East China University of Science and Technology, formerly known as East China Institute of Chemical Technology, was formed by the merger of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Aurora University, Shanghai Datong University, Suzhou Soochow University and Jiangnan University. 1952. It is the first institution of higher learning with famous chemical characteristics in New China. 1956 was designated as one of the first schools in China to recruit graduate students.

1993 was renamed East China University of Science and Technology with the approval of the State Education Commission. 1996 entered the national key construction of 2 1 1 project. In 2000, the Graduate School was established with the approval of the Ministry of Education. 20 17 was selected as a national "double-first-class" world-class discipline construction university, including chemistry, materials science and engineering, and chemistry.

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1952125, the establishment ceremony and the opening ceremony of the first semester of East China Institute of Chemical Technology were held in Jiangwan Campus, and125 was determined as the celebration day. The name of the school was inscribed by Shu Tong, director of the Culture and Education Committee of the East China Military and Political Commission. On the 30th, according to the notice of the Ministry of Education of the Central People's Government, the school seal of East China Institute of Chemical Technology was officially opened.

At this point, the first institution of higher learning in New China famous for its chemical characteristics was born. 165438+ 10/3 Professor Zhang Jiangshu, a physical chemist and educator, was appointed as the first president of East China Institute of Chemical Technology by the State Council, the Central People's Government. 1953, the school established the first chemical and pharmaceutical engineering specialty in China.

Reference: official website-school profile, East China University of Science and Technology