. ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁Shang hai - based ▁higher ▁education ▁institution ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁a ▁lic ence ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁to ▁offer ▁full ▁degree ▁program mes ▁with ▁multiple ▁over se as ▁univers ities ▁( the ▁so - called ▁" 1 ▁to ▁N ▁Model "), ▁either ▁taught ▁entirely ▁at ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁campus , ▁or ▁with ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁study ▁abroad . ▁Gr adu ates ▁are ▁awarded ▁degrees ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁partner ▁British ▁institutions . ▁ ▁US ST ▁Shang hai - H amb urg ▁College ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Shang hai - H amb urg ▁College ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁S ino - G erman ▁College ) ▁was ▁established . ▁This ▁international ▁co operation ▁has ▁been ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Shang hai - H amb urg ▁Sister ▁C ities ▁cultural ▁exchange ▁programs . ▁The ▁joint ▁educational ▁program ▁is ▁to ▁introduce ▁a ▁German ▁engineer ▁( F H ) ▁training ▁mode ▁and ▁make ▁a ▁full ▁use ▁of ▁German ▁teachers ▁and ▁other ▁teaching ▁resources . ▁The ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁train ▁tal ents ▁for ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁rapid ▁development ▁of ▁S ino - G erman ▁modern ▁indust ries , ▁and ▁particularly ▁train ▁personnel ▁for ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁German ▁Mult in ational ▁Comp an ies ▁in ▁China . ▁Stud ents ▁graduated ▁from ▁Shang hai - H amb urg ▁College ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁become ▁international ized ▁and ▁application - orient ed ▁profession als ▁who ▁not ▁only ▁understand ▁German ▁engineering ▁and ▁technology , ▁but ▁are ▁also ▁capable ▁of ▁dealing ▁with ▁cross