East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) is a national key university located in Shanghai, China, and one of the key universities under the "211 Project" and "985 Advantageous Discipline Innovation Platform" directly under the Ministry of Education of China. The school was founded in 1952 as East China Institute of Chemical Technology, and was renamed East China University of Science and Technology in 1993.
East China University of Science and Technology focuses on engineering, and the coordinated development of engineering, science, management and literature covers many fields such as natural sciences, engineering technology, humanities and social sciences, and management sciences. The university has 14 colleges, offering 60 undergraduate majors, 107 master's programs, and 74 doctoral programs. The school has a high-level teaching team, including academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a number of well-known scholars.
East China University of Science and Technology has outstanding performance in teaching, scientific research, and social services. The school pays attention to cultivating students' practical ability and innovative spirit, and implements the "Outstanding Engineer Education and Training Program", which has achieved remarkable results. The school enjoys a high academic reputation at home and abroad, and has made fruitful scientific research achievements, and has won many national, provincial and ministerial science and technology progress awards.
East China University of Science and Technology also actively participates in social services, has established extensive cooperative relations with local enterprises and enterprises, and has made positive contributions to local economic and social development. East China University of Science and Technology is a national key university with profound historical heritage, excellent faculty, rich disciplines, outstanding scientific research strength and extensive social influence, and is an important base for China's higher education.