Shanghai University (SHU) is a municipal public university in Shanghai, China. It is owned by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
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History
Shanghai University traces its historical origins to a university of the same name founded in Shanghai on 23 October 1922.
The present-day institution was established in 1994 through the merger of Shanghai University of Technology, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, the former Shanghai University, and Shanghai Institute of Science and Technology.
Campuses
The university's three principal campuses are located in Baoshan District, Yanchang in Jing'an District, and Jiading District. The main university library is on the Baoshan campus. The university library system holds more than four million volumes.
Academics and research
Shanghai University is a comprehensive, research-intensive university whose teaching and research cover the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, business, law and the arts. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate education and operates a number of research institutes.
International cooperation
Shanghai University jointly operates the SILC Business School with the University of Technology Sydney. The school was founded in 1994 and was among the earlier Sino-foreign joint business schools established in China.