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The SJTU–ParisTech Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT) brings together the strengths of leading French Grandes Ecoles (Ecole Polytechnique, Mines ParisTech, Telecom ParisTech, ENSTA ParisTech) and of Shanghai Jiao Tong University to develop Sino-Frenchresearchandinnovation collaboration and to educate high-potential Chinese and international students to become industrial leaders and innovators. France places great importance on ParisTech. In 2013, François Hollande, the then French president, unveiled the school.

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Story by Li Jiamin

Translated by Ma Yichuan, Wu Qiong

Photographer: Fan Yicheng

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