Shanghai University

study.edu.sh.gov.cn/en| May 28, 2025

Founded on Oct 23, 1922, Shanghai University (SHU) was the first college led by the Communist Party of China in the country and has been an important part of China's revolution and education since its establishment.

The university is now among China's Project 211 universities, a project that aims to raise education standards in about 100 colleges and universities in the 21st century, as well as one of the country's Double First-Class universities, an initiative to promote the development of the first-class universities and first-class disciplines.

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Shanghai University now offers 12 academic disciplines, including Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Ecology, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology and Biochemistry, Sociology, and Clinical Medicine.

There are 3,144 international students from 159 countries and regions studying at the university. The Ministry of Education has also classified Shanghai University as a demonstration base for international student education.

It has 3,410 full-time teachers, including 805 professors and 1,196 associate professors.

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A view of Shanghai University's campus. [Photo/Official website of Shanghai University]

The university's campuses include Baoshan Campus, Yanchang Campus, and Jiading Campus, and its library has a collection of around 4.49 million books.

The university has signed interschool cooperation agreements with 263 educational institutions in 55 countries and regions. It has established four Sino-foreign schools, five Confucius Institutes and one overseas educational institution with overseas partners.

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