Shazhou Vocational Institute of Technology, located in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, is a public full-time college. Formerly known as Shazhou County (now Zhangjiagang City) Vocational Middle School, founded in 1984, it is the first private university in China. The college focuses on engineering, with the coordinated development of engineering, science, management, economics, literature, art and teaching, and offers more than 30 majors, involving machinery, electronics, computer, metallurgy, textile, chemical industry, environmental protection and other fields.