Milestones
2005/06
The President of the University of Michigan, Mary Sue Coleman, visited Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The two universities signed the Agreement on Establishing the UM-SJTU Joint Institute.
2006/4
UM-SJTU Joint Institute was officially founded with the plaque unveiled. 
2006/9
With the enrollment of the first 196 undergraduates, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute embarked on its international talents cultivation. 
2010/3
JI was awarded the sixth National Teaching Achievement Award for Higher Education by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. 
2010/5
The first Dual Degree undergraduates graduated from University of Michigan. 
2010/8
The first UM-SJTU Joint Institute undergraduates graduated from SJTU. 
2011/12
JI was recognized by Chinese government as National Model of Higher Education Reform 
2012/4
JI was awarded the first model institute of Sino-foreign cooperative education by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission in Shanghai. 
2012/6
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and University of Michigan signed a ten-year agreement on continuing the development of UM-SJTU Joint Institute. 
2014/3
UM-SJTU Joint Institute became the first Chinese educational institute winning Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education presented by the Institute of International Education. 
2016/4
JI Alumni Association was officially established. 
2016/8
Mechanical Engineering program and Electrical and Computer Engineering program of UM-SJTU Joint Institute were accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET). 
2018/5
The UM-SJTU Joint Institute held the opening ceremony of Long Bin Building. Shanghai Jiao Tong University and University of Michigan signed the second ten-year agreements. 
2019/8
The tenth batch of undergraduates graduated from UM-SJTU Joint Institute. 
2022/6
The Mechanical Engineering、Electrical and Computer Engineering and Material Science and Engineering programs of JI gained national first-class accreditation. 
2022/11
JI established Everflow Fund and JI Student Leadership Program. 
2023/4
SJTU inaugurates Tang Junyuan Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at JI 
2023/6
For the second time, JI received First Prize of China’s National Teaching Achievement Award. 
2023/9
The United States Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns visited JI and SJTU during a trip to Shanghai meeting with business, government and academic leaders. 
2024/10
JI hosted the 10th meeting of the China-Foreign Joint Education Conference. 
2025/4
JI inaugurated the Longbin Distinguished Seminar Series, featuring Professor Karl Henrik Johansson, Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, as the first keynote speaker. 
2025/5
A delegation from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University led by President Ho Teck Hua visited JI. 
2025/9
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Global College (abbreviated as GC), upgraded from JI, held its 2025 new student welcome ceremony. 
2025/10
GC signed a Global Degree Pathways program agreement with the University of Waterloo at Long Bin Building. 
2025/11
Dali Chen, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of the Ministry of Education, led a delegation to GC to review the college’s educational programs and provide guidance on its transitional development. 
2025/12
Youqun Ren, Member of the CPC Leading Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education, led a delegation to Shanghai Jiao Tong University to conduct a research visit and hear a briefing on GC’s practices in internationalized education and the cultivation of globally oriented innovative talents. 
2025/12
GC signed a cooperation agreement with the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, to jointly establish a bachelor-to-doctor program, the first of its kind under GC’s Global Degree Pathway (GDP) program. 
2026/1
SJTU signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Waterloo on cooperation covering multiple education models, including undergraduate dual-degree (2+2) program, graduate program, dual master’s program, and jointly supervised doctoral program. 
2026/1
GC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese University of Hong Kong to jointly launch integrated bachelor-to-doctor programs under the Global Degree Pathways initiative.