Xianda College of Economics and Humanities, Shanghai International Studies University, was established in 2004 by Shanghai International Studies University and Shanghai Xianda Investment Co., Ltd., and was one of the first full-time independent institutions of higher education in Shanghai approved by the Ministry of Education. It now has two campuses: Hongkou and Chongming. Hongkou Campus is located in the heart of northeast downtown in Shanghai, adjacent to Shanghai International Studies University, whereas Chongming Campus is situated in Chenjia Town, Chongming District, with a beautiful neoclassical Tuscan style architecture and unique ecological environment complementing each other.
Benefiting from the support of the excellent teaching faculty and expertise in foreign language teaching and research of Shanghai International Studies University, Xianda has built a talent cultivation system. It lays a strong emphasis on language learning, economics subjects and coordinated development of other disciplines (professional learning and English). Currently, it offers22 undergraduate programs in six main fields of literature, law, economics, management, education and art, with approximately 8000 full-time undergraduate students.
Upholding its mission to cultivate students through the integration of humanities and economics studies, Xianda has been encouraging educational and teaching reform. In 2018, Xianda launched an innovative talent training program. A team of top-level professors is formed to assess and guide the selection process of the talent program. This new scheme is the latest initiative in the college’s mission to develop its own talent pool among undergraduates. Since 2020, Xianda has set up a student management and service center, consisting of student development department and student affairs department and adhering to the concept of “holistic education”, to promote all-round development of students’ moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labour education.