20 Notable alumni of
Tongji University
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Tongji University is 1307th in the world, 284th in Asia, and 26th in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from Tongji University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Chen Pokong
- Occupations
- journalisthuman rights activistwriterpolitical activist
- Biography
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Chen Pokong, also known as Jinsong Chen (Chinese: 陳勁松), is a Chinese-American columnist, political commentator, author, television pundit and YouTuber. Chen played a key role in organizing the democracy movement during the 1989 democracy protest in China, for which he was imprisoned and subsequently exiled to the United States.
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Oliver Blume
- Enrolled in Tongji University
- Graduated with Doctor of Engineering
- Occupations
- engineerbusiness executiveexecutiveentrepreneur
- Biography
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Oliver Blume is a German manager and CEO of Volkswagen Group. He is also simultaneously the CEO of Porsche.
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Wang Shu
- Enrolled in Tongji University
- In 2000 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in architecture
- Occupations
- university teacherarchitectpedagogue
- Biography
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Wang Shu is a Chinese architect based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He is the dean of the School of Architecture of the China Academy of Art. With his practice partner and wife Lu Wenyu, he founded the firm Amateur Architecture Studio. In 2012, Wang became the first Chinese citizen to win the Pritzker Prize, the world's top prize in architecture. The award was the subject of some controversy since the Pritzker committee did not also award Lu Wenyu, his wife and architectural partner, despite their years of collaboration.
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Wan Gang
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Wan Gang is a Chinese expert on automobiles and retired politician. He was formerly the president of Tongji University (2002–2007), the Minister of Science and Technology, the chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party, and a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2008–2023).
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Wu Changshun
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- politician
- Biography
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Wu Changshun is the former police chief of the municipality of Tianjin, China. Wu is also an inventor, and has 35 patents and utility models to his credit. Wu spent 44 years working for the Tianjin Public Security Bureau (i.e. police force) and was the chief of the police force for some eleven years. Wu was dismissed from office in July 2014, and was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. He was expelled from the party in February 2015.
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Sheng Guangzu
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sheng Guangzu was the last Chinese Minister of Railways before the position was abolished in March 2013, and the first Genenal Manager of China Railway Corporation. He was formerly the head of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. He initially held several lower positions in the Ministry of Railways, and moved up the ranks starting in 2000. Sheng was also a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Wu Mengchao
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- hepatologistphysiciansurgeon
- Biography
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Dr. Wu Mengchao, was a Chinese surgeon and a medical scientist who specialized in hepatobiliary surgery. He was also known as the "Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery".
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Chu Chia-hua
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Zhu Jiahua or Chu Chia-hua was a Chinese scientist, geologist and Kuomintang politician in the Republic of China. In the early 1930s he served as Minister of Communications for the Nationalist Government in Nanjing. He was the Vice Premier in 1949–1950. Zhu became acting president of Academia Sinica upon the death of Cai Yuanpei in 1940, and was responsible for organizing the relocation of its institutes from China to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War and a period of low monetary funds. Zhu repurposed funds originally set aside for Chinese students to study abroad. Although the Kuomintang government agreed with Zhu's actions when he first proposed them, Chiang Kai-shek later withdrew his approval and Zhu resigned as president of the Academia Sinica in 1957. Zhu was elected an academician of Academia Sinica in 1948. Following his death, Academia Sinica began hosting a lecture series in Zhu's honor.
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Tang Dengjie
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tang Dengjie is a Chinese politician and business executive who is currently serving as the Communist Party secretary of Shanxi.
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Zhou Zuyi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Zhou Zuyi is a Chinese politician who is the current Communist Party Secretary of Fujian and previously served as Minister of Human Resources and Social Security. He is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Cai Dafeng
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cai Dafeng is a Chinese politician and architect currently serving as chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (2017–present) and Vice Chairperson of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee (2018–present).
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Qian Xinzhong
- Years
- 1911-2009 (aged 98)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Qian Xinzhong was the Minister of Health (1965–1973, 1979–1982) and chairman of the National Family Planning Commission (NFPC, May 1982 - December 1983) of the People's Republic of China. As chairman of the NFPC, he made and enforced the policy of "IUD after first birth, sterilization after second birth". According to official statistics, a record number of birth control surgeries were performed in China in 1983, including 17.8 million IUD placements, 16.4 million tubal ligations, 4.3 million vasectomies, and 14.4 million induced abortions.
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Bei Shizhang
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- biophysicistbiologistpolitician
- Biography
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Bei Shizhang, or Shi-Zhang Bei, was a Chinese biophysicist, embryologist, politician, and writer. He was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Li Linsi
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- politician
- Biography
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Li Linsi; birth name Li Jiaxiang (厉家祥), was a modern Chinese educator, diplomat and scholar, who has been recognized as one of the key figures in modern Chinese cultural and diplomatic history. Hailed as China's Mahatma Gandhi, Li was the leader of China's nonviolent resistance against Japanese aggression. His military research contributed greatly to China's anti-Japanese war. He was known for his efforts to save hundreds of Jews fleeing to Shanghai during World War II. A diplomatic consultant to Chiang Kai-shek, Li was a key facilitator of the China-Germany relationship during the 1930s, and a major proponent of China's League of Nations diplomacy. He was a co-founder of some of China's most influential organizations, including the China branch of the United Nations and China Institute of World Cultural Cooperation at the League of Nations. Being reputed as a human bridge connecting Chinese and European cultures, Li made a great contribution to helping the West comprehend ancient Chinese philosophies, and introduced many Western progressive thoughts to China. A descendant of Jiang Ziya, the Chinese legendary founding prime minister during the Zhou dynasty, Li was the fourth great-grandson of Li E, a leader of the Qing dynasty poetry. His eldest son is Li Shengjiao, a noted Chinese diplomat and jurist. Li died in Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution.
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Tinglong Dai
- Enrolled in Tongji University
- Studied in 2000-2004
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Tinglong Dai is a Professor of Operations Management and Business Analytics at the Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, with expertise in the areas of healthcare analytics, global supply chains, the interfaces between marketing and operations, and human–AI interaction. Dai's research primarily examines the health care ecosystem using analytics approaches, with a focus on behavioral, incentive, and policy issues related to healthcare operations management.
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Haoliang Xu
- Enrolled in Tongji University
- Studied in 1979-1983
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Haoliang Xu is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General since 2023, Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) since 2023, and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support of UNDP in New York since 2019.
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Yang Huang
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- novelist
- Biography
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Yang Huang is an American novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel, Living Treasures, was a finalist for the 2008 Bellwether Prize and the 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards (now known as the Foreword INDIES). Her short story collection, My Old Faithful, won 2017 Juniper Prize for Fiction. her novel, My Good Son, was the winner of 2020 University of New Orleans Publishing Lab Prize.
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Yu Yifu
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yu Yifu, original name Yu Chengze (Chinese: 于成泽), was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Shuangchengbao, Jilin Province. He attended Tongji University. He was governor of Heilongjiang Province.
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Tom Tong
- Biography
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Tom Tong is an entrepreneur, and founder of Ganqishi and Tom's BaoBao restaurant.
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Zhao Jin
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- linguistuniversity teachergermanist
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Zhao Jin is a Chinese professor of German linguistics and a scholar in cultural-analytical linguistics.
