Vocational & Technical Teacher Education School of Shanghai Polytechnic University is the first key base of Shanghai Vocational & Technical Teacher Education School.

The School prepares graduate students for careers as vocational education teachers, responding to the increasing need for the supply of high-quality technical talent in the world, especially in industries such as equipment manufacturing, new generations of information technology, and modern service industries.

The School has an energetic team of faculty and staff committed to students’ development and innovation.

The School has set up a university think tank in Shanghai - the Shanghai Vocational & Technical Teacher Education Institute, carrying out the policy research on national and international vocational education and teacher development.

As a leading member of the “Yangtze River Delta League of Vocational &Technical Teacher Education and Training”,  the School makes joint efforts with other institutions to explore creative vocational teacher education models catering to the industrial upgrading and technological change.

The professional Master’s degree programs of the School cover varied areas such as Electronic Information, Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Resources and Environment, and Finance and Trade. Those programs are featured by technology-education integration, university-enterprises cooperation, and project-based learning.

The University collaborates with enterprises, vocational colleges and foreign universities to engage students with individualized professional practice, teaching experiences, and international visions as vocational educators.

Vocational & Technical Teacher Education School aims to develop world-class vocational teacher education programs to stimulate students’ potential and develop students to become educators who have critical and innovative thinking and student-centered teaching concept.