Tongji University was established in 1907. At present, the university offers 69 majors on undergraduate level, 141 master degree conferring points, 7 professional master degree conferring points, 58 doctor degree conferring points and 13 research stations for postdoctoral fellows under 9 categories of disciplines including science, engineering, medicine, liberal arts, law, philosophy, economy, management and education. Currently there are approximately 40,000 students studying on a full-time basis.

The university started receiving overseas students in 1954. As of 2003 there were 61 overseas students from 62 countries. School exchange scholarship is available to support school exchange students.

 

Majors Open to Overseas Students
Undergraduate Courses
Business Administration Computer Science and Technology Civil Engineering Radio & Television Editing & Directing International Trade Urban Planning Arts Design Electronic Information Engineering Architecture Chinese Language
Postgraduate Courses
International Trade Material Science# Computer Science and Technology Biomedical Engineering Geotechnical Engineering# Architecture Design and Theory# General Mechanics and Mechanical Basics Political Economics Environment Engineering# Urban Planning and Design# Machinery Manufacture and Automation Vehicle Engineering# (Majors marked with # are open to doctors)

Tuition: (in RMB)

Course Type	Year/Person	Commencement
Undergraduate Course	20,000-30,000	Every September
Postgraduate Course	28,700-32,800
Doctoral Course	41,000-45,100	Every March and September
Programs for Senior Visiting Students	20,000-50,000	Every February and September
Chinese Language Program	17,000

 

Living Facilities and Conditions
The university has a hospital and various types of sports facilities. The campus enjoys very convenient traffic and there are many servicing providers such as banks, post offices and supermarket around the campus. On the campus, there are various types of restaurants, and the cost for ordinary meals is about RMB20 per person per day.
Charges of the rooms provided by the university: double rooms, RMB50-75/bed/day for accommodation less than 90 days and RMB30-50/bed/day for accommodation over 90 days; single rooms, RMB100-150/bed/day for accommodation less than 90 days and RMB60-100/bed/day for accommodation over 90 days.