Shanghai Jian Qiao University（2005-present）

In September 2005, approved by the Shanghai Municipal Government, “Shanghai Jian Qiao University” was formally established, while the “Shanghai Jian Qiao Vocational and Technical College” was dissolved. Shanghai Jian Qiao University was upgraded to a private undergraduate-level regular higher education institution and was included in the undergraduate enrollment plan for regular higher education institutions starting in 2006. From then on, Shanghai Jian Qiao University became the 26th private undergraduate university in China.

In February 2006, the Ministry of Education approved the filing of Shanghai Jian Qiao University, with the institution code: 12799.

In July 2010,The Shanghai Academic Degrees Committee issued a document approving Shanghai Jian Qiao University as a bachelor’s degree-granting institution.

In May 2012,A cooperation agreement for joint cultivation of master’s students was signed with Donghua University, marking the beginning of joint postgraduate education.

In February 2013,The framework agreement for the full relocation of Shanghai Jian Qiao University to the Lingang area was officially signed. In July, construction of the new Lin-gang campus commenced in full scale.

In September 2013,The university passed the Ministry of Education’s Undergraduate Teaching Work Qualification Evaluation.

In February 2015,It was awarded the title of “National Civilized Unit,” the first private university in Shanghai to receive this honor.

In September 2015,Shanghai Jian Qiao University completed its full relocation from Kangqiao, Pudong, to the new campus in Lin-gang, Pudong.

In November 2019,The university passed the Ministry of Education’s Undergraduate Teaching Work Audit Evaluation.

In May 2017,It was selected as a “Shanghai Newly Added Master’s Degree-Granting Unit Construction Project” and successfully passed the acceptance review in September 2020.

In April 2021, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission approved the issuance of a formal for-profit Legal Person “School Operating License.” The full name of the institution is “Shanghai Jian Qiao University Co., Ltd.” abbreviated as “Shanghai Jian Qiao University.” (In accordance with documents such as the “Implementation Regulations of the Private Education Promotion Law” and the “Opinions on the Standard Use of Full and Abbreviated Names of For-Profit Private Universities,” the abbreviated name may be used on school plaques, transcripts, degree certificates, graduation certificates, completion certificates, relevant proofs, enrollment advertisements, and brochures.)

In February 2022,Approved to establish the Ministry of Education Innovation Development Center for Ideological and Political Work in Higher Education (one of four private universities nationwide).

In March 2022,Selected as a cultivation unit for the third batch of “National Party Building Demonstration Universities” and successfully passed the acceptance review for the “National Party Building Demonstration University” cultivation project in November 2024.

In April 2025,Passed the new round of the Ministry of Education’s Undergraduate Education and Teaching Audit Evaluation.

Shanghai Jian Qiao Vocational and Technical College(2000-2005)

In April 2000, the Shanghai Municipal Government officially approved the preparatory establishment of Shanghai Jian Qiao University, with the full name “Private Shanghai Jian Qiao University (Preparatory Phase).” The preparatory period was set at three years.

In June 2000, the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau issued a document approving the registration of Private Shanghai Jian Qiao University (Preparatory Phase).

In September 2000, the first cohort of students began their studies.

In April 2001, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission approved the formal establishment of Shanghai Jian Qiao Vocational and Technical College, with the full name “Private Shanghai Jian Qiao Vocational and Technical College.” It was established as an independent private higher vocational college, offering three-year diploma programs. The college was officially included in the national enrollment plan.

In March 2003, it was designated as a “Shanghai Model Higher Vocational and Technical College Construction Unit” (one of 11 institutions citywide).

In April 2003, the Shanghai Municipal Government approved the removal of the term “Private” from the institution’s name, renaming it “Shanghai Jian Qiao Vocational and Technical College.”

In February 2005, selected by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and approved by the Ministry of Education, the college became one of the first pilot units in Shanghai for independent enrollment reform.

In May 2005, the college was first awarded the title of “Shanghai Civilized Unit,” a distinction it has maintained through consecutive reappraisals. (Since 2017, the creation of civilized units in Shanghai’s education system has been renamed “Civilized Campus” creation. Through reappraisal, the college has retained the title of “Shanghai Civilized Campus.”)