St. John’s College
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St. John’s College was a prominent Christian missionary-founded educational institution in Shanghai that evolved into one of China’s leading modern universities before its closure in the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary school
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university ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
engineering
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law ⓘ liberal arts ⓘ medicine ⓘ science ⓘ |
| admissionsPolicy | selective ⓘ |
| affiliation | Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| campusLanguageEnvironment | predominantly English-speaking ⓘ |
| campusUseAfterClosure | absorbed into other Shanghai universities ⓘ |
| closureReason | reorganization of higher education in the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| educationSystem | American-style curriculum ⓘ |
| foundedBy | American Episcopal missionaries ⓘ |
| hasType | private university ⓘ |
| influence |
contributed to formation of Western-educated Chinese elite
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helped shape modern Chinese higher education system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian missionary education in China
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being one of the first modern universities in China ⓘ elite social status among Chinese universities ⓘ producing many prominent Chinese political and business leaders ⓘ strong emphasis on Western-style liberal arts education ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shanghai
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Xujiahui, Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlumni |
H. H. Kung
NERFINISHED
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T. V. Soong NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Koo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yu Youren NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Xueliang NERFINISHED ⓘ many senior officials of the Republic of China government ⓘ |
| region |
eastern China
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surface form:
East China
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| religiousAffiliation |
Anglican
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Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
important center for Sino-Western cultural exchange
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pioneer of Western higher education in China ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| studentBody | primarily Chinese students ⓘ |
| successorInstitution |
East China Normal University
NERFINISHED
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Fudan University NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai International Studies University NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Jiao Tong University NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongji University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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