Shanghai University

Shanghai University is a comprehensive university under the jurisdiction of Shanghai Municipality and a key university under the "211 Project". It is a university jointly built by the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal government, and by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the Shanghai Municipal Government. It has been included in the Ministry of Education's list of universities and disciplines under the "Double First-Class" initiative.

In October 1922, the Communist Party of China cooperated to establish Shanghai University, with Yu Youren as the president and Qu Qiubai as the dean. In 1983, the Shanghai Municipal Government re-established Shanghai University (formerly known as Shanghai University) on the basis of Fudan University Branch, Shanghai International Studies University Branch, East China Normal University Branch, Shanghai University of Science and Technology Branch, Shanghai Institute of Machinery Light Industry Branch, and Shanghai College of Fine Arts.

In May 1994, the new Shanghai University was formed by the merger of Shanghai University of Technology (founded in 1960), Shanghai University of Science and Technology (founded in 1958), the former Shanghai University (founded in 1983), and Shanghai College of Science and Technology (founded in 1959).

Professor Qian Weichang, a renowned scientist, educator, outstanding social activist and senior academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, became the president of Shanghai University of Technology in 1983 and the president of Shanghai University from 1994 to 2010. His distinctive educational ideas and governance strategies created a new situation of ideological liberation and academic prosperity at the university and promoted new developments in all its undertakings.

Shanghai University has three campuses in Baoshan, Yanchang and Jiading, forming a "one body, two wings" educational pattern. The university covers an area of nearly 2 million square meters, with a building area of 1.19 million square meters, a library area of 5.4 square meters, and a collection of 4.01 million volumes of paper books. It subscribing to 1,828 kinds of paper newspapers and periodicals; Subscribe to 69 electronic literature databases, including 55,000 electronic periodicals and 1.9 million e-books. A fast and convenient information network covering the entire school has been established. The school sports facilities are advanced and fully functional. A number of advanced teaching experiment centers and multimedia classrooms have also been built.

Shanghai University offers a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, economics, law, literature, history, science, engineering, management, and art. It has 25 colleges, 1 faculty (in preparation) and 2 university-managed departments. There are nearly 40,000 full-time students on campus, including 20,902 undergraduates, 14,310 postgraduates and 4,361 international students.

Today, Shanghai University ranks among the top universities in the country in terms of educational standards and social influence, as well as in terms of hardware facilities and educational quality. The motto "Self-improvement" and "Worry before the world worries and enjoy after the world enjoys" and the spirit of "seeking truth and innovation" are being widely promoted among teachers and students.

Looking ahead, Shanghai University will continue to carry forward its fine traditions, seize opportunities and reform with determination, deeply study and practice Qian Weichang's educational thought, deeply implement internationalization strategy, talent strategy, interdisciplinary strategy, industry-university-research alliance and regional cooperation strategy, constantly optimize the school-running model with Shanghai University characteristics, and constantly improve the quality of education and the level of social service. Establish a talent cultivation system, knowledge and technology innovation system that is in line with Shanghai's status as a modern international metropolis and its development needs. Shanghai University will strive to build itself into a world-class, distinctive and comprehensive research university.