Universities of Applied Sciences is a distinctive Universities of Applied Sciences, which is oriented by applied and technical scientific research, focusing on engineering, and coordinating the development of management and arts, so it is not a 2 1 1 university, nor a 985 university.
Universities of Applied Sciences is a high-level applied and innovative university named after "applied technology", and it is a doctoral degree awarding unit. It has been selected as the key construction unit of high-level local universities in Shanghai, the first batch of first-class undergraduate construction leading plan and first-class postgraduate education leading plan of Shanghai universities, the first batch of demonstration universities in Shanghai to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, and the national intellectual property pilot universities.
Shanghai Universities of Applied Sciences was founded in 2000 by Shanghai Metallurgical Machinery School founded by 1954, Shanghai Light Industry Technician School founded by 1956, and the preparatory office of Shanghai Chemical Industry Work-study Program College founded by 1959. It was merged into Shanghai Institute of Technology in March 2006 and renamed as Shanghai Universities of Applied Sciences.
Introduction to Universities of Applied Sciences:
1, personnel training.
The school is committed to cultivating senior applied technical talents with strong practical ability, innovative spirit and international vision, mainly front-line engineers. Shanghai has 1 national specialty, 1 national comprehensive specialty reform pilot, 1 national experimental teaching demonstration center, 6 pilot specialties of excellent engineer program and 9 pilot specialties of applied undergraduate.
2. Discipline construction.
The school has six first-class master's degree authorization points (including 28 two disciplines and Direction) and five professional master's degree authorization fields, among which the chemical professional degree field is listed as the pilot of the "Excellence Plan" of the Ministry of Education. There are 3 national platforms, 6 key disciplines in Shanghai and 6 provincial and ministerial engineering research centers. The three disciplines were selected as the four-level peak discipline and the two-level plateau discipline in Shanghai.
3. Teaching staff.
Teaching staff 16 10, including full-time teachers 1022; There are 482 teachers with senior professional and technical positions, accounting for 47.16% of the total number of full-time teachers; There are 475 "double-qualified" teachers with working experience or practical experience in industrial enterprises, accounting for 46.48% of the total number of full-time teachers; There are 549 teachers with doctoral degrees, accounting for 53.72% of the total number of full-time teachers.
The above data comes from the study abroad network around Russia.