Early in 1909 in the late Qing Dynasty, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) came into being as the Shipping Section of the Shanghai Industrial College under the Ministry of Post and Communications. It is known as the "cradle of the international shipping specialties". Engineering, Management and Economics are the available programs there.  SMU has established  cooperative and exchange projects with 30 overseas universities, international organizations, shipping and port enterprisesBy relying on shipping, utilizing Shanghai’s resources, serving the whole country and reaching out to the world, SMU will give full play to the special features and advantages to make your study here a plesant one.