducetheuseofpesticidetoensurethefoodsecurity.Foundedin2003,theSHNU

ThePartyforSHNUNewTeacherswasheldatTaolijuRestaurantofSHNUonJanuary10th.SponsoredbySHNUDepartmentofHumanResourcesandSHNUWorkers’Union,thepartyinvolved154newly-recruitedSHNUemployeestogathertogetherandconversewitheachotheroneducationandfuturedreams.SHNUVicePartySecretaryPeiXiaoqiandeliveredawelcomespeechatthepartyandextendedherwarmwishestotherookiesonbehalfoftheuniversity.ThreeteachersfromCollegeofEducation,CollegeofLifeandEnvironmentalSciencesandCollegeofTourismspokeatthepartyasrepresentatives.S

The2018NewYearPartyofInternationalStudentsopenedonXuhuicampusonDecember28th.Itattractedinternationalstudentsandforeignteachersfromvariouscollegesanddepartmentstowelcomethearrivalofanewyear.ItwaskickedoffwithafolkdanceofKazakhstanandKyrgyzstan,followedbyasongYesterdayOnceMorebyaMongolianstudentandballetdance.TheK-popdancepushedtheentirepartytoahighwithitszealousrhythmsandatmosphere.Afashionshowwasalsostaged,involvingperformancesofstudentsfrommorethanadozencountries.

TheGraduationCeremonyandDiplomaConferringCeremonyof2018SpringSeasonPostgraduateswereheldatNo.1ConferenceCenterofSHNUonJanuary6th,and97doctor’sandmaster’sdegreecandidateshavebeenconferredthediplomas.ItwasattendedbySHNUPresidentandChairmanofAcademicAssessmentCommitteeZhuZiqiang,SHNUVicePartySecretaryandSHNUVicePresidentGeWeihua,SHNUVicePresidentandViceChairmanofSHNUAcademicAssessmentCommitteeKeQinfei,andrepresentativesfromotherSHNUcolleges.Thegraduateswereencouragedtoassumeresponsibilitiesandmeetc

TheNewYearConcertwasheldatSHNUConcertHallonDecember27th.SHNUPartySecretaryTengJianyongdeliveredagraciousspeechtowishitagreatsuccess.Festivedrumsperformanceswereshown,alongwithotherprograms,includingoperasongs,folksongsandchorussinging,etc.TheNever-setSunonGrassland,sungbytenorProfessorChouJinhua,pushedthegalatoaclimax.TheannualNewYearConcertisatraditionalSHNUeventtocelebratetheupcomingyear.

TheannualNationalPostgraduatesEntranceExamswereheldonDecember23rd,24thand25th.SHNUisoneofthetestsitesofShanghai.Therearefourtestareas,136testroomsandover4,000candidatessittingfortheexamsonbotheastandwestXuhuicampus.Altogether9,948candidatescompetedtoapplyforSHNUpostgraduatesprogramsand2,409tookthetestatSHNU.Severemeasureshavebeenadoptedtoensurethesuccessoftheexamination,includinginitiatingvideocontrolmonitoring,studentidentificationsystem,signalsscreensupervision,onlineofficemanagementandfieldin

XuZhihong,academicianofChineseAcademyofSciences,professorofPekingUniversity,andmemberoftheThirdWorldAcademyofSciences,visitsSHNUandspeaksonOriginofCrops,ChangesofPlantingTechnologyandDevelopmentofModernAgriculture.Hehaslongengagedinbiologyofplantsdevelopment,cellcultureandheritage,andbiologicalresearch,etc.HealsopointedoutthedefectsofChineseagriculturalstructures,plantingefficiencyandqualities.Afterthespeech,XuwasshownaroundtheSHNUPlantGermplasmResourcesCenterandsharedhisideaswiththeaudiences.

TheWorkConferenceofInternationalDevelopmentSurveyReportforChinaHigherEducationandOverseasEducationQualityCertificationwasheldinBeijingonDecember15th.Theresultsofthe2ndbatchofeducationqualitycertificationhavebeenreleased:SHNUhassucceededinpassingthecertificationandreceivedthecertificatefromZhaoLingshan,SecretaryGeneralofChinaEducationInternationalExchangeAssociation.ItwouldfurtherpromotesthedevelopmentofoverseaseducationinChinaandexpandthemarketofstudents’sourcesandimprovetheinternationalreputati

December19thmarksthedayofdiscoveringEustraShanghaiensis,anewkindofinsect.ThepressconferencewaslaunchedatSHNUBusinessStartingGardenandwasattendedbyover20newsmediaofShanghai.Thenewspecieswasdetectedbyabusinessstartingteamcomposedofmasters’anddoctors’candidatesofSHNUCollegeofLifeandEnvironmentalSciencesatShanghaiBinjiangForestPark.ItwasalsowitnessedbyShanghaiNaturalHistoryMuseumandShanghaiWildAnimalsProtectionAssociation,etc.ThreeSHNUstudentswhoallwonChinaNationalScholarshipfoundedLianyewuyuNatural

SponsoredbyChinaScienceandTechnologyMuseumandChinaScienceAssociation,the2017SciencePopularizationInnovationContestdrewtoacloseatShanghaiScienceTechnologyMuseum.ThreestudentsfromSHNUCollegeofFineArtswonthesecondprizeatthiscontest.With15branchcontestregions,theShanghairegioncompetitioninvolvedover2,500candidatesfromabout30universities.Intheend,45middlesschoolteamsanduniversitycounterpartsstoodouttoenterfortheShanghairegioncontest.Itfallsintotwoparts:innovativeworksandsciencepopularizationexperimen