From August 23 to 29, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and University of Tokyo jointly held the second China-Japan Youth Elite program successfully online.

Professor Jin Yan from the School of Foreign Languages of Shanghai Jiao Tong University won the 2021 International Language Testing Association Outstanding Achievement Award. Sun Hang, a doctoral graduate of the School of Foreign Languages of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, won the 2020 Asian Language Testing Association Excellent Doctoral Thesis Award.

On November 8, the 23rd academic symposiums between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Osaka University kicked off successfully via web video conference.

A total of 105 students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University were selected to work at the fourth China International Import Exposition, including 10 volunteers from the School of Foreign Languages.