Organizer: School of Materials Science and Engineering

Time: June 30-July 13, 2024

Venue: Minhang Campus of SJTU

Theme: Future Materials

Program Overview

The “Zhi-Hong” International Summer School of Advanced Materials (ISS-AM) is organized by School of Materials Science and Engineering (SMSE) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), aiming at promoting the interactive cultural and academic exchange between top-level scholars and students from all over the world. The ISS-AM is named as “Zhi-Hong” not only to commemorate the school founder Professor Zhihong Zhou, but also to inspire the summer school participants since “Zhi-Hong” in Chinese means “being ambitious”.

“Zhi-Hong” ISS-AM is a two-week program with one theme every year. “Future Materials” will be the theme of the program in 2024.

In the last eight years, the 1st to 8th “Zhi-Hong” ISS-AM were organized successfully. 167 foreign students from over than ten countries and 214 outstanding Chinese students have been selected to attend the past eight events. Many renowned experts and scholars from SJTU and foreign institutes, e.g. Harvard University, Northwestern University, The Ohio State University, University of Cambridge, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Osaka University, Monash University, have been invited to give academic lectures. Join “Zhi-Hong” International Summer School at SJTU for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! You’ll expand your horizons and make new friends with peers from around the world while studying at the top excellent university in China.

Highlights

The “Zhi-Hong” ISS-AM will offer lectures and professional practice in all areas of Future Materials and organize student seminars, visits to research laboratories, cultural festival, field trips and culture tours in Shanghai. The “Zhi-Hong” ISS-AM is also a platform provided for graduate and senior undergraduate students from all over the world to exchange ideas and to build friendships.

A “Zhi-Hong” ISS-AM Certificate of Accomplishment will be issued to the participants upon completion of the program.

Eligibility

Graduate and senior undergraduate students who are majored in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), or any other majors related to MSE, such as mechanical engineering, physics, and chemical engineering. A total of 40 oversea and domestic participants will be recruited.

Activities

• Academic lectures
• Poster shows
• Colorful trips
• Student seminars
• Cultural festival 
• Special programs

About Faculty

The lecturers will be from:

USA: University of Michigan, Arizona State University

EU: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne(EPFL)

ASIA: Japan   

China: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For most updated list of confirmed lectures, please visit the website of “Zhi-Hong” ISS-AM: https://smse-iss.sjtu.edu.cn/?page_id=2

Fees & Scholarships

Tuition: 3000 RMB 

Type A: “Zhi-Hong Future” Scholarships

Amount: 8000 RMB/person

Number: 5 

Each “Zhi-Hong Future” scholarship covers the tuition fee (3000 RMB) 

and part of the international travel costs up to 5000 RMB/person. 

Type B: “Zhi-Hong Excellence” Scholarship

Amount: 3000 RMB/person

Number: more than 80% of the enrolled participants

Each “Zhi-Hong Excellence” scholarship covers the tuition fee (3000 RMB).

Application

(1) For International students: apply online  http://apply.sjtu.edu.cn

(2) For Chinese students: submit application materials by email at (zh_iss@sjtu.edu.cn)

Application Deadline: May 20, 2024

Program Agenda (Tentative)

Website

https://smse-iss.sjtu.edu.cn/

Contacts

Coordinator: Renlei ZHANG

Email: zh_iss@sjtu.edu.cn 

Tel: +86-21-54747664

Address: Room 4003, Xuzuyao Building, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai