Shanghai International Studies University ( SISU ) is a public university in Shanghai , China . It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education , and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction .
22-740: The university was established in December 1949. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee East China Bureau ( 中共中央华东局 ) and the government of the Shanghai Municipality decided to establish an institute for higher education in Russian studies to cultivate qualified diplomats and translators for international affairs. With the support of Mayor Chen Yi ,
44-609: Is awarded the highest ranking by AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters , as the only Asian university among the 15 top professional conference interpreting schools in the world. The University has entered into partnerships with 286 universities and institutions in 55 countries and regions. SISU has two campuses, one in Hongkou District and one in Songjiang District . The Hongkou campus
66-487: Is located in the center of Shanghai, covering 16.9 hectares. The Songjiang campus is in Shanghai's Songjiang New District, covering an area of 53.3 hectares. 31°16′38″N 121°28′58″E / 31.277157°N 121.482911°E / 31.277157; 121.482911 Chen Yi (communist) Chen Yi ( Chinese : 陈毅 ; pinyin : Chén Yì ; Wade–Giles : Chen I ; August 26, 1901 – January 6, 1972)
88-730: The Shanghai Russian School ( 上海俄文学校 ) was officially established in December 1949. Jiang Chunfang , one of the most famous Russian translators in China and the first chief editor of the Encyclopedia of China , was appointed the school's first president. In 1950, the department of English was established and the college was incorporated as the foreign language school affiliated to the East China People's Revolution University ( 华东人民革命大学 ). The department of oriental language and literature
110-559: The Soviet Ambassador to Beijing that Moscow should stop "severing the friendship between the two nations," and two weeks later to the Soviet deputy foreign minister that Moscow and Beijing should both try to save the alliance. Like other Chinese policymakers, Chen viewed the July 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty as demonstrating a US-USSR re-alignment against China. Chen described it
132-7441: The Cultural Revolution. When not in military uniform, Chen Yi was known for his trademark sunglasses and white shirt. He was an avid Weiqi player and was prominent in promoting the game to a professional level in the People's Republic of China. Zhu De Peng Dehuai Lin Biao Liu Bocheng He Long Chen Yi Luo Ronghuan Xu Xiangqian Nie Rongzhen Ye Jianying 0 1 Internal Affairs Xie Juezai 0 2 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhou Enlai 0 3 Ministry of National Defense Peng Dehuai 0 4 Ministry of Public Security Luo Ruiqing 0 5 Ministry of Justice Shi Liang ♀ 0 6 Ministry of Supervision Qian Ying ♀ 0 7 State Planning Commission Li Fuchun 0 8 State Infrastructure Commission Bo Yibo → Wang Heshou 0 9 Ministry of Finance Li Xiannian 0 10 Ministry of Food Zhang Naiqi 0 11 Ministry of Commerce Zeng Shan 0 12 Ministry of Foreign Trade Ye Jizhuang 0 13 Ministry of Heavy Industry/ Ministry of Metallurgical Industry Wang Heshou 0 14 Ministry of Chemical Industry Peng Tao 0 15 Ministry of Building Materials Industry Lai Jifa 0 16 First Ministry of Machine Building Huang Jing 0 17 Second Ministry of Machine Building Zhao Erlu 0 18 Ministry Of Fuel Industries Chen Yu 0 19 Ministry of Geology Li Siguang 0 20 Ministry of Building Construction Liu Xiufeng 0 21 Ministry of Textile Industry Jiang Guangnai 0 22 Ministry of Light Industry Jia Tuofu → Sha Qianli 0 23 Ministry of Local Industry Sha Qianli 0 24 Ministry of Railways Teng Daiyuan 0 25 Ministry of Transport Zhang Bojun 0 26 Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications Zhu Xuefan 0 27 Ministry of Agriculture Liao Luyan 0 28 Ministry of Forestry Liang Xi 0 29 Ministry of Water Resources Fu Zuoyi 0 30 Ministry of Labor Ma Wenrui 0 31 Ministry of Culture Shen Yanbing 0 32 Ministry of Higher Education Yang Xiufeng 0 33 Ministry of Education Zhang Xiruo 0 34 Ministry of Health Li Dequan ♀ 0 35 Commission for Physical Culture and Sports He Long 0 36 Ethnic Affairs Commission Ulanhu 0 37 Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission He Xiangning ♀ 0 38 Third Ministry of Machine Building Zhang Linzhi 0 39 National Economic Commission Bo Yibo 0 40 National Technical Commission Huang Jing 0 41 Ministry of Urban Development Wan Li 0 42 Ministry of Food Industry Li Zhuchen 0 43 Ministry of Aquatic Products Xu Deheng 0 44 Ministry of State Farms and Land Reclamation Wang Zhen 0 45 Ministry of Timber Industry Luo Longji 0 1 Internal Affairs Qian Ying → Zeng Shan 0 2 Foreign Affairs Chen Yi 0 3 National Defense Peng Dehuai → Lin Biao 0 4 Public Security Luo Ruiqing → Xie Fuzhi 0 5 National Basic Construction Commission Chen Yun 0 6 State Planning Commission Li Fuchun 0 7 National Economic Commission Bo Yibo 0 8 National Science and Technology Commission Nie Rongzhen 0 9 Finance Li Xiannian 0 10 Food Sha Qianli 0 11 Commerce Cheng Zihua → Yao Yilin 0 12 Foreign Trade Ye Jizhuang 0 13 Aquatic Products Xu Deheng 0 14 Metallurgical Industry Wang Heshou 0 15 Chemical Industry Peng Tao 0 16 First Ministry of Machine Building Zhao Erlu → Duan Junyi 0 17 Second Ministry of Machine Building Song Renqiong → Liu Jie 0 18 Coal Industry Zhang Linzhi 0 19 Petroleum Industry Yu Qiuli 0 20 Geology Li Siguang 0 21 Building Construction Liu Xiufeng 0 22 Textile Industry Jiang Guangnai 0 23 Light Industry Li Zhuchen 0 24 Railways Teng Daiyuan 0 25 Transport Wang Shoudao 0 26 Posts & Telecommunications Zhu Xuefan 0 27 Ministry of Agriculture Liao Luyan 0 28 State Farms and Land Reclamation Wang Zhen 0 29 Forestry Liu Wenhui 0 30 Water Resources and Electric Power Fu Zuoyi 0 31 Labor Ma Wenrui 0 32 Culture Mao Dun 0 33 Education Yang Xiufeng 0 34 Ministry of Health Li Dequan ♀ 0 35 Commission for Physical Culture and Sports He Long 0 36 Ethnic Affairs Commission Ulanhu 0 37 Foreign Cultural Liaison Commission Zhang Xiruo 0 38 Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission Liao Chengzhi 0 39 Agricultural Machinery Chen Zhengren 0 40 Machinery Industry Zhang Liankui → Sun Zhiyuan 0 1 Foreign Affairs Chen Yi 0 2 National Defense Lin Biao 0 3 State Planning Commission Li Fuchun 0 4 National Economic Commission Bo Yibo 0 5 Science and Technology Commission Nie Rongzhen 0 6 Public Security Xie Fuzhi 0 7 Internal Affairs Zeng Shan 0 8 Ethnic Affairs Commission Ulanhu 0 9 Ministry of Agriculture Liao Luyan 0 10 State Farms and Land Reclamation Wang Zhen 0 11 Forestry Liu Wenhui 0 12 Aquatic Products Xu Deheng 0 13 Metallurgical Industry Lü Dong 0 14 Chemical Industry Gao Yang 0 15 First Ministry of Machine Building Duan Junyi 0 16 Second Ministry of Machine Building Liu Jie 0 17 Third Ministry of Machine Building Sun Zhiyuan 0 18 Fourth Ministry of Machine Building Wang Zheng [ zh ] 0 19 Fifth Ministry of Machine Building Qiu Chuangcheng 0 20 Sixth Ministry of Machine Building Fang Qiang [ zh ] 0 21 Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Wang Bingzhang 0 22 Eighth Ministry of Machine Building Chen Zhengren 0 23 Coal Industry Zhang Linzhi 0 24 Petroleum and Chemical Industries Yu Qiuli 0 25 Water Resources and Electric Power Fu Zuoyi 0 26 Geology Li Siguang 0 27 Building Construction Li Renjun [ zh ] → Liu Yumin [ zh ] 0 28 Building Materials Industry Lai Jifa 0 29 Textile Industry Jiang Guangnai 0 30 Light Industry Li Zhuchen 0 31 Railways Lü Zhengcao 0 32 Transport Sun Daguang 0 33 Posts & Telecommunications Zhu Xuefan 0 33 Material Management Yuan Baohua 0 34 Labor Ma Wenrui 0 35 Finance Li Xiannian 0 36 Food Sha Qianli 0 37 Ministry of Commerce Yao Yilin 0 38 Foreign Trade Ye Jizhuang 0 39 Culture Lu Dingyi 0 40 Education He Wei [ zh ] 0 41 Higher Education Jiang Nanxiang 0 42 Ministry of Health Qian Xinzhong 0 43 Commission for Physical Culture and Sports He Long 0 44 Foreign Cultural Liaison Committee Zhang Xiruo 0 45 Foreign Economic Liaison Committee Fang Yi 0 46 Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission Liao Chengzhi 0 47 Second Ministry of Light Industry Xu Yunbei 0 48 National Basic Construction Commission Gu Mu International Association of Conference Interpreters The International Association of Conference Interpreters - AIIC (AIIC – Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence)
154-879: The Jiangxi Soviet. Later, due to a leg injury, he was the only one of the later Ten Marshals to have not participated in the Long March. Thus, Chen was later made a commander under Ye Ting in the New Fourth Army. After the Wannan Incident, Chen succeeded Ye Ting as commander of the New Fourth Army during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) . He played a pivotal role as commander of the 3rd Field Army working closely with his close friend and comrade Su Yu . When Su Yu showed his expertise and talent in large formational warfare,
176-516: The Ministry of Education in 1994, it was officially renamed as Shanghai International Studies University ( 上海外国语大学 ). In the same year, it was listed as one of the first colleges and universities jointly supervised by the national Ministry of Education and the Municipality of Shanghai. In 1996, SISU passed the evaluation process of former Project 211 directed by the Ministry of Education, and then, SISU
198-518: The association's code of ethics and its professional standards. AIIC liaises with a number of international organisations (e.g., the EU and the United Nations ) and negotiates the working conditions for all of their non-staff interpreters, including non-members. The AIIC goals are to secure acceptable working conditions for interpreters, to ensure professional interpretation, and to raise public awareness of
220-600: The benefit of all conference interpreters and the profession as a whole. AIIC sets professional and ethical standards, promotes the working conditions necessary for high-quality interpreting, and contributes its expertise to ensure that future generations of interpreters are trained to today's high standards. The association has a strict admissions procedure based on a peer review system, intended to guarantee high-quality interpreting and professionalism. Candidates must be sponsored by interpreters who have been AIIC members for at least five years. AIIC members are required to abide by
242-697: The division of labour between them meant that Chen Yi remained in command of 3rd Field Army, but mainly focused on rallying support for Su Yu's plans as well as focusing on political work, which was his area of expertise. Thus, he and Su Yu spearheaded the Shandong counter-offensive during the Chinese Civil War , and later commanded the Communist armies that defeated the KMT forces during the Huaihai Campaign and conquered
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#1732847977954264-540: The founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen became mayor of Shanghai. He also served as vice premier from 1954 to 1972 and foreign minister from 1958 to 1972 and president of the China Foreign Affairs University from 1961 to 1969. As vice premier, he was present during the breakup of Sino-Soviet relations. In August 1960, Chen Yi attempted to ease tensions with the Soviets, declaring on one instance to
286-502: The interpreting profession. It is also involved in other areas of the profession, such as: AIIC has joined forces with IAPTI , Red T and FIT in an effort to put pressure on governments to ensure the long-term safety of linguists who served their troops in Afghanistan. AIIC issues a webzine named Communicate! . Naissance d'une profession [Birth of a Profession]: a book describing conference interpreting from its beginnings in
308-471: The lower Yangtze region in 1948–49. After the capture of Shanghai, he remained in Shanghai as Mayor where he oversaw the economic stabilisation and reconstruction. In 1950, he offered to take command of the People's Volunteer Army in Korea, but Mao declined, possibly because Chen's partner Su Yu was in poor health due to shrapnel injury and selected Peng Dehuai instead. He was promoted to marshal in 1955. After
330-1679: The widely recognized Best Chinese Universities Ranking . There are 33 Master 's Programs:(30 research programs) Adult Education, Ancient Chinese Literature, Arabic Language and Literature, Asian-African Languages and Literatures, Chinese and Foreign Political Institution, Chinese Linguistics and Philology, Communication, Comparative Literature and World Literature, Corporate Management, Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, Diplomacy, Education in Ideology and Politics, Educational Technology, English Language and Literature, European Languages and Literatures, Finance, French Language and Literature, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, German Language and Literature, International Politics, International Relations, International Trade, Japanese Language and Literature, Journalism, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Russian Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Technology Economy and Management, Translation Studies; (3 taught programs) Translation and Interpreting (MTI), Business Administration (MBA), Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL). There are 12 Doctoral Programs: English Language and Literature, Russian Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature, Arabic Language and Literature, Asian and African Languages and Literatures, Translation Studies, International Relations, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, International Politics, Diplomacy. The Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation (GIIT) of SISU
352-570: Was "targeted against us." During the Cultural Revolution , Chen was one of the most vocal leaders in the February Countercurrent , which criticized the Cultural Revolution for creating social disorder and undermining China's leadership. As a result, he was required to request a leave of absence and undertake self-criticism , but he was never dismissed, so Zhou Enlai performed the duties of foreign minister in his place. He
374-461: Was a Chinese communist military commander and politician. He served as Mayor of Shanghai from 1949 to 1958 and as Foreign Minister of China from 1958 to 1972. He is one of Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China . Chen was born in Lezhi County near Chengdu , Sichuan , into a moderately wealthy magistrate's family. A comrade of Lin Biao from their guerrilla days, he was prominent in
396-410: Was a member of the 8th CPC Politburo from 1956 to 1967 but was not admitted to the 9th Politburo (1969), though he was a member of the 9th CPC Central Committee . After Marshal Lin Biao 's death in 1971, he was restored to favour, although not to his former power. Mao Zedong attended Chen's funeral in 1972. This was Mao's last public appearance and his first appearance at anyone's funeral during
418-411: Was founded in 1953. It represents over 3,000 members present in over 100 countries. AIIC is the only global association of conference interpreters. Since the early days of modern conference interpreting, AIIC has promoted high standards of quality and ethics in the profession and represented the interests of its practitioners. AIIC is active in all areas affecting conference interpreting and works for
440-484: Was founded in April, 1951 and languages as Burmese , Vietnamese , Indonesian had respectively been introduced to teaching. Later in 1952, a nationwide restructuring of institutes of higher education began in China, and the department of oriental language and literature was incorporated into Peking University . The college was renamed as Shanghai Russian College that specialise in teaching Russian language . The university
462-813: Was included in the Double First Class University Plan designed by the Chinese central government. Shanghai International studies university was ranked #651-700 globally in 2016 by the QS world university rankings, the 76th in the QS BRICS 2016 and the 142nd in the QS Asian University Rankings. As of 2023, its linguistics is ranked 101–150 in the QS ranking by subject. As of 2021, Shanghai International Studies University ranked no. 3 nationwide among universities specialized in language teaching and research in
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#1732847977954484-496: Was used to be widely known as Shanghai Foreign Language Institute ( 上海外国语学院 ) since its expansion in 1956 and became a national key university approved by the State Council in 1963 with the department of Russian , English (re-established), French , German , Japanese , Arabic and Spanish . In 1964, Vicki Garvin became the first African American college instructor to teach in China when she began work at SFLI. Approved by
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