There is no East China University of Science and Technology, but there are schools with similar names: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, East China University of Science and Technology. Huazhong University of Science and Technology is located in Hongshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province; East China University of Science and Technology is located in Xuhui District, Shanghai. Huazhong University of Science and Technology is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education. On May 26th, 2000, it was formed by the merger of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical University and Wuhan Institute of Urban Construction. It is one of the national key construction universities of "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project", and it is the first batch of "double first-class" construction universities. The school campus covers an area of more than 7,000 mu, with lush trees and lush grass, elegant environment and beautiful scenery, with a green coverage rate of 72%. It is called "Forest University". The school has a complete teaching and research support system and complete public service facilities.

East China University of Science and Technology, formerly known as East China Institute of Chemical Technology, is the first institution of higher learning in New China which is famous for its chemical characteristics. 20 17 was selected as the national "double first-class" world-class discipline construction university, and chemistry, materials science and engineering, chemical engineering and technology were selected as the first-class discipline construction list. The school has three campuses, Xuhui, Fengxian and Jinshan, with a total area of 2,535 mu, a total area of 960,000 square meters of various buildings, and a total collection of 3.43 million books in the library. There are analysis and testing centers, jewelry testing centers and other national metrological certification units.