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The PhD program in Ecology gives you a deeper knowledge of how various changes in an ecosystem affect biodiversity. You learn how to identify ecological problems and how to characterize them, plan and conduct investigations, determine and study biological material.

As a PhD student in Ecology, you will extend your knowledge of how nature works as well as you will develop the tools to predict problems caused by pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change and how to combat them. You will also learn how to interpret data statistically and how to present the results in a report, article, and your master thesis. The program provides an understanding of the theoretical issues in the field of ecology crucial for developing the ability to evaluate both research and nature conservation measures.

You will study environmental biogeochemistry, modern methods of risk assessment in ecology, ecological and economic fundamentals of nature management, methods of teaching ecology in higher school, technologies of the rational use of biological resources.

PhD in Ecology (Animal Science and Engineering)

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1. Non-Chinese citizen.2. Good health both physically and mentally.3. Outstanding academic performance and potential.
4. Master’s degree for doctoral program applicants.

5. For programs taught in English

All international applicants for admission to any SJTU program must provide evidence that their English language ability meets the minimum requirements for admission. Being born in an English-speaking country doesn’t automatically pass you for English proficiency. You will be deemed to have satisfied the English language requirements if you can provide evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
i) English Language Tests
ii) Prior study in the medium of English

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Note: Shanghai Jiao Tong University doesn’t offer accommodation for non-degree and Chinese language students, but non-degree and Chinese language students can apply offcampus accommodation.

All dorms are equipped with air-conditioner, free of charge internet service, phone and TV set, beddings.

Those who live in Minghang Campus for 2 semesters, accommodation fee during summer or winter vacation will be free.

24 hour check-in service
Moving in before or after registration is both OK
3 days Moving in 3 days before registration date is allowed
Pay by semester via bank card, international credit card: 3% handing charge, international remittance
Off campus living is permitted, but should register at Internationale Student Service Center
Pay by bank card, international credit card(3% handling charge), international remittance

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), as one of the higher education institutions which enjoy a long history and a world-renowned reputation in China, is a key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the People's Republic of China and co-constructed by MOE and Shanghai Municipal Government. Through some 120 years' unremitting efforts, SJTU has become a comprehensive, research-oriented, and internationalized top university in China.

By December 2018, SJTU has had 30 schools/departments, 31 research institutions, 13 affiliated hospitals, 2 affiliated medical research institute, 12 directly affiliated units and 6 directly affiliated enterprises, with 16,129 full-time undergraduates and 30,217 postgraduates (14,439 full-time master degree candidates and 7,882 full-time doctorate degree candidates), 2,982 overseas students (among which 1,698 are postgraduates). The university faculty includes 3,061 full-time teachers (among which 982 are professors), 22 members of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 22 members of Chinese Academy of Engineering, 144 winners of China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists, 24 chosen in "Young Talents Program", 86 selected in "Outstanding Youth Science Foundation", 36 Chief Scientists of the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program), 14 Chief Scientists of the State Key Scientific Research Program, 16 Innovation Research Groups, National Natural Science Foundation of China and 20 Innovation Teams, MOE, 73 winners of National Key R&D Program of China.

Today SJTU has 67 undergraduate programs covering 9 major disciplines: economics, law, literature, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management and arts. Since 2000, there are 49 national higher education teaching achievement prizes （36 completed independently）. With 19 National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Centers, national demonstration centers of virtual simulation experiment teaching and Shanghai Municipal Experiment Teaching Demonstration Centers, SJTU has 2 teachers of "Ten-thousand Talents Program", 1 teacher of "National Special Support Program for High-Level Personnel Recruitment", 8 nationally renowned teachers and 33 Shanghai locally renowned teachers, 8 national-level teaching groups, 15 Shanghai Municipal teaching groups, and owns 48 national-level video-recorded open courses , quality resource-sharing courses, quality online open courses and bilingual-teaching demonstration courses, 343 Shanghai Municipal quality courses, key courses, higher education all-English demonstration courses. SJTU won the 1st national "double demonstration base" and established student innovative center.