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The Sino-European School of Technology of Shanghai University (UTSEUS) is an engineering school located in Shanghai, China. Created in 2005 with the endorsement both French and Chinese ministers of education as a partnership between Shanghai University and the French network of Universities of Technology(UT) at Belford-Montbéliard, Compiègne, and Troyes, UTSEUS forms an official part of Shanghai University and is located on its Baoshan campus.

Location
UTSEUS is located on Shanghai University's Baoshan Campus, in the northwest of Shanghai. Founded relatively recently, UTSEUS currently occupies buildings belonging to Shanghai University. Howev er, new buildings will most likely be constructed on Baoshan campus, allowing the school to benefit from its own infrastrucure.

Timeline

 * February 14, 2005: Signature of a partnership agreement between Shanghai University and the network of French Universities of Technology
 * July 12, 2006: Official validation of the Chinese Minister of Education, in favor of the creation of UTSEUS
 * November 5, 2006 : UTSEUS Inauguration Ceremony

General Information
UTSEUS is administered by a steering committee comprised of 13 members (7 Chinese, 6 French). The university offers four major fields of study: Bioengineering, Information Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Material Sciences. In September 2005, UTSEUS welcomed its first 206 students; in 2006, it hosted 175. Ever since, UTSEUS has recruited roughly 25 students annually. The goal of UTSEUS is to educate top-quality engineers who possess not only the skills needed to excel in their chosen fields of engineering, but also a strong understanding of the languages and cultures of both France and China, in order to promote future exchanges both industrially and economically.

To do this, UTSEUS has established a range of teaching programs encompassing several technical disciplines, as well as developing strong industrial relations and working on a international research platform centered on the theme of "the city" (Complexcity).

UTSEUS works in concert with Shanghai University and the French UT Network for exchange of information, scientific research, the organization of academic seminars, and the establishment of common laboratories.

Teaching

 * 1st Year: First-year students take courses in French (7 hrs/wk) with Chinese professors. Other courses are given either in English (physics, history, European Union and French history and culture), or in Chinese (mathematics, physics, English, athletics).


 * 2nd Year: Courses are organized in the same way as the first year, but French (10 hrs/wk) is taught by a French professor. Four weekly hours of athletics are offered, while only two hours are mandatory.

Exchange Program
Chinese Students :


 * Students who have met the required criteria are given a Bachelor's Begree from Shanghai University after four years.
 * After three years of study at Shanghai University, students have the chance to continue their studies at one of the French Universities of Technology for two years. Upon meeting the required criteria, they receive both the Shanghai University Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree from the French UT Network.
 * After three years of study at the University of Shanghai and 2.5 years at a member university of the French UT Network, successful students receive Shanghai University Bachelor's Degree as well as an Engineering Degree from the French UT Network.

French Students :


 * After four years of study at one of the French Universities of Technologie and a TNOP (6-month technical internship), UT students have the opportunity to carry out their fifth-and-final year of studies at UTSEUS in Shanghai.