📖 About the university

Tongji University is a public research university in Shanghai, founded in 1907 with German involvement, and it retains a distinctive tradition of academic and cultural links with Germany and Europe. It is included in Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First-Class initiative, and it is one of China's most respected universities in the built environment and engineering. Tongji is especially renowned for architecture and urban planning, civil engineering, transportation engineering, and automotive studies, and it also has strong programs in environmental science and management. Its faculties in these areas are among the most influential in the country.

Based in the international city of Shanghai, Tongji offers modern campuses, strong industry connections, and a cosmopolitan academic environment. The university maintains extensive international collaborations, particularly with German institutions, and hosts a large international student community. International applicants can study the Chinese language and prepare for the HSK, and the university offers many degree programs, including English- and German-taught options at the graduate level in fields such as engineering and design. It is well suited to academically strong students interested in architecture, civil and transportation engineering, sustainable development, or automotive technology.

🎯 Fields of study

🏛️ Colleges & schools

🌆 About Shanghai

Shanghai is China's largest city and its foremost financial and commercial center, a truly global metropolis on the East China Sea coast. With a metropolitan population of around 25 million, it blends colonial-era waterfront architecture with some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. The climate is humid subtropical, bringing hot, humid summers and cool, damp winters. Its iconic sights include the riverside Bund, the Oriental Pearl Tower and Shanghai Tower in Pudong, the classical Yu Garden, and the bustling Nanjing Road. Local cuisine is known for xiaolongbao soup dumplings, pan-fried shengjianbao, and sweet red-braised pork. Shanghai runs one of the world's largest metro systems, two international airports, and high-speed rail to the entire country. For an international student, Shanghai offers world-class universities, a huge international community, and endless opportunity, balanced against a fast pace and the highest living costs in China.

💰 Fees & costs

💡 General estimates for international students in China; they vary by major and university, and the official figure is always on the university website.

🛂 Visa requirements by nationality

These are the general steps for the China student visa (X1/X2); details vary by the Chinese embassy in your country.