Shanghai University
上海大学
Motto
自强不息,道济天下[1]
Motto in English
Strive to become stronger without stopping, and use one's abilities to benefit the world.
TypeMunicipal public university
Established1922 (1922) (origin)
1994 (1994) (reconstruction)
EndowmentCNY 3.54 billion (2022)[2]
PresidentLiu Changsheng
Students56,753。
Location,
200444
,
China
CampusUrban
ColorsShangda Blue  
NicknameShangda (上大)
AffiliationsNAHLU
Websiteshu.edu.cn
Shanghai University
Simplified Chinese上海大学
Traditional Chinese上海大學

Shanghai University (SHU; 上海大学) is a municipal public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and co-funded with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.

Shanghai University maintains three campuses: Jiading Campus, Yanchang Campus (in Jing'an), and Baoshan Campus.[3] The university has two undergraduate colleges and five broad academic divisions (Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, Economics and Management, and Fine Arts), which contain 29 schools or departments.

In May 1994, the then Shanghai University of Technology, the then Shanghai University of Science and Technology, then Shanghai University, and the then Shanghai Science and Technology Senior Vocational School merged to form the current Shanghai University.[4]

History

In 1983, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government established Shanghai University on the basis of the Independent Branch Affiliated to Fudan University, the Independent Branch Affiliated to Shanghai International Studies University, the Instrument and Electronics Independent Branch Affiliated to East China Normal University, the Independent Branch Affiliated to Shanghai University of Science and Technology, the Light Industry Independent Branch Affiliated to Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering, and the Shanghai Fine Arts School.[5]

Academic rankings
Global
ARWU[6]201-300
QS[7]387
THE[8]601-800
U.S. News & World Report[9]456

In May 1994, the current Shanghai University was formed by the merger of Shanghai University of Technology, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, the former Shanghai University, and Shanghai Science and Technology Senior Vocational School.[5]

The gate of Yanchang Campus
Baoshan main gate at Shangda Road

See also

References

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  2. 2022上海高校预算出炉,上海大学遥遥领先 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 7 Jan 2024.
  3. "掌上高考—2024高考志愿填报服务平台". www.gaokao.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. "上大校史 – 上海大学". Shanghai University. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  5. 1 2 "大学招办讲大学 | 溯百年上大,荟四海英才——上海大学". 江苏省青少年科技教育协会 Jiangsu Youth Science and Technology Education Association. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  6. "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  7. "QS World University Rankings 2024: Top global universities". Quacquarelli Symonds. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  9. "2022-23 Best Global Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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