Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School

What Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School does

Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School is a constituent academic department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), a top-tier public national university in Shanghai, China. The law school was formally established in 2002, evolving from the International Economic Law major launched in 1993, and was renamed KoGuan Law School in 2008 following a donation from Liao Kaishi KoGuan. It delivers legal education across undergraduate, master's (LLM, ELLM, ILLM), doctoral, and executive education levels, and serves approximately 72 full-time faculty alongside cohorts of domestic and international students.

The school's product and research footprint spans six peer-reviewed academic journals — including SJTU Law Review (CSSCI source, bimonthly), Asian Journal of Law and Society (co-published with Cambridge University Press), Competition Law and Policy Review (the only SCD-indexed competition law journal), Law of the Sea Studies, SJTU International Business Law Review, and Corporate Legal Affairs — and more than twenty specialized research institutes and centers. Flagship institutes include the China Law and Society Research Institute, Smart Justice Research Institute (joint with the Supreme People's Court Information Center), Intellectual Property and Competition Law Research Institute, Center for Empirical Legal Studies, Foreign-related Rule of Law Research Center, Asia Law Center, EU Law Center, Compliance Research Center, and Data Rule of Law Laboratory. These institutes span empirical legal methodology, computational law, AI ethics, smart justice, competition policy, ocean law, corporate compliance, and foreign-related rule of law.

The revenue model is a public-university four-stream structure: (1) government education funding from SJTU and the Chinese Ministry of Education; (2) research grants from National Social Science Fund, provincial projects, and commissioned government research; (3) tuition fees from undergraduate, graduate, and professional law programs set under MoE/SJTU standards; and (4) charitable donations from alumni, law firms, and corporations. Student recruitment flows through China's national postgraduate entrance examination, the annual Excellent Law Student Summer Camp (258 selected participants in 2026), and direct PhD recruitment, while international distribution runs through 65+ overseas partner law schools including joint degree programs with Emory University and the 17-member Asia-Pacific Europe Law School Alliance.

Name

Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School

Legal name

Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School (上海交通大学凯原法学院)

Website

https://law.sjtu.edu.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School is a top-30 globally ranked Chinese public law school delivering undergraduate through doctoral legal education, operating six academic journals and twenty-plus specialized research institutes covering smart justice, empirical legal studies, AI governance, and foreign-related law, serving students, legal professionals, and government agencies.

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Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAHAIAF

Specialty Law Schools (e.g., Tax, IP, International, Trial Advocacy)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

SECONDARYEDAHAIAC

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

SECONDARYEDAHAIAJ

Law School Research Centers & Institutes (e.g., Law & Economics, Human Rights)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

SECONDARYEDAHAIAH

Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

SECONDARYEDAGAFAG

Law & Legal Studies Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law research
• Academic publishing
• Higher education
• Judicial research

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: Primary funding from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Chinese Ministry of Education for teaching and research operations.
2. Research Grants: Funding from national social science funds, provincial research projects, and commissioned research from government agencies.
3. Tuition Fees: Fees from undergraduate, graduate, and professional law education programs.
4. Donations: Charitable donations from alumni, law firms, and corporations supporting scholarships and school development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KoGuan Law School delivers legal education programs at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels (including LLM, ELLM, ILLM, and PhD tracks), supported by 72 full-time faculty and roughly 20 specialized research centers. It publishes six academic journals, operates interdisciplinary research institutes covering areas such as empirical legal studies, smart justice, intellectual property and competition law, and foreign-related rule of law, and provides continuing education for legal professionals. The school also partners with 65+ overseas law schools for student exchanges and joint degree programs.

Product overview

Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School is a comprehensive academic institution offering legal education and research services. The school operates as a platform comprising academic journals (including 《交大法学》SJTU Law Review, 《亚洲法与社会杂志》Asian Journal of Law and Society, 《竞争法律与政策评论》, 《海洋法学研究》, 《国际商事法务评论》, and 《公司法务》), numerous specialized research institutes (such as the China Law and Society Research Institute, Smart Justice Research Institute, Intellectual Property and Competition Law Research Institute, and Center for Empirical Legal Studies), and educational programs spanning undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and executive education levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SJTU Law Review (《交大法学》)
• Asian Journal of Law and Society (《亚洲法与社会杂志》)

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates serve as judges, prosecutors, partners at major law firms, and in international organizations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Supreme People's ProcuratoratecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2023Highest Procuratorate and SJTU jointly established 'Research Base for Duty Crime Prosecution' to support anti-corruption efforts and prosecutorial research.
• Supreme People's Court Information CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Smart Justice Research Institute co-established with Supreme People's Court Information Center to advance judicial modernization through technology.
• Supreme People's CourtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Highest People's Court established 'Research Base for Source Governance of Social Disputes' at SJTU, focusing on dispute prevention and resolution mechanisms.
• Ministry of Education (Japan Center)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Japan Center designated as Ministry of Education Country and Regional Studies Research Center for interdisciplinary Japan-focused research.
• Shanghai Municipal Tax Service BureaumajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2017Based on cooperation agreement between SJTU and Shanghai Tax Bureau, co-established Shanghai Tax Law Research Base.
• 65+ Overseas Law SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKoGuan Law School maintains student exchange partnerships with over 65 overseas universities including Stanford, Harvard, and European institutions. The school has established the 'Asia-Pacific Europe Law School Alliance' with 17 world-class law schools and offers joint degree programs.
• Emory University School of LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished joint JD/LLM degree program for training international legal talents with Emory University's law school.
• Shanghai Municipal GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShanghai Municipal Justice Bureau collaborates with KoGuan Law School for judicial reform research and legal assessment work.
• Supreme People's CourtmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated to establish Supreme Court Research Base; partnered with National Information Center and Shanghai Big Data Center for smart justice initiatives.
• Various Law Firms (Shanghai-headquartered)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with major Shanghai-based law firms for internship opportunities, corporate legal affairs forums, and career development for students.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fudan University Law School: Another Shanghai-based elite comprehensive-university law school directly competing with KoGuan for the same regional student pool, Shanghai government partnerships, and global ranking position.
• East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL): Shanghai-based law-focused university with broad degree offerings and strong judiciary/procuratorate placement. Directly comparable program structure and audience, though broader (university-wide) rather than embedded in a comprehensive university.
• China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL): The most specialized national law university in China, historically dominant in procedural, criminal, and political-legal theory. Direct peer for legal talent production, government research bases, and journal output.
• Zhejiang University Guanghua Law School: Law school at another C9-League comprehensive university, operating the same model (elite comprehensive-university law school, interdisciplinary research, government think tanks). Direct peer for talent and research funding.
• Wuhan University Law School: Historically elite Chinese law school (international law strength) within a top comprehensive university; comparable faculty scale, journal portfolio, and government base model. Competes for the same national top-student recruitment pool.
• Peking University Law School: China's historically #1-ranked law school with similar full-degree stack (LLB/LLM/JD/PhD), elite faculty, multiple CSSCI journals, and government research bases. Direct peer competing for top Chinese students, faculty, and global ranking position.
• Tsinghua University School of Law: Rival elite law school at a top Chinese comprehensive university with strong interdisciplinary positioning (law + science/engineering), international LLM programs, and government think tanks. Comparable scale and similar ascent trajectory in global rankings.

Broad incumbents

• Stanford Law School: Named exchange/partner institution of KoGuan; a global elite law school used as a comparable for international joint programs, interdisciplinary law-and-technology research, and elite LLM cohort design.
• Harvard Law School: Global #1 law school referenced as KoGuan's listed exchange partner; a broad incumbent for benchmarking elite law-school scale, journal prestige (e.g., Asian Journal of Law and Society co-published via Cambridge), and LLM/JD program structure.

Others

• Renmin University Law School:

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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