From the Huangpu River to the Seine River, from factories to the United Nations, the alumni of SPEIT have written different life trajectories in different parts of the world. In the series of “Engineers for Excellence in the Workplace”, we will invite alumni (current students) from different fields to tell their logic of career (internship) choices, cross-border experiences, and how to transform the advantages of Chinese and French biculturalism into core competitiveness.

On the afternoon of February 26, the "Excellent Engineer Series" lecture of SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology kicked off. Mr. Xu Bo, president of the Association of Friends of Wu Jianmin in France, winner of the Order of Commander of the French Arts and Literature, and winner of the Order of Academic Knight of the French Palmetto, brought a feast of ideas to 415 in the Upper Court of the East of Minhang Campus with the title of "The 'pretentic' French people -- Understanding French soft Power from a different perspective". More than 100 teachers and students came to listen to the full house. The lecture was presided over by Zhang Lihui, head of the college's humanities program.

On the afternoon of February 21st, the appointment of the Chinese dean of the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT) was held in the lecture hall 205 of the SPEIT building. Liu Weidong, vice president of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fang Xi, the college leadership members and all faculty and staff attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Fang Xi.

On February 14th, SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology held the meeting on the cultivation of talents, which was aimed at reviewing and summarizing the past work and planning the strategy of development in the next five years. All leaders, Chinese teachers and heads of departments attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Chen Cailian.

On the evening of February 9, 2025, SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology, in collaboration with the Chinese Youth Students Association of École Polytechnique (IPP Chine), the Chinese Youth Students Association of PSL Research University (PSL Chine), and the French Alumni Association of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, held a unique Spring Festival and Lantern Festival evening party on a cruise ship on the Seine River.

The SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology is committed to aligning talent cultivation with national development, deepening students' sense of national identity, and shaping their global vision with global competence as the driving force. In 2024, the "Global Outstanding Engineers" training program achieved remarkable results, and the institute once again won the "Special Award for Student Affairs" and the "Special Award for Employment Work" from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

On the afternoon of January 9, 2025, the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University held the annual performance review and assessment meeting for the party and government leadership and cadres of 2024. All members of the college's leadership team and all Chinese faculty members attended the meeting. Qian Wentao, Deputy Director of the Human Resources Office of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Liu Tong, representative of the university's disciplinary inspection and supervision institution, attended the meeting on behalf of the university.

On December 7, 2024, the awards ceremony for the 2024 Higher Education Press Cup National College Students' Mathematical Modeling Competition was held in Beijing. Chen Jingyi, a 2023 undergraduate from the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology, along with Chen Nuoyan from the School of Electronics and Information, and You Tianming from the School of Mathematics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, formed a team that won the "Beitai Tianyuan Mathematical Modeling Star" award in the undergraduate group under the guidance of Teacher Gao Xiaofeng. This award, established by the competition organizing committee in 2022, is a named award with only one team in the undergraduate group receiving this honor each year, making it the second-highest honor after the "Higher Education Press Cup."

On November 29, 2024, Professor Zied MOUMNI, French Dean at Shanghai Jiao Tong University Paris Elite Institute of Technology, was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 Global DBA program at Emlyon Business School in Shanghai. This grand event attracted numerous business elites and academic leaders to celebrate the new cohort's embarkation on a journey that emphasizes both academic and practical growth.

On the afternoon of November 25, 2024, the 24th Joint Management Committee of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Paris Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT) was held in a hybrid format, combining online and offline participation. The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Joint Management Committee and President, Ding Kuiling, Executive Vice President Xi Lifeng, Vice President Liu Weidong, Vice Chairman of the Joint Management Committee and President of ENSTA Paris, Elisabeth CREPON, President of Institut Polytechnique, Thierry COULHON, Vice Président Christopher CRIPPS, Director of the Academic Affairs Office ]of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhang Junliang, Deputy Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Office, Guo Liang, Chinese Dean of SPEIT, Zhang Wenming, French Dean Zied MOUMNI, Party Secretary Chen Cailian, Vice-dean Lu Jialiang, Deputy Secretary Yao Xue, Vice-dean Zhong Shengyi, and Dean's Assistant Sun Chenye. Also in attendance were Rémi PAUL, Chief Representative and CEO of Safran Group in China, Gu Jianmin, Chief Technology Officer of Valeo Group, and Rachid MALTI, Science Consul at the French Consulate General in Shanghai, who was invited to attend. The meeting was co-chaired by Vice President Liu Weidong and President CREPON.

To thoroughly learn and implement the spirit of the National Education Conference, and to fulfill the mentors' responsibility to cultivate students with moral integrity, and build a high-level team of mentors, the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology held the 2024 Annual Mentor Training and Exchange Session on November 20th. Chen Cailian, Secretary of the Party Committee, Lu Jialiang, Vice President and Coordinator of Information Engineering major, Zhong Shengyi, Vice President and Coordinator of Mechanic Engineering major, and Wei Guanghua, Director of the Student Science and Innovation Center and Coordinator of Energy and Power Engineering major, along with nearly 60 mentors from the college's mentor pool, newly appointed mentors, and several administrative staff participated.

To further deepen the collaboration between the school and enterprises, and to promote the sharing and integration of educational, scientific, talent, and industrial resources, on November 20th, Zhang Wenming, the Chinese Dean of the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT), led a team to Northern Night Vision to advance the cooperation between the school and the enterprise. Yao Xue, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the College, Wang Shaobo, a member of the Party Committee, and Sun Chenye, Dean's Assistant and Director of the Administrative Office, participated. Sun Jianing, Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Northern Night Vision, Wang Jian, Deputy General Manager, and several other leaders and experts attended.