Shanghai University, referred to as "Shangda" for short, is a comprehensive university under the municipal administration of Shanghai and under the national "2 1 1 project". The Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government jointly established universities, the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government jointly established universities, and the national "double-first-class" world-class discipline construction universities were selected as the "Demonstration Base for Studying in China by the Ministry of Education".
Generally speaking, Shanghai University is a comprehensive university with good comprehensive strength. Since 1994, it has been rated as "Shanghai Civilized Unit" for five consecutive times, and it is also a national greening model school. ?
Shanghai University has formulated a long-term development strategic plan and put forward a higher goal, that is, to carry forward the spirit of self-improvement, build a green, civilized and information-based campus, build a high-level talent education system and a scientific and technological innovation system suitable for Shanghai's status as a modern international metropolis, and become a first-class comprehensive research university in China.