With origins from 1909, SMU is a university specializing in maritime transport, logistics, shipping management, and marine engineering.
Address: 1550 Haigang Avenue, Pudong New Area, 201306 Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Maritime Transport & Logistics, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Leading maritime university in Shanghai. Strong collaborations with COSCO, Port of Shanghai, and international shipping companies.
Research:
Intelligent Shipping & Port Management, Marine Engine & Power Systems, Naval Architecture & Offshore Structures, Maritime Law & Economics (tech aspects of logistics).
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1300
Current students***:
20000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Key university for maritime transport and logistics in Shanghai, strong industry links, international focus.
Cons
Highly specialized in maritime fields.
Best For
Key university for maritime transport, logistics, and marine engineering in Shanghai.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Dalian Maritime University is the closest domestic counterpart for logistics, marine science and transportations; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of marine science, transportations and optics can consider SJTU, and it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology shares the core fields of this institution, namely marine science, transportations and optics; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers food science and quality as well.
- A good alternative in the same country is Wuhan University of Technology, which likewise covers logistics, marine science and transportations; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers food science and geotechnics as well.
- For students who like the transportations, optics and signal processing focus of this university but want another option nearby, Shanghai University fits well: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For a study option in Poland with a comparable spread of marine science, transportations and optics, Gdańsk University of Technology is the reference point: it covers metrology and aerospace as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 15,000 students against roughly 20,000 here.
- The closest overseas parallel on logistics, marine science and transportations is Hochschule Bremen City University of Applied Sciences, located in Germany; it is smaller, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Abroad, Kobe University (Japan) covers logistics, marine science and transportations in a comparable way, and it is slightly smaller, at about 16,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope" in Italy, where logistics, marine science and fluid dynamics also form the core, and it is slightly smaller, at about 16,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- The closest overseas parallel on logistics, marine science and transportations is Gdynia Maritime University, located in Poland; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers geotechnics as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Environmental Impact, Logistics, Project Management, Supply Chain, Sustainable Practices, Transportation
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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