East China University of Science and Technology

The East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST; Chinese: 华东理工大学; pinyin: Huádōng Lǐgōng Dàxué) is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.

East China University of Science and Technology
华东理工大学
Other name
Huali (华理)
Former names
East China Institute of Chemical Technology(1952-1993)
Motto勤奋求实,励志明德
Motto in English
Diligence, Factuality, Aspiration and Virtue
TypePublic
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)
PresidentQu Jingping (曲景平)
Academic staff
3,052
Studentsc. 25,000
Undergraduates15,667
Postgraduates8,235
1,524
Other students
1,358 foreign students
Location,
China
Colors    Blue and white
Websiteecust.edu.cn
(Statistical data as of May 2017)
East China University of Science and Technology
Simplified Chinese华东理工大学
Traditional Chinese華東理工大學

Established in 1952 as East China Institute of Chemical Technology, it has evolved from an institution with a strong focus on chemical engineering into a university that covers a wide range of academic disciplines.[1]

Historyedit

Founded in 1952 with chemistry faculty inherited from Jiaotong University, Aurora University, Utopia University, Soochow University, and Jiangnan University.[1]

Xuhui Campusedit

The main campus is located on Meilong Road in Xuhui District, in the southwest of downtown Shanghai and 17 kilometers from Hongqiao Airport, with an area of approximately 415,000 m2 and 21 dorms capable of accommodating 15,000 students. Most of the departments are easily reached from the Front Gate, behind which Pandeng Road directly leads to the Main Building. Out of the built-up space, classrooms take up 56,000 m2 and laboratories 118,000 m2. The campus houses the administrative offices of the university, Master's as well as PhD students, international exchange and language students, and is home to most of the research facilities.

The Middle School Affiliated To ECUST (华东理工大学附属中学), was established in 1992 and is located in the south of Xuhui District, not far from the main campus. It is attended by 1,200 middle and high school students.[2]

Academicsedit

Generaledit

It has a strong tradition of working with industries. The university is now developing into a multi-disciplinary higher educational institution with a balanced curriculum of science, engineering, economics, management, law, humanities and arts spread across 15 academic schools.[3] It is one of Double First Class University Plan, former Project 211 and 985 experiment universities.

The university offers 13 first level and 81 second level doctoral programs, 25 first level and 147 second level master programs and 65 undergraduate programs. The total number of full-time students has reached around 24,140, including 15,460 undergraduates, 7,110 postgraduates studying for master's degrees and 1,570 Ph.D. candidates.

Since 2007 the university has operated an exchange programme with the Technical University of Applied Sciences Lübeck in Germany.[4] ECUST also operates a joint programme with L'École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie in Rennes[5] and a joint business school with Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu in Romania.[6]

University rankings
U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking (2017)[7]
Best Global Universities530
Best Global Universities in China33
THE World University Rankings (2018)[8]601-800
QS World University Rankings (2018)[9]551-600
Academic Ranking of World Universities (2017)[10]301-400

Disciplinesedit

Seven majors are distinguished as national key disciplines,[11] those include:

Essential Science Indicators (ESI) Subject Ranking

ECUST has six disciplines, including chemistry, materials science, engineering, biochemistry and biology, agricultural science, and pharmacology and toxicology ranked among the global top 1% by the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) subject ranking, and specifically, its chemistry program is ranked among the global top 1‰. According to 2016 Nature Index data, ECUST is the world's top 34th academic institution in chemistry (based on weighted fractional count from January to December 2016).[12]

Schoolsedit

The university departments are organized in 15 academic schools.

International Cooperationedit

Long-term academic relationships have been established with more than 60 universities, enterprises, and research institutes all over the world. The following degrees are offered jointly with partner universities:[13]

Library and University Pressedit

Library

The Library of East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) was established in 1952 and is placed under direct auspice of the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China. Starting with the collections of the different departments that initially made up the foundation of the college, it has developed into a research library for multiple disciplines ranging from chemistry and chemical engineering to natural sciences, engineering, management and liberal arts.

The library system of ECUST encompasses three branches among the major campuses. The library in Xuhui, built in 1987, houses most of the book collections, while the new nine-story library in Fengxian marks the center of the new campus and is geared towards undergraduate students. Together, they cover a floor space of almost 46,000 m2 and offer 3,500 seats in the reading rooms. Electronic resources are abundant, with databases shared among several university library systems and access to academic journals. In total, more than 2,600,000 books and publications are available. The university maintains subscriptions for over 2,000 foreign journals in print and over 30,000 in digital form. There is also a library in its Jinshan Campus, storing many books with a low usage.

The library is a member of the Shanghai Library system and one of its main nodes where inter-library loan is possible. It plays an active part in the theory and practice of teaching literature search that have been set up at ECUST. In 2004, with the introduction of a master's degree in Information science, this role was further strengthened. Also on offer are services to students and the wider public, including, but not limited to, a language training center and the provision of teaching material in foreign languages, a center for the distribution of cultural resources and book consulting services both in-person and online.[14]

University Press

The East China University of Technology University Press, founded in 1986, focuses on publications in the technical and social sciences as well as foreign languages and elementary education.

Campus sceneryedit

Referencesedit

  1. ^ a b "History of ECUST". East China University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  2. ^ "学校简介". Middle School Affiliated to ECUST. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "About East China University Science and Technology l Times Higher Education". 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ "TH Lübeck begrüßt neue ECUST- Studierende" (in German). owc Verlag für Außenwirtschaft GmbH. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ^ "International". L'École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. ^ "China, Romania unveils first joint business school". Xinhua. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. ^ "US News Education l Best Global Universities".
  8. ^ "Times Higher Education". 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ "QS World Universities".
  10. ^ "Shanghai Ranking".
  11. ^ "Key Disciplines". www.ecust.edu.cn. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  12. ^ "East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China | Institution outputs | Nature Index". www.natureindex.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  13. ^ "Joint Program". ECUST. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  14. ^ "本馆简介". ECUST. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

External linksedit

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