Shanghai University is introduced as follows:

Shanghai University, referred to as "Shanghai University", is located in Shanghai. It is a comprehensive university under the jurisdiction of Shanghai. It is a national "double-class" university, a national "2 1 1 project" university, and a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. It has been selected as the country "1 18".

Excellent journalism and communication talents education and training plan, national high-level university postgraduate construction project, demonstration base for studying in China by the Ministry of Education, the first batch of high-level local universities in Shanghai, and the first batch of demonstration universities in Shanghai to deepen innovation and entrepreneurship education reform.

1922 10, founded by Shanghai University in cooperation with the state, 1927 was forcibly closed by the Kuomintang authorities. During the period of 1983, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government was established in Fudan University, Shanghai International Studies University, East China Normal University, Instrument Electronics Branch and Shanghai University of Science and Technology Branch.

Shanghai University was established on the basis of the Light Industry Branch of Shanghai Machinery Institute and Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. 1May, 1994, the new Shanghai University was founded by University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (founded on 1960), Shanghai University of Science and Technology (founded on 1958), former Shanghai University (founded on 1983) and Shanghai Institute of Science and Technology (founded on/kloc-0)