Traffic Engineering
The Traffic Engineering program at Tongji University originated from the majors of Highway and Urban Road Engineering and Urban Construction. Its history can be traced back to 1914, when the Department of Civil Engineering was established at Tongji University, offering courses on railways and roads. During the institutional restructuring that began in 1952, Tongji University brought together the strengths of 11 universities, including Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Zhejiang University, and successively established the nation's first Department of Railway and Highway Engineering, Department of Urban Construction, and Teaching and Research Section of Traffic Engineering, forming a preliminary comprehensive transportation discipline system and setting up majors in Highway and Urban Road Engineering and Railway Engineering. In 1973, the Railway Engineering major was transferred to Shanghai Railway College, while the Highway and Urban Road Engineering major continued to develop at Tongji University. In 1985, based on the national education catalog, Tongji University established one of the country’s first “Traffic Engineering” programs and began enrolling undergraduate students in the major. In 2000, following the merger of Shanghai Railway University with Tongji University, the faculty in road engineering, railway engineering, airport engineering, traffic engineering, and traffic information engineering from both institutions were integrated. With a distinctive approach to talent cultivation characterized by “comprehensiveness, holism, and internationalization,” the program gradually grew into one of the most comprehensive and influential talent cultivation bases in the field of land transportation worldwide. In 2010, the Traffic Engineering program was among the first batch selected for the Ministry of Education’s “Excellent Engineer Training Program” and passed the national engineering education professional accreditation twice, in 2014 and 2017. In 2019, it was among the first batch of programs designated as national “first-class program” construction sites.
Transportation
The Transportation program at Tongji University was established in 1951 and has a history of over 70 years, with a strong foundation in education and disciplinary heritage. From the 1950s to the 1980s, it primarily focused on cultivating talent in railway transportation. Subsequently, in response to talent demand, the program continuously adjusted and optimized its curriculum, adding a specialization in international trade transportation on the basis of the railway transportation major. In 1998, following the Ministry of Education’s adjustment of the undergraduate program catalog, the “Railway Transportation” major was renamed the “Transportation” major. After 2000, the overall advantage of the transportation engineering discipline was further strengthened. In talent cultivation, the program developed a distinctive focus on rail transit systems, while also covering other transportation modes and logistics engineering, spanning the entire process of planning, design, and operations management. With the implementation of the national strategy for transportation strength, talent cultivation now aims to meet the needs of integrated three-dimensional transportation network development, emphasizing interdisciplinary integration and the application of new technologies. In 2010, the Transportation program was among the first batch selected for the Ministry of Education’s “Excellent Engineer Training Program” and passed the national engineering education professional accreditation three times, in 2010, 2016, and 2019. In 2020, it was designated as a national “first-class program” construction site.
Vehicle Engineering
The predecessor of the Vehicle Engineering undergraduate program can be traced back to 1921, when Shanghai Jiao Tong University established its Railway Machinery major. In 1974, during a nationwide institutional restructuring, the program was transferred to Shanghai Railway College and later admitted students under specializations such as internal combustion locomotives, electric locomotive transmission, and railway vehicles. In 2000, when Shanghai Railway University merged with Tongji University, the program admitted students under the rail vehicle direction of the Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, and Automation major at Tongji University. In 2005, the Vehicle Engineering (Rail Transit) program was established, followed by the Vehicle Engineering program in 2018. This program focuses on cultivating interdisciplinary, innovative, and internationally oriented rail vehicle engineering talents with expertise in rail vehicle design and integration, electric traction and control, health management, and safety. Over its century-long history, the program has produced a large number of professional and technical talents for China’s railway and urban rail transit industries. The Vehicle Engineering program was authorized to award master’s degrees in 1981 and doctoral degrees in 2000.
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