上海外國語大學（Shanghai International Studies University），簡稱“上外”、“SISU”，是教育部直屬并與上海市共建、進入國家“211工程”建設的全國重點大學，秉承“格高志遠、學貫中外”的校訓精神，篳路藍縷，奮發有為，現已發展成一所培養高端國際型外語人才的多科性、國際化、高水平特色大學，蜚聲海內外。
歷史承傳
上海外國語大學創建于1949年12月，是新中國成立后興辦的第一所高等外語學府，其前身為華東人民革命大學附設上海俄文學校，首任校長是著名俄語翻譯家、出版家、中國百科全書事業的奠基者姜椿芳。后歷經華東人民革命大學附設外文專修學校、上海俄文專（修）科學校、上海外國語學院等傳承變革，于1994年正式更為現名。六十余年書香翰墨、桃李芬芳，方重、陸佩弦、凌達揚、徐仲年等眾多杰出的名家大師，都薈萃于此，執教治學，開創并豐富著學校的人文傳統。
辦學優勢
自建校以來，上海外國語大學始終保持著領先的學科優勢和高水平的教學質量，是同類院校中唯一擁有兩個一級學科（外國語言文學、政治學）博士學位授權點和博士后科研流動站的高校。目前，學校已充分形成以語言文學類學科見長，文學、教育學、經濟學、管理學、法學等五大門類協調發展的學科格局，多元并舉，特色鮮明，共設有19個教學院（系）和3個直屬教學部。
學校授課語種數量位居全國前列，包括英語、俄語、法語、德語、西班牙語、阿拉伯語、日語、希臘語、意大利語、葡萄牙語、韓語-朝鮮語、波斯語、泰語、越南語、印度尼西亞語、瑞典語、荷蘭語、希伯來語、烏克蘭語、土耳其語、印地語、匈牙利語、烏茲別克語、馬來語、烏爾都語、漢語等26種，并開設拉丁語、古英語等古典語言課程。
近年來，學校扎實推進“高峰高原”學科發展，在現有3個國家級重點學科（英語語言文學、俄語語言文學、阿拉伯語語言文學[培育]）和1個國家級非通用語種本科人才培養基地（西歐語種群：意大利語、葡萄牙語、希臘語、荷蘭語）的基礎上，獲準設立10個國家級特色專業建設點，有6個學科列入上海高校一流學科（其中外國語言文學為A類）。學校還擁有全亞洲首屈一指的高級翻譯學院，獲國際會議口譯員協會（AIIC）的全球最高評級，是包括港澳臺地區在內的中國唯一位列世界15強的專業會議口譯辦學機構。
人才培養
學校的人才培養體系層次齊備，現有40個本科專業，包括26個語言類專業和14個非語言類專業； 7個一級學科碩士學位授權點：外國語言文學、政治學、應用經濟學、教育學、中國語言文學、新聞傳播學、工商管理，下設38個二級學科碩士學位授權點；5個專業碩士學位授權點：工商管理碩士（MBA）、翻譯碩士（MTI）、漢語國際教育碩士（MTCSOL）、金融碩士（MF）、法律碩士(JM）；2個一級學科博士學位授權點：外國語言文學、政治學，下設17個二級學科博士學位授權點；2個博士后科研流動站：外國語言文學、政治學。
學校正積極打造“國際化特色人才培養創新平臺”，開設多個卓越人才培養實驗班，推動卓越外語人才、多語種高端翻譯人才、多語種國際新聞傳播人才、無國界工商管理創新人才、應用經濟學國際創新人才、涉外法律人才、國際組織人才的培養。
學校已陸續與新華通訊社、中國日報社（China Daily）、英國特許公認會計師公會（ACCA）、第一財經傳媒（CBN）、上海外語頻道（ICS）等建立聯合辦學體系，并實施長三角高校學分互認計劃。學校與英國FutureLearn平臺合作開展“慕課”（MOOCs）探索與實踐，推進信息技術與教學的深度融合，推動教育理念的創新。
卓越研究
學校立足多語種、跨學科、跨文化綜合優勢，積極踐行“服務國家戰略需求，促進多元文明溝通，提升中華文化影響力”的使命，在語言學界和國際問題研究領域享有崇高的學術地位。學�，F有1個教育部人文社會科學重點研究基地（中東研究所）、1個國家語言文字工作委員會科研基地（中國外語戰略研究中心）、3個教育部區域與國別研究基地（歐盟研究中心、俄羅斯研究中心、英國研究中心）、1個上海高校人文社會科學重點研究基地（G20研究中心）、1個上海哲學社科創新研究基地（中外文化軟實力比較研究基地），并與教育部教育管理信息中心共建教育信息化國際比較研究中心、與上海市人民政府發展研究中心共建外國文化政策研究基地，為上海市社會調查研究中心分中心單位。
學校的60余個研究機構和學術團體，以語言政策規劃、國際外交戰略、涉外輿情研究為核心，聚焦高水平的區域國別研究，主動服務中國對外交流事業，協同創新建設高校學術智庫群，構建政產學研用緊密結合的成果應用渠道，為國家部委和地方政府制訂和實施相關政策提供智力支持，并涌現出一批具有標志性意義的科研成果。學校已逐步建成眼動實驗室等科研場館，促進語言學與認知神經科學的交叉研究，推動心理語言學、神經語言學和口譯研究的前沿探索。
學校目前編輯出版12種學術期刊，在學界享有盛譽。其中，《外國語》獲國家社科基金第一批重點資助，并被美國現代語言學會（MLA）收錄，是“全國三十佳社科學報”中僅有的外語類期刊。學校正不斷加強外語學術特色網站建設，積極推進中文學術期刊的海外出版和中華學術精品的外譯推廣，努力提升學術影響力和國際話語權，推動中國哲學社會科學繁榮發展。
國際視野
上海外國語大學是新中國最早開展對外交流的高校之一，建校之初就有外國專家在校工作。學校將國際化辦學視為核心發展戰略，既“請進來”又“走出去”，積極開展國際間的學術交流與合作，鼓勵青年學子放眼世界，在多元文化環境中砥礪成長，充分吸收世界高等教育的優秀成果與先進經驗。學校已先后與56個國家和地區的300多所大學和機構建立了合作關系，與聯合國、歐盟等國際組織保持了密切的交流往來。
學校依托長期教學實踐與研究，編寫出版對外漢語教材，積極推動全球文化交融。近五年來，每年有約4000名來自世界各國的留學生來我校學習漢語和相關學位課程，規模位居全國前列。學校分別與意大利那不勒斯東方大學、日本大阪產業大學、秘魯天主教大學、匈牙利塞格德大學、西班牙馬德里自治大學、摩洛哥卡薩布蘭卡哈桑二世大學、烏茲別克斯坦撒馬爾罕國立外國語學院合作開設了7所海外孔子學院，遍及亞洲、非洲、歐洲和南美，致力推廣中國文化，溝通世界文明。
校園設施
上海外國語大學現有虹口與松江兩座校區，總占地面積約為74.7公頃，文脈相承，又各具特色。學校圖書館是全國外語院校圖書館聯盟中心館之一，共設兩個分部，現有館藏紙本文獻100余萬冊（其中逾半數為外文原版書籍）、電子圖書110余萬冊、中外文紙本報刊2366種、電子期刊44722種、各類數據庫50余個、自建特色文獻庫9個。為滿足教學與研究所需，信息技術中心整合傳媒資源及外語視聽資料，已建成具有相當規模的數字音像教育資源庫。學校擁有先進的辦學設施，包括世界一流的同聲傳譯系統，以及衛星地面接收裝置、閉路電視系統、無線網絡系統、語言實驗室等。
社會服務
長期以來，學校始終關注知識的習得、應用與傳播，以引領和推動中國外語教育改革與發展為己任。2012年，上海外語教育出版社（外教社）編輯出版各類著作教材1268種，其中重印書890種，重印率高達70.1%。在2015年發布的中文學術圖書引文索引（CBKCI）中，外教社被收錄圖書品種數居外國語言文學類第一，社會影響廣泛。此外，上外師生的身影還經常出現在各類高端國際會議、體育賽事、藝術展演等重大涉外活動中，弘揚志愿精神，發揮學科特長，提供專業的多語言服務。
上海外國語大學始終致力于培養具有全球視野、人文情懷、創新精神、實踐能力、外語特長，并能夠暢達進行跨文化溝通和交流的卓越國際化人才，使其成為面向未來的世界公民。建校六十余年來，上外學子的足跡遍布全球各地，為國家的經濟建設和社會發展，為增進我國同世界各國人民的友誼做出了貢獻。
Upholding the motto of “Integrity, Vision and Academic Excellence”, Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) is an internationally recognized, prestigious academic institution distinctive for its multidisciplinary and multicultural nature, committed to preparing innovative professionals and future global leaders for a wide range of international expertise to address the critical challenges of our times.
Our history began in December 1949 with the establishment of the Shanghai Russian School affiliated to East China People’s Revolution University, as one of the earliest institutions where China’s higher education in foreign languages took shape. Its first president, Jiang Chunfang, is a renowned translator of Russian and publisher who pioneered the publication of the Encyclopedia of China. Throughout its history, SISU has attracted and retained distinguished scholars with commitment to teaching and academic pursuits, including Fang Chong, Lu Peixian, Ling Dayang and Xu Zhongnian, who have become part of the University’s increased wealth of intellectual resources.
LEADING ACADEMICS
A globalized and top-notch university in China, SISU has successfully developed a diverse and distinctive mix of disciplines with language and literature as its pillar. Having established and maintained a high academic stature among universities of its kind, SISU has been funded to offer 10 national featured specialties and 6 Shanghai leading disciplines, adding to our existing 3 national key disciplines and a national undergraduate education platform for western European languages.
In recent years, SISU’s distinctive strength has been further enhanced with the number of language-related degree programs increasing to 25 (covering 22 foreign languages) and the number of doctoral and master’s degree programs significantly growing, resulting in a more balanced educational structure. The Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation (GIIT) of SISU is awarded the highest ranking by AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters, as the only Asian university among the 15 top professional conference interpreting schools in the world.
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
With a mission to “introduce the rest of the world to China” and “present China globally”, SISU has won an unparalleled reputation in China’s linguistic research and diplomatic studies. Drawing on our strengths in multi-language programs and multi-disciplinary resources, while responding to national and regional strategies, we operate more than fifty research institutes and centers serving as academic think tanks to provide advisory services on language policies, diplomatic strategies and global public opinion of China. These academic entities have contributed landmark research and are also dedicated to promoting the development of social sciences in China.
SISU currently edits and publishes 12 highly regarded and rigorously peer-reviewed academic journals. Among them, the Journal of Foreign Languages, funded by China’s National Social Science Foundation, is the only one on linguistic studies among China’s “Top 30 University Journals in Social Sciences”.
GLOBAL PRESENCE
We have made it a strategic priority in our development planning to go global and actively work on expanding students’ international horizons, in particular focusing on their immersion in a multicultural environment. We have now established partnerships with more than 300 universities and institutions from 55 countries and regions, and have maintained close connection with international organizations, including the United Nations and the European Union.
We have also compiled and published a series of Mandarin Chinese textbooks to be used by non-Chinese speakers as a means of further promoting cultural exchange between China and the rest of the world. Over the past five years, around 4,000 international students have been enrolled each year in our Chinese language programs or other degree schemes and 7 Confucius Institutes have been established in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America.
CAMPUS FACILITIES
SISU has two campuses, Hongkou Campus and Songjiang Campus, covering a total area of 74.7 hectares. The two campuses are closely interrelated but distinct with their own features. The SISU Library, one of the three core members of CALIS China Library Consortium of Foreign Studies Universities, has a total collection of around 1 million cataloged volumes (over half in foreign languages) and over 1.1 million electronic documents.
SISU houses a range of state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities including world-class simultaneous interpretation systems, satellite signal-receiving devices and linguistic laboratories. A powerful digital audio-visual database containing multimedia resources in foreign studies has been set up to serve the needs of teaching and research.
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
Taking advantage of their intercultural expertise and professional knowledge, SISU faculty and students actively volunteer their services at international conferences, sports games and other multilingual events. We are also committed to advancing China’s foreign language education. In 2012, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press (SFLEP), affiliated with SISU, published 1,268 books, of which 890, or 70.1%, were reprinted. 5 of the 10 most highly cited books of language subjects listed in the Analysis of Highly Cited Index of China 2010 were published by SFLEP, indicating our strong influence in Chinese academia.
We have been dedicated to providing our students with a humanistic and holistic education that enables them to think globally and innovatively and make practical use of their professional knowledge and skills for smooth cross-cultural communication.
Over the past 65 years, our graduates have been contributing to the economic, cultural and social development of China and to the promotion of friendly exchange with people around the world.
