For example, courses on movie editing and ancient painting repair feature the use of AI or virtual reality technologies, according to Liu.

"Creating a war scene no longer requires the hiring of thousands of actors. In today's high-tech age, technology can create such scenes," Liu says.

Expanded in 1994, Shanghai University is ranked among the top 300 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The university has attracted over 30,000 students from nearly 150 countries and regions since the 1960s.

As a comprehensive college, Shanghai University currently offers a full range of academic categories; 10 disciplines are among the top 1 percent of Essential Science Indicators, an international database for emerging science trends. The university's engineering science, materials science and chemistry disciplines are among the world's top 0.1 percent.

At present, Shanghai University has mutual recognition of credits and degrees with 47 partner institutions that are ranked among the top 200 in the world.

To further expand its influence and become more globalized in the future, Shanghai University is keenly focused on luring high-end talent, fostering strategic partnerships and organizing international conferences that bring great minds together, says Liu.

The university has also been promoting cross-border exchange and cooperating with the Wharton School of Business in the United States to carry out teacher training and student leadership improvement courses. It also has cooperative courses with Northwestern University in the United States, the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, and Tohoku University in Japan.

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