Director-level cadres According to information from official website of East China University of Science and Technology, East China University of Science and Technology is a national "double-class" construction university directly under the Ministry of Education. According to the administrative level of colleges and universities in China, the party secretary of colleges and universities directly under the Ministry of Education is a director-level cadre. Therefore, the party secretary of East China University of Science and Technology is a cadre at the official level.