In today's globalization, cultural differences and cross-cultural communication have become important issues in international exchange and cooperation. Recently, professor Lin Hua from EMLYON gave a unique lecture to the students of SPEIT, discussing the cultural characteristics and historical background of France and Germany and their influences on global culture, and providing practical suggestions for cross-cultural communication. Lin Hua, who has studied and worked in Europe for many years, analyzed and shared his views on the unique charm of French culture, the comparison of the characteristics of French and German cultures, and how to communicate with Germans and French people.

On the evening of April 17, 2024, Shanghai Jiao Tong University welcomed a distinguished delegation from France's prestigious Corps des Mines. The 19-member delegation included 17 senior executives conducting in-depth research in China, accompanied by two prominent industry mentors: Mr. Florian BERGAMASCO, an executive from global energy leader TotalEnergies, and Mr. Patrice DUBOE, Executive Vice President of Innovation at Capgemini, the world-renowned consulting and digital services firm. 

On April 18th, 2025, Collaborative Innovation and Talent Cultivation Foresight Seminar of SPEIT was successfully held. The conference aims to explore the cutting-edge trend of collaborative innovation and talent cultivation, and to promote the reform and high-quality development of education and teaching. Participants conducted in-depth discussions on the four themes of “teaching materials construction and promotion, AI-enabled teaching, training program reform, and results reporting and refining”, which provided valuable ideas and suggestions for the future of talent cultivation and innovative practices of SPEIT.

In order to help teachers adapt to the trend of digital teaching and improve the in-depth integration of classroom teaching and online teaching, a training event on the topic of “New Educational Technology Enabling High-Quality Teaching - Introduction and Experience of the New Functions of Classroom and Canvas” was held on April 16, 2025.

On the afternoon of April 10th, the announcement meeting for the appointment and removal of the Secretary at the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology of Shanghai Jiao Tong University was held in the auditorium of the Sino-French Building. Vice President Hu Weiwei of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Director of the Organization Department Fang Xi, members of the college's leadership team, and all faculty members attended the meeting, which was chaired by Fang Xi.

On the afternoon of March 29th, the 2025 Graduate Ceremony and Engineer Title Granting Ceremony of the SPEIT was grandly held in the auditorium of the Li Zhengdao Library.

On the afternoon of March 26th, the first ΣPoster Academic Exchange event of the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology was successfully held in the lobby of the first floor of the institute. The atmosphere was lively and bustling with over 40 students and research group representatives from the institute presenting their fascinating academic posters and engaging in academic exchanges with the teachers and students present. The event was hosted by first-year student Xing Xiaoyu from the Student Union's Innovation and Research Center.

Recently, the PandaX Collaboration, led by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, utilized the PandaX-4T liquid xenon detector at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory to search for two important types of new physics particles—axion-like particles and dark photons. The team achieved the most sensitive results internationally, surpassing several competing dark matters and neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments. The research findings, titled "Search for MeV-Scale Axionlike Particles and Dark Photons with PandaX-4T," were published in the top physics journal Physical Review Letters. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is the first institution listed on the paper, with Assistant Researcher Li Tao from the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology as the first author. Associate Professor Wang Shaobo from the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology, Professor Han Ke from the School of Physics and Astronomy, and Associate Professor Xiao Xiang from Sun Yat-sen University are the co-corresponding authors.

From the banks of the Huangpu River to the banks of the Seine, from industrial sites to the United Nations stage, alumni of the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology have charted diverse life trajectories under the banner of "Excellent Engineers" in the global coordinate system.

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.