Shanghai International Studies University

The Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) is a Chinese university specialising in languages, literary studies, comparative culture and diplomatic studies. It is one of the top eight foreign studies universities in China, and is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines. SISU is known for being one of the earliest institutions where China&s;s higher education in foreign languages took shape. SISU was among the first batch of schools admitted to the Project 211. The Ministry of Education has designated SISU&s;s English Literature a National Key Subject along with the English Literature of Peking University.