On the evening of October 25th, the Boundless Theater: AI Beyond Boundaries,A Special Performance of Music and Dance Integrating Art and Technology, hosted by Shanghai Normal University, organized by the School of Music of Shanghai Normal University(SHNU), and supported by the Shanghai Normal University Education Development Foundation, was held at the Concert Hall on the Xuhui Campus.Boundless Theater: Season 1 serves as a groundbreaking interdisciplinary art initiative meticulously crafted by

On the morning of October 26th, the 2024 China Internet Learning Development Report (Preschool Education) launch conference and the symposium on technology-assisted high-quality development of preschool education opened at Shanghai Normal University (SHNU). The event was guided by the Education Management Information Center of the China Ministry of Education and jointly hosted by SHNU and the *China Education Informatization* magazine of the Education Management Information Center of the Ministr

Recently, a research team led by Huang Jirong from the SHNU School of Life Sciences published a study titled Arabidopsis leaf variegation is caused by simultaneous defects in chloroplast development and division in Plant Communications. The study reveals that the variegated leaf phenotype is not caused by a single developmental defect as traditionally understood, but rather results from simultaneous disruptions in both chloroplast development and division. It also discovered that the signaling f

On the evening of October 22, the Chorus of Youth, Melody by the Lakeside 2025 Shanghai Normal University (SHNU)Moon by the Lake Lawn Concert successfully concluded at the large lawnon Fengxian campus. The SHNU Deputy Party Committee Secretary and Vice President Zhu Huijun, and SHNU Vice President Jiang Mingjun attended the event. It was also joined by representatives from relevant university departments and colleges, and over a thousand SHNU teachers and students. The concert featured over 20 p

On October 19, the Academic Forum on Low-Altitude Economic Access and Continuous Safety Compliance and the Inauguration Ceremony of the Business and Law Research Center at Shanghai Normal University (hereinafter referred to as the Forum) was held at the conference center of SHNU. The forum was jointly organized by the Aviation Law Research Association of the China Law Society, the SHNU Business and Law Research Center, the SHNU School of Philosophy, Lawand Political Science, and the Shanghai Gen

On the afternoon of October 14th, Professor Tran Trong Dao, President of Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) in Vietnam, led a delegation to visit Shanghai Normal University(SHNU). The delegation included Dean of the International Cooperation, Research, and Training College atTDTU, and Deputy Dean of the School of Foreign Languages. Vice President Jiang Mingjun represented the university in receiving the delegation. Relevant officials from the SHNU International Exchange Office and the SHNU Internat

Recently, the 2025 ShanghaiYangtze River Delta RiceNew and Superior Varieties Exhibition Conferenceon High-Quality Seed Development was held in ChongmingDistrict of Shanghai. The event focused on green germplasm, scientific breeding, and regional collaboration to facilitate deeper exchanges, enabling more ordinary citizens to enjoy these delicious and glutinous new rice varieties. Attendees included CAE Members, the China Seed Association, the Shanghai Municipal Agriculture Commission, represent

On October 13th, the 2025 China-Africa STEM Educators Acceleration Program officially commenced, sponsored bythe Department of International Cooperation and Exchange of the China Ministry of Education, the Department of Teacher Work of the China Ministry of Education, and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission. It was jointly organized by the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre and Shanghai Normal University(SHNU). Over 50 African education officials, teacher educators, experts, scholars, and p

On the morning of October 9, Dr. Stephen Allen, Vice President of Southern Utah University (SUU) and Director of Asian Recruitment and Programs of the university, along with Helen Foster Slope, the SUU Cultural Center Director, visited Shanghai Normal University (SHNU). Vice President Jiang Mingjun attended the meeting and signed a memorandum of cooperation with SUU on behalf of SHNU.Jiang Mingjun acknowledged the positive efforts of both universities over the past year—the summer short-term stu

The latest round of the Shanghai Teacher and School International Survey (TALIS) 2024, hosted and implemented by the Institute of International and Comparative Education from SHNU School of Education, Shanghai Normal University, was released on October 7. The survey was completed in April 2024 with data collected from principals of 205 junior high schools and 4,078 teachers in Shanghai.The average age of junior high school teachers in Shanghai is 39.5 years, with 53.3% of Shanghai teachers using