Prof. Wu Jiang graduated from Tongji University with a major in Architecture in 1983. In 1986, he obtained the Master Degree at Tongji University and was selected to join Tongji University’s teaching staff in the same year. The following year he began his doctoral study at Tongji University and completed his thesis in 1993 with the granted Ph.D degree.

Prof. Wu Jiang served as the Vice Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University and simultaneously held the position of Assistant President and Director of Personnel Department. From February 2003 to October 2008 he served as Deputy Director for the Shanghai Urban Planning Administration Bureau.  From January 2008 to February 2009 he held the position of Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Planning, Land and Resources Administration. Since 2005, he has served as the Director of the Office of Geographic Names, Director of the Architectural Society of China, Honorary Director of China Sculpture Society, Member of National Urban Sculpture Construction Steering Committee, Member of the Shanghai Cultural Relics Committee, Member of the Shanghai Historic District Commission for the Conservation of Historical Buildings, Deputy Director of the Expert Committee, and Vice-Chairman of the Architectural Society of Shanghai.

He is currently serving as the Vice President of Tongji University, the Co-Chairman of China-US Eco-City Lab and Chairman of Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES), which already gathered over 400 universities globally.