Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), founded in1949 65438+February, is the first foreign language institution established after the founding of New China and one of the birthplaces of foreign language education in New China. Directly under the Ministry of Education, jointly established with Shanghai and entered the national "2 1 1 Project" and
Adhering to the motto spirit of "Gao Zhiyuan, learn from abroad" and the school philosophy of "Interpreting the world and achieving the future", Shanghai International Studies University is committed to becoming a world-class foreign studies university with distinctive global knowledge in Yu Jiancheng with the school purpose of "serving national development, all-round human growth, social progress and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries".
Taking internationalization as its core development strategy, Shanghai International Studies University has established cooperative relations with more than 400 universities, cultural, educational and scientific research institutions and international organizations in 60 countries and regions. It is the first university in the world to sign cooperation framework agreements with United Nations headquarters and branches, Council of Europe and the European Parliament.