Recently, the 2025 ShanghaiYangtze River Delta RiceNew and Superior Varieties Exhibition Conferenceon High-Quality Seed Development was held in ChongmingDistrict of Shanghai. The event focused on green germplasm, scientific breeding, and regional collaboration to facilitate deeper exchanges, enabling more ordinary citizens to enjoy these delicious and glutinous new rice varieties. Attendees included CAE Members, the China Seed Association, the Shanghai Municipal Agriculture Commission, represent

On October 13th, the 2025 China-Africa STEM Educators Acceleration Program officially commenced, sponsored bythe Department of International Cooperation and Exchange of the China Ministry of Education, the Department of Teacher Work of the China Ministry of Education, and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission. It was jointly organized by the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre and Shanghai Normal University(SHNU). Over 50 African education officials, teacher educators, experts, scholars, and p

On the morning of October 9, Dr. Stephen Allen, Vice President of Southern Utah University (SUU) and Director of Asian Recruitment and Programs of the university, along with Helen Foster Slope, the SUU Cultural Center Director, visited Shanghai Normal University (SHNU). Vice President Jiang Mingjun attended the meeting and signed a memorandum of cooperation with SUU on behalf of SHNU.Jiang Mingjun acknowledged the positive efforts of both universities over the past year—the summer short-term stu

The latest round of the Shanghai Teacher and School International Survey (TALIS) 2024, hosted and implemented by the Institute of International and Comparative Education from SHNU School of Education, Shanghai Normal University, was released on October 7. The survey was completed in April 2024 with data collected from principals of 205 junior high schools and 4,078 teachers in Shanghai.The average age of junior high school teachers in Shanghai is 39.5 years, with 53.3% of Shanghai teachers using

On September 27th, the modern pentathlon competition of the 15th National Games concluded successfully at the Huangcun Sports Training Base in Guangdong Province. Li Liuchang, an undergraduate student majoring in sports training from SHNUSchool of Physical Education, wontwo silver medals in the mens individual events of modern pentathlon (Old Pentathlon) and modern pentathlon (New Pentathlon). This achievement not only marked a zero breakthrough in SHNU history ofmedal recordsat the National Gam

Recently, our university partnered with Shanghai Zhiyuan New Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as Zhiyuan Robotics) to officially establish the Embodied Intelligence in Education Laboratory. On September 25th, the first domestic course covering the entire Embodied Intelligence Practicewas launched for undergraduate students. This initiative marks a significant step forward in the universitys exploration of cutting-edge AI education. During the laboratory and course development phase, Vice Presid

Recently, the 17thShanghai Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences were officially announced, with 4 candidates for the Academic Contribution Award, 19 for the Emerging Scholar Award, 59 for the Outstanding Research Achievements in Party Innovation Theory, and 417 for the Discipline-Specific Academic Excellence Award.The SHNUwon one Academic Newcomer Award and 21 Discipline Academic Excellence Awards in this years Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Awards, including 4 firs

In the golden autumn season, over 800 students from more than 70 different countries around the world arrived at Shanghai Normal University, which brought new vitality and diverse cultural elements into the campus. The registration period from September 22nd to 23rd saw the International Student Center bustling with international students in order for enrolment. Under the guidance of the International Exchange Office, volunteers from the International Student Association meticulously organized t

Students from the Physical Education Institute won the silver medal in the mens individual modern pentathlon at the 15thNational Games On September 21st, in the mens individual final of modern pentathlon (old pentathlon) at the 15thNational Games. Li Liuchang, an undergraduate student majoring in sports training from SHNUSchool of Physical Education, won a silver medal with an excellent total score of 1,506 points. This is not only a valuable achievement for the Shanghai representative team, but

The UNESCO International Institute for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Education was officially inaugurated in Shanghai on Sunday, which is the first global Category 1 Institute of UNESCO in the Asia-Pacific region, marking a big step forward for China in enhancing the development, cooperation and promotion of STEM education globally. The establishment of the institute was first announced by UNESCO at a session held in Paris in November 2023. Its main functions are to pro