2. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology is an application-oriented research university with engineering as the mainstay and the coordinated development of engineering, science, economics, management, literature, law and art; It is a key construction university in Shanghai, a pilot unit for the construction of high-level local universities in Shanghai, the executive director of China Intellectual Property Development Alliance, and a member of Shanghai-Hong Kong University Alliance and CDIO Engineering Education Alliance. It has been selected into the national "11/plan", the outstanding engineer education and training plan of the Ministry of Education, the national new engineering research and practice project, the national innovative experiment plan for college students, the national innovative training plan for college students, the national innovative talent training demonstration base, the first batch of scientific and technological achievements transformation and technology transfer bases in colleges and universities, and the scholarship receiving institution of the China Municipal Government for international students in China. National graduate employment typical experience universities, national innovation and entrepreneurship typical experience universities, national deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform demonstration universities, and the first batch of Shanghai deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform demonstration universities.
3. The school originated from Hujiang University founded by 1906 and German Medical College founded by 1907. In the early 1950s, the former Hujiang University and the former National Shanghai Higher Vocational College of Machinery (in the former site of German Medical College) were transformed into Shanghai Institute of Machinery (1994 renamed east china institute of technology) and Shanghai Institute of Machinery respectively, and the two universities merged to form Shanghai University of Science and Technology on 1996. 1998 The school was transferred from the former Ministry of Machinery Industry to Shanghai for management.
4. As of May 20021year, the school has two campuses, Yangpu Campus and Fuxing Road Campus, covering an area of nearly 1,000 mu; There are 17 colleges (departments) and 60 undergraduate majors; There are more than 27,000 full-time students, including undergraduates18,000 and postgraduates 9,000. 2,900 faculty members; It has 19 national teaching platforms and 5/kloc-0 provincial and ministerial teaching platforms, 7 national scientific research platforms and 34 provincial and ministerial scientific research platforms.