| Top 10 Student cities- voted by students This year, more than 18,000 students and graduates rated their cities in eight categories: arts and culture, affordability, nightlife, employment opportunities, diversity, tolerance and inclusion, ease of getting around, and friendliness. They were also asked whether they would stay, or had stayed, in the city after graduating. Shanghai Ranked 3rd just after Ottawa and Prague. Firmly at the “big city” end of the spectrum, Shanghai is the second-largest city featured in the index (after Tokyo). Yet, while you might expect navigating this megalopolis to be the stuff of nightmares, Shanghai actually gets its strongest rating in the “ease of getting around” category, while also scoring well for nightlife, friendliness, and arts and culture. Respondents also praise the city’s cuisine, opportunities to meet people from many backgrounds, and the buzz of studying in a city with international opportunities and influence. |
Shanghai: An innovative city A great global city! The desirable city of innovation. A new round of technological and industrial revolution is happening. Each of us is trying to develop, grow and challenge. Each individual's effort and innovation has contributed to the innovative development of various industries and systems in Shanghai, which has ultimately created a vibrant Shanghai. | |
| Hang SU 2+2 Graduate from University of Sheffield Now works for Apple Company “Shanghai is a dynamic and innovative city, and it is always at the forefront of the technology industry. SBC gave me an opportunity to start a British education in such a great city.” |
Shanghai-a city full of opportunity Shanghai will exert itself to improve its leading function in the global economy to become an innovation centre which has global influence, and an international centre which has an important voice in global resource allocation. The Shanghai government actively draws up the international talent introduction plan, and will set the transformation from the domestic talent highland to international talent highland as the strategic goal, relying on internationally competitive talent advantage to promote the formation of this international city’s competitive edge. | |
| Natalie Bunbury BA (Hons) Business Management 4+0 students “Choosing to study at SBC has given me a great opportunity to live in an international city and mix with many interesting people from various cultures. I believe that studying in China will give me a better career prospects than staying in my own country.” |
Shanghai-a City of Culture Shanghai is an open and self-contained city with a unique culture. It is not only a classical and refined traditional Chinese city but also a modern and fashionable international metropolis, revealing the charm of Chinese culture Harmony in Diversity . In Shanghai, you can experience the charm and vitality of international metropolises, from the Bund, Yu Yuan Garden, Shanghai Museum, the Contemporary Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art to Shanghai International Arts Festival, Shanghai Fashion Week, the Shanghai Disneyland Theme Park, large international sporting events, and all kinds of international and local celebrations that show the charm of Chinese culture, and reveals the historical background of the city and the innovation of the future. | |
| Jiamin YOU SBC 2016 (4+0) Events Management Graduate Worked for The Walt Disney (China) “Disney has offered me a fantastic platform to apply the management theories that I have learnt from SBC into practice. At SBC, I built up my ability in cross-cultural communication, which is very important in working for an international company like Walt Disney.” |
| Bruno Paul Gargerle Nationality: German Events Management first class Graduate “Studying at SBC in a city like Shanghai has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. Regardless of where the future will take me, Shanghai and SBC will always be a second home to me.” |
