Shanghai high-level local applied universities, national new engineering research and practice projects, and the first batch of demonstration universities in Shanghai to deepen innovation and entrepreneurship education reform are members of Universities of Applied Sciences (College) Alliance. They are a comprehensive application-oriented university with distinctive characteristics, oriented by applied and technical scientific research, focusing on engineering, and coordinated development of management, arts and sciences.
Founded in 1954, the school was formed by the merger of Shanghai Institute of Light Industry, Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy, Shanghai Institute of Chemical Technology and Shanghai Institute of Spice, which were national demonstration higher engineering colleges under the former Ministry of Light Industry. In 2007, he passed the evaluation of undergraduate teaching level by the Ministry of Education with excellent results and obtained the qualification for international students.
In 2008, he became a master's degree authorized unit and began postgraduate education; 20 10, Fengxian new campus was completed, and the main body of the school moved to Fengxian new campus; Approved by the Ministry of Education on 20 16, it was renamed as "Shanghai Universities of Applied Sciences"; From 20 17, the project construction of doctoral degree-granting units will be carried out. The school won the title of "Civilized Unit" in Shanghai for nine consecutive times.