Shanghai Academy of Social SciencesShanghai, China Established in 1958, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) is China's oldest and largest research institution for the humanities and social sciences outside the capital of Beijing. As a leading think-tank and distinguished academic institution in China, SASS has fifteen institutes and several inter-disciplinary centers which conduct theoretical research and applied studies in the humanities and social sciences, with a special focus on important issues arising from the social and economic transformation and the country's reform and opening up to the outside world. With its comprehensive research results, SASS currently has more than 717 employees, of which more than 502 are research staff.
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Fudan UniversityShanghai, China Fudan University was established in 1905. It comprises 17 full-time schools, 69 departments, 73 bachelor's degree programs, 22 disciplines and 134 sub-disciplines authorised to confer Ph.D. degrees, 201 master degree programs, 6 professional degree programs, 7 key social science research centres of Ministry of Education P.R.C, 9 national basic science research and training institutes and 25 post-doctoral research stations. It has 40 national key disciplines granted by the Ministry of Education P.R.C, nationally third. At present, it encompasses 77 research institutes, 112 cross-disciplinary research institutes and 5 national key laboratories. |
College of Architecture & Urban Planning (CAUP)Tongji UniversityShanghai, China Established in 1986,CAUP is the largest architecture and urban planning college in China. CAUP has strong links with various local governments and institutions which feed into the teaching process and enrich the students’ practical experience. CAUP has a worldwide network of academics in teaching and research, it has established good relationships with leading international architecture and planning schools and about 20 internationally renowned experts have been invited to be visiting professors. In 2001, the first World Planning School Congress was held in Tongji University, organised by the CAUP. Due to the rapid progress of Chinese urbanisation and successful cooperation with foreign academic institutions, the CAUP will play an important role in the educational and professional field in Asia and the world.
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Center for Modern Chinese City Studies
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Shanghai Industrial Investment Co.Shanghai, China Shanghai Industrial Investment Company is an investment holding group wholly owned by the Shanghai Municipal Government. It includes many listed companies and wholly owned enterprise groups both in China and abroad and has 9 overseas regional head offices. Based on the 86 km2 of Dongtan on Chongming Island, Shanghai Industry Group has, since 2000 been cooperating with many specialised institutions both at home and abroad, to actively explore new models for urbanisation that are consistent with the actual conditions in China with the core principles of sustainable ecological development, in order to inform the sustainable development of Shanghai, China and the whole world. We welcome more partners from home and abroad to join in this process of knowledge-creation
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Urban Age would also like to acknowledge the British Council and The Minerva LSE Research Group for their help and support.
