Foreign universities may all be flocking to China but Chinese universities are also taking the first tentative steps overseas. Shanghai Jiaotong University is setting up a new research centre with the National University of Singapore to work on Energy and Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Megacities. more ›

In the pictures we shared a week back of Yao Ming's first day in class, we interpreted his face as an open book of frustration and WTF? Turns out we were right on the money, as Yao himself admitted in a press conference he was "totally lost." more ›

Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will study in the prestigious Shanghai Jiaotong University from October, his agent Zhang Mingji said here on Monday. Zhang said that Yao has not decided his major but the university will choose special teachers and give the super star lessons on a one-to-one basis.

That's right, he's done it again folks! Professor Cao Yilin is the chief director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering at Jiaotong University, as well as a plastic surgeon at No. 9 People's Hospital, and he's been growing human ears on mice since before Justin Bieber was born. He eventually won fame and fortune in 2001 and received 300 million yuan (US$47 million) in research funding as a result. But now he's come under fire from former colleagues who claim his earmice weren't REAL earmice... or something. more ›

It's all speculation at this point! Less than 24 hours after he announced his retirement, the Chinese media are going wild with rumors of what comes next. In a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua, when asked whether he'd consider going into business or politics like other retired athletes, Yao Ming responded: more ›

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asian University Rankings for 2011 are out, and the top ten positions have all been filled by universities from Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. more ›

What a hot summer! While we all want to swim, I guess this car wanted to have fun in the fresh cool river water as well. This dramatic car accident happened in the morning of 17 July in Jiaotong University's Minhang campus. more ›

• Ah, fireworks. Here's one more video - this time of Shanghai welcoming in the Fortune God with a city-wide show that made us feel like we were part of The Blitz. Don't worry guys, soon it'll all be over. [Dan Washburn]


• While the last couple days have been bitterly cold, apparently the end of the Spring Festival also means the beginning of slightly more comfortable weather. Tomorrow, just as everyone gets back to work, temperatures are set to rise to about 13C. Sunday and Monday will see the weather get even warmer, heading to a high of between 14 to 16C. [Xinmin]


• Speaking of CNY almost being over, Shanghai is now bracing for the rush back. Wednesday reported a daily transport volume of 750,000 passengers, 70,000 more than on Tuesday. Today's supposed to be even worse, since it's the last day of the holiday. [Xinhua]

Asia Uncut is coming to Shanghai to film its second season. The English-language talk show has featured A-list talent from Asia and abroad. To promote its new season the show is offering free drinks, tickets, and transportation. Free stuff and a chance to see celebrities? Sounds good to us! [Urbanatomy] more ›

Driving home late at night can be a scary experience: as drunk driving is on the rise, we find ourselves wondering: are those erratic cars weaving through traffic all drunk, or just reckless drivers? But fear not: Shanghai Daily informs us of a new invention in the works at Shanghai's Jiao Tong University that will help Shanghai's crackdown on drunk driving. more ›

• No worries about getting the runs while exploring the World Expo - Shanghai has been making extensive efforts to ensure that we are never far from a toilet. The city has installed toilets about every 200 meters for the estimated 400,000 daily visitors expected each day. In addition, sophisticated rubbish collection systems will help us to forget we're in a Chinese city. [Shanghai Daily]
• Looking for something culturally stimulating this week? The Tony award winning Soul of Shaolin tells the story of Hui Guang, a son and his mother. The show is a stunning display of Wushu Kung Fu that is sure to astound you. The performance starts this Thursday at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. [Smart Shanghai]
• China is planning on forming an organization of top universities called the C9 and Shanghai's very own Fudan University and Shanghai JiaoTong University will join with other prestigious schools across the nation in a Chinese "Ivy League". We wonder if they're copying this tradition for better education opportunities for their students or to increase elitism? [People's Daily]

• How much did it cost Chinese online gaming giant Shanda to turn the Jinmao tower into a huge game advertisement? $50,000. Phew! [Interfax China]
• One Shanghai resident finds the real reason to train for the Great Wall Marathon: it helps you get your wallet back from pickpockets. [China Travel.net]
• Speaking of marathons, the 2009 women's international road cycling race will be starting up this Friday in Shanghai. The five day race will cover 400km and is the first to be held in Asia. [Xinhua]

We told you previously of China's great vision to be a "harmonious society" by 2020 — yes, that year when paradise will come to earth if nations around the world all accomplish their visions. Now, it looks like there is even a "harmonious ranking" to help us measure how "harmonious" we are, and it has been created by Shanghai's very own East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) [华东理工大学]. Out of a possible 100, Shanghai scored 84.97 points — the second highest among 30 domestic provincial capitals. Beijing topped the rankings, edging Shanghai to second spot with a score of 86.45 (Dang! Three cheers for Beijing!), but even harmonious Beijing is no match for Shenzhen which came in tops in a separate ranking for cities at 86.80 points. more ›

Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the month of August: more ›

Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU) has released its fifth annual Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) which saw American universities take eight of the top ten spots. Harvard University emerged right on top, followed by Stanford University and University of California-Berkeley. Britain's Oxford and Cambridge -- the only two non-American universities to make it to the top ten -- secured the fourth and tenth positions respectively. The top university in Asia was the University of Tokyo, edging in at the twentieth spot. more ›

Researcher Vic Callaghan of the University of Essex and Liping Shen of Shanghai Jiaotong University have developed a emotion tracking ring which can "analyze physical signs to keep track of a student's attention span, their level of understanding, and even the amount of stress a certain lesson produces." The point of this is to help with long-distance, online learning, where the teacher does not have the benefit of face to face interaction and feedback with the students. The ring uses Bluetooth technology to transmit information about the user/student to educational software which then may change the way it delivers information, for example by switching from text to video, or changing topics when the user feels bored. more ›

... a month, which is what a survey shows is the average monthly income of Beijing university graduates (BA through PhD). There were 14,000 of them in the survey. Each year the number of university graduates hitting the job market increases, with next year's figures expected to top 200,000 for the first time ever. However the economy is only providing jobs for about 90 percent of them, meaning that 20,000 of the 2007 graduates are not going to find work. more ›

Ah, the weekend is here again, and Shanghaiist has some big plans for the two day respite. Pier One? So spring 2006. Elite Bar? Been there, and what a disaster (more on that in another post, perhaps). Tang Hui? Well, now that live acts are gone … more ›

Do you remember what you were doing on May 18? Let us help you: You were reading a Shanghaiist post about Sex and Shanghai, a blog started by one "Chinabounder", a British teacher living in Shanghai. In this blog Chinabounder wrote about his sexcapades, as well as scattered thoughts about sex and sexuality in China, Mao, the Cultural Revolution, and China in general. more ›

Shanghaiist was scanning the Shanghai Morning Post and decided, after reading just the main headlines, that we could indeed spare the seven jiao needed to purchase this paper. On the top left hand corner we noticed an ad for 嗨！ 上海 (最 HIGH 的 上海生活门户） which translates to "Hi! Shanghai (the most HIGH Shanghai lifestyle portal)". What we found there was a cookie-cutter portal which tries to be everything for everyone. more ›

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Shanghai shows love for it's male inhabitants more ›