1. Introduction of Shanghai International Studies University
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) is the first higher foreign language institution established after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It is one of the birthplaces of foreign language education in China. Also, it is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and co-established with the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and entered the national “Project 211” and “World First Class University and First-Class Academic Discipline Construction”. Shanghai International Studies University has been selected as one of the National Construction of High-level University Public Graduate Project, the National Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students Under Chinese Government Scholarship Program and the first batch of the National Experimental Unit for The Construction of Educational Media. It is a founding member of the International Association for Asian Studies in Africa, the UK-China Humanities Alliance in higher education, the China-Russian Comprehensive University Alliance, and the China-Japan Humanities Exchange University Alliance. Also, it is home to the United Nations Memorandum of Cooperation and the Asia-Pacific Working Group of Conference of University Institutes of Translators and Interpreters (CIUTI), and it has received the highest rating in the world by the Association of International Conference Interpreters (AIIC). In addition, it is the only professional conference interpreting institution in China that ranks among the top 15 in the world, and its English-Chinese translation ranks first in the world.
2. What is the Shanghai International Studies University Scholarship for international students?
(1) The first prize of Shanghai International Studies University Scholarship: It is applicable for PhD students, and it contains 30,000 RMB for each person during each academic year.
(2) The second prize of Shanghai International Studies University Scholarship: It is applicable for PhD students, graduate students and undergraduate students, and it contains 20,000 RMB for each person during each academic year.
(3) The third prize of the Shanghai International Studies University Scholarship: It is applicable for PhD students, graduate students and undergraduate students, and it contains 5,000 RMB for each person during each academic year.
(4) The total annual amount of the Shanghai International Studies University Scholarship is 500,000 RMB each year, which can be changed according to the applicant’s situation of the current year.
The Shanghai International Studies University Scholarship is available to all students, and the application time is in October each year.
Applicant qualifications: The student shall not receive any other scholarships in that year. The student shall abide by the laws and regulations of the Chinese government, abide by the rules and regulations of the university and respect its teaching arrangements. Also, the student shall have excellent academic performance and sufficient attendance. In addition, the student should actively participate in various public welfare activities and social practice activities organized by the Shanghai area and the university.
3. International students studying at Shanghai International Studies University
On June 21, 2021, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of the People’s Republic of China, wrote back to the foreign students of Peking University, which aroused an enthusiastic response among the teachers and students of Shanghai International Studies University. As of the end of February this year, Shanghai International Studies University has 1,182 international students from more than 90 countries in total. “China is like a flower, growing in my heart and making my life colorful.” Iman comes from Iraq and she is a second-year undergraduate student in Chinese International Education at the School of International Cultural Exchange at Shanghai International Studies University, and she was very excited when talking about China. This emotional young woman used the beautiful word ‘flower’ to describe the influence of her study life in China. She said “Today, I saw General Secretary Xi Jinping’s reply to the international students of Peking University. I was very excited, and it suddenly warmed my heart and inspired me to keep working hard.” Not only Iman, but many international students are glad that they can stay in China.