Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Established in 1956, the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM) was one of the first four TCM colleges across China. The 35-hectare campus of SHUTCM is located in the Research and Education Section, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area. The campus is beautiful and equipped with state-of-the-art teaching facilities. The University is now a key part of “Zhangjiang Pharmaceutical Valley” in the strategic initiative of building Shanghai as an innovative city.

From its founding, the SHUTCM has been home to numerous alumni: some of them are well-known physicians, some are distinguished researchers and some are working in community healthcare services. Thanks to the defining education feature of ‘inheritance is the root and innovation is the soul’, the University has achieved a great deal in both education and research over the recent years. Currently, the University offers doctorate degree programs in all TCM disciplines. According to the latest data released by ESI (Essential Science Indicator), three disciplines of SHUTCM have entered into ESI global discipline ranking top 1%. Spearheaded by Prof. Chen Kaixian (academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Prof. HU Zhibi (academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering), the University has chief scientists of the National Basic Research Program (also known as 973 program), scholars of One Thousand Talents Scheme, the Cheung Kong Scholars Program of China and the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Just like the saying goes, ‘the root of virtue lies in education and the root of education lies in teachers’, the SHUTCM has always drawn the most original faculty, who work together in an interactive and genuinely multidisciplinary atmosphere.

International Education College

Located in the innovative Zhangjiang Free Trade Zone, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM) is a research-oriented educational institution with distinctive features and collaborative outreach. The International Education College was founded in December, 1994 to offer TCM education for international students. The College has passed the GB/T 19001-2008/ISO 9001：2008 quality management certificate and obtained the CNAS (China National Accreditation Service) and ANAB (American National Accreditation Board) certificates.

With its beautiful campus, distinguished professors, well-designed curriculum and prestigious hospitals, the University is attracting more and more international students from more than 60 countries. Annually, there are over 1,700 degree students in Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture & Tuina, coupled with additional over 1,300 students for non-degree training. The past decades have witnessed the graduation or training of over 10,000 overseas TCM practitioners and acupuncturists. Short-term training courses are taught in Chinse, English, French, Japanese and Korean.

The mission of the International Education College is to provide high-quality education service for international students and enable them to become great physicians with absolute sincerity. The core values of the College are innovation, pragmatism, friendliness and excellence. Our vision is to be a trustworthy and respectable college.