To celebrate Tongji University’s 100th anniversary this year, it issued
a special alumni credit card in cooperation with Bank of China
yesterday, the first of its kind in Shanghai.
The double-currency credit card can be used both at home and abroad.
Students and staff at Tongji University can also use it as
identification to get library access, attend lectures and take part in
all alumni activities.
“The purpose of this card is to enhance the sense of belonging and
self-pride as Tongji alumni,” said Zhou Jialun, secretary of the Party
Committee at Tongji University. “Most importantly, the card lets us
communicate with alumni who have graduated.”
Bank of China will send information about alumni activities and
university periodicals to card holders in their monthly bills. People
using the card at Tongji University can also enjoy discounts.
“What impresses me most is not just the discounts, but that my student
number can be printed in the card, which will be a nice memory forever,”
said Tongji graduate Liu Changgui.
The credit card was specially designed to mark the centenary. This year
only 20,000 such cards will be issued.
