Established in April 2000, Shanghai Jianqiao University is located in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. It is a public full-time private college approved by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and put on record by the Ministry of Education. It is a member of the National Universities of Applied Sciences Alliance of the Ministry of Education and the Alliance of Non-profit Private Universities of the Ministry of Education. It was established on the basis of Shanghai Jianqiao Vocational and Technical College.