Shanghai International Studies University

SISU’s graduate education made its debut in 1954. Since 1978, SISU has experienced a sustained growth in the number of fields of study and students enrolled. In 1981, SISU was listed as China’s first batch of universities authorized to confer master’s degrees, followed by the authorization to confer doctoral degrees in 1983. As the graduate programs developed steadfastly, the Graduate School of SISU was established in 1998. Up to December 2013, the Graduate School has an enrolment of 3138 full-time postgraduates from home and abroad(3066 domestic students and 72 international students), studying in 14 doctoral programs and 39 master’s programs, of which 36 are research-oriented academic programs and 3 are skill-based professional programs. SISU boasts a dedicated faculty with a balanced focus on teaching and research, including 413 professors and associate professors whose outstanding academic achievements have enjoyed high recognition. Under the close supervision of their tutors, SISU graduate students have excelled remarkably in thesis/treatise publication, international conference presentation, overseas internship, study abroad schemes and joint doctoral programs.