Shanghai University

Shanghai University (pinyin: Shànghǎi Dàxué) is a public, comprehensive university located in Shanghai, China. The president of the university is Professor WeiChang Chien, famous Chinese scientist.

Shanghai University is one of the nation's leading research universities in Shanghai, China. The university is the part of the Project 211 for top national universities in the country.
Shanghai University was founded at Qingyun Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai in 1922, it was rebuilt in 1994 by consolidating Shanghai University of Technology, the former Shanghai University and Shanghai Science & Technology College. Shanghai University of Technology was once Shanghai Institute of Technology, founded in 1960 with a strong background of engineering, technology and industries. The institute was renamed Shanghai University of Technology in 1979.

Shanghai University of Science & Technology was formed by the East China Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1958 with a close relationship to the academic and science institutes, it was once Shanghai No. 2 Science & Technology School .The University was located at Chengzhong Road, Jiading District, Shanghai.
The former Shanghai University was founded in 1983, including School of Liberal Arts, School of International Business, School of Fine Arts, School of Engineering and School of Laws. These schools respectively came from part of Fudan University, part of merged Shanghai Foreign Studies University and Shanghai Mechanics College, Shanghai Fine Arts College, part of merged East China Normal University and Shanghai Science & Technology University, Shanghai Laws university.

Shanghai University is the biggest institution of higher learning run by Shanghai Municipality. It has 11 post-doctor stations covering Sociology, Language & Literature, Mathematics, Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials, Metallurgy, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Communication & Information Engineering, and Controlling. There are 5 first-class disciplines allowed to grant Doctor’s degree, 32 second-class disciplines allowed to grant Doctor’s degree, 131 Master programs and 67 bachelor programs. There are 4 key disciplines at the national level, 8 key disciplines at the provincial and ministerial level.