East China Normal University (ECNU) is a comprehensive
public
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research university
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in
Shanghai
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,
China. It was formed in 1951 by the merger of the Great China University (est. 1924) and Kwang Hua University (est. 1925) and originated from the
St. John's College founded in 1879. Established as a
normal school
A normal school or normal college is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. In the 19th century in the United States, instruction in normal schools was at the high school level, turni ...
, it had an original mission to train teachers for secondary and higher education, but soon housed top-class researchers and developed into an elite research-intensive university.
As of 2020, ECNU is organized into 22 schools, colleges, and institutes, located in two campuses throughout
Minhang and
Putuo. The university comprises 2 affiliated schools across the Shanghai metropolitan area:
NYU Shanghai
New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai) is China's first Sino-US research university and the third degree-granting campus of New York University (NYU). Jointly established by NYU and East China Normal University with the support of the city o ...
in
Pudong
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic cit ...
,
Asia-Europe Business School in Zizhu International Education Park. It also maintains a National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station in Tiantong National Forest Park,
Ningbo.
ECNU is designated by the
Ministry of Education of China
The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level department under the State Council responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs across the country. The Mi ...
as a Class A
Double First Class University.
Sponsored by the national program “
Double First Class University Plan
The World First Class University and First Class Academic Discipline Construction (), together known as Double First Class (), is a tertiary education development initiative designed by the People's Republic of China central government in 2015 ...
”, "
Project 211
Project 211 () was an abolished project of developing comprehensive universities and colleges initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education of China, with the intent of raising the research standards of comprehensive universities and cultiva ...
" and "
Project 985
Project 985 () was a terminated project that was first announced by General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin at the 100th anniversary of Peking University on May 4, 1998, to promote the development and reputation of the C ...
", the university is a frontrunner in the nation's research and innovation, and has been dubbed as the "
Columbia of the East". The university also has strong ties with the
China Meteorological Administration
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) is the national weather service of the People's Republic of China. The institution is located in Beijing.
History
The agency was originally established in December 1949 as the Central Military Comm ...
,
State Oceanic Administration and the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...
.
East China Normal University (ECNU) consistently features in the global top 400 research universities according to some of the most cited international university rankings such as
ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities, the
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' (often referred to as the THE Rankings) is an annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' (THE) magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarelli ...
, and the
U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.
History
Origins
East China Normal University traces its roots to the formation of the
St. John's College (later to become St. John's University) in 1879, and its heritage has had a deep influence in the development of Chinese modern higher education.
In 1879, St. John's College was founded by
William Jones Boone and
Joseph Schereschewsky,
Bishop of Shanghai, by combining two pre-existing Anglican colleges in Shanghai. In 1905, the college became St. John's University and was registered in Washington D.C. in the United States. It was the first institution to grant
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
s in China, starting in 1907.
After the
May Thirtieth Movement in 1925, some academics and students left the
St. John's University, later forming the private Kwang Hua University to support the
labor
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the la ...
and anti-
imperialist movement during the middle period of the
Republic of China era.
In 1924, after a
student protest at the
Xiamen University in Fujian some academics fled north to Shanghai, where they established what became the Great China University (also known as Daxia University).
Establishment of the university
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, East China Normal University was officially formed in 1951 by the merger of the Great China University and the Kwang Hua University, and was joined at the same time by a number of faculty members from
Fudan University
Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...
,
Tongji University
Tongji University () is a comprehensive public research university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most pr ...
,
University of Shanghai and East China PE Academy, making it the first national teacher training university of the People's Republic of China. This was done in part due to the government's desire to pool these institutions' resources into a single, stronger entity, cultivate talents with professional knowledge and promote the development of education in the country.
In the 1950s, the Chinese government regrouped the country's higher education institutions in an attempt to build a Soviet-style system. Under this policy, most of faculties from
Saint John's University,
Zhejiang University,
University of Shanghai,
Utopia University,
Aurora University
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were incorporated into ECNU to form a comprehensive multi-disciplinary university. Some of the academics at the
Tongji University
Tongji University () is a comprehensive public research university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most pr ...
and
Jiaotong University
Jiaotong University, Jiao Tong University or Chiao Tung University () may refer to:
* Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
* Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
* Southwest Jiaotong ...
were also transferred to ECNU.
In March 1959, ECNU was authenticated as one of the first 16
National Key Universities
National Key Universities () previously referred to universities recognized as prestigious and which received a high level of support from the central government of the People's Republic of China. The term is no longer in official use by 1990s. Th ...
in China, and this status was reaffirmed in 1978. From 1972 to 1980 (during the
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goa ...
in
mainland China
"Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
), five schools including ECNU were merged to create Shanghai Normal University, and in 1980 its original name was resumed.
1980 to present
In June 1986, ECNU was selected to be one of the first 33 higher education institutions authorized, by the State Council, to establish their
graduate schools. In 1996, ECNU passed the prerequisites appraisal and became one of universities sponsored by the major national program "
Project 211
Project 211 () was an abolished project of developing comprehensive universities and colleges initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education of China, with the intent of raising the research standards of comprehensive universities and cultiva ...
". In 2006, the Ministry of Education and Shanghai Municipality signed into a partnership for co-sponsoring the development of the university, qualifying ECNU as a member of the "
Project 985
Project 985 () was a terminated project that was first announced by General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin at the 100th anniversary of Peking University on May 4, 1998, to promote the development and reputation of the C ...
" and facilitating ECNU's efforts and progress toward a comprehensive, research-oriented and internationalized world-class university.
ECNU is now under the direct auspices of the Ministry of Education. The university sponsors or supervises publication of more than 20 academic journals and periodicals. The library collection exceeds 4,000,000 volumes. 25 primary or secondary schools are affiliated to the university.
International partnerships
The university has established strategic cooperative partnership with universities such as
École Normale Supérieure
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* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, S ...
and its group in France, the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
and
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...
in USA,
Tokyo University
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...
and
Kobe University
, also known in the Kansai region as , is a leading Japanese national university located in the city of Kobe, in Hyōgo. It was established in 1949, but the academic origins of Kobe University trace back to the establishment of Kobe Higher Comme ...
in Japan, and the
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...
in Australia, the
University of Warwick in the UK, etc. It has been carrying out academic exchanges with over 150 universities and institutions of Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan,
the United States
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, Canada, Australia,
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
, and Russia, etc. ECNU plays host to a
CIEE
The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is a non-profit organization promoting international education and exchange. It was founded in 1947 and is based in the United States. The organization is headquartered in Portland, Maine.
...
satellite campus, where 100 American college students study each semester. The university also runs an Online College of the Chinese language in collaboration with the
National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL), which is the first of its kind to be established in the country with over 5,800 students in 137 countries and regions. In 2008, it set up the
NOCFL Study and Training Base for International Chinese Teachers.
* In 2002 the
Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, the
École normale supérieure de Cachan, and the
École normale supérieure de Lyon set up a Master's-PhD programme at East China Normal University in Shanghai. An ENS campus is housed in the ECNU at the Aspiring Researchers Institute and at the Franco-Chinese Advanced Studies Institute.
* In 2007, the
EMLYON Business School opened the official EMLYON Asia Campus in the heart of the ECNU campus.
* In 2008, the
Cornell-ECNU Center for Comparative Culture was jointly funded by
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...
and ECNU.
* China's first Sino-American university –
New York University Shanghai
New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai) is China's first Sino-US research university and the third degree-granting campus of New York University (NYU). Jointly established by NYU and East China Normal University with the support of the city o ...
(NYU Shanghai) – was co-established by
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, th ...
and ECNU and was approved by the Ministry of Education in early 2011.
Study China Programme
Along with several other Chinese universities, East China Normal University has hosted the United Kingdom (UK) government-funded
Study China Programme for a number of years. In this programme, students from UK institutions spend one to two summer months studying
Mandarin Chinese
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and
Chinese culture
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at a university in China. The programme is organised by the
University of Manchester
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univ ...
and is fully funded by
UK government bodies, such as the
Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. Its purpose is to strengthen ties between UK university students and China, in particular as relatively few British students enroll in degrees in China. The programme has increased relations between ECNU and numerous leading UK universities.
Diplomats' Program
Sponsored by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office, the Diplomats' Program has been organized by ECNU since 2011. In this program, consular officials from over 20 countries spend two months during summer studying at East China Normal University.
Academics
At present the university is made up of 24 full-time schools and colleges, 2 unconventional colleges and 5 advanced research institutes, with 58 departments offering 79 undergraduate programs. The university also comprises 3 affiliated schools:
NYU Shanghai
New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai) is China's first Sino-US research university and the third degree-granting campus of New York University (NYU). Jointly established by NYU and East China Normal University with the support of the city o ...
,
Asia-Europe Business School and ECNU-
UNC School of Sino-American Innovative Education.
Full-time schools and colleges
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Economics and Management
* School of Humanities and Social Science
* School of Social Development
* School of Foreign Languages
* International College of Chinese Studies
* School of Psychology and Cognitive Science
* Preschool and Special Education School
* School of Sports and Health
* School of Communication
* School of Art
* School of Design
* School of Urban and Regional Science
* School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences
* School of Geographic Sciences
* School of Life Sciences
* School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
* School of Science and Engineering
* School of Information Science and Technology
* School of Computer Science and Software Engineering
* International Teachers College of Chinese Language and Culture
*
Meng Xiancheng College (Teachers College)
* School of Data Science and Engineering
Unconventional colleges
* College of Continuing Education
* College of Distance Education
Advanced research institutes
* Institute of Estuary and Coastal Research
* Institute for Advanced International and Regional Studies
* Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies
* Institute of Arts
* Si-mian Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities
The Software Engineering Institute is one of the 35 statewide pilot schools of software engineering granted by Ministry of Education in 2001; the International College of Chinese Studies is among the eight State Bases for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, certified by the Ministry of Education. ECNU is designated as one of the National
Liberal Arts
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and Basic
Sciences Training and Research Bases in its disciplines of Chinese, History, Mathematics,
Geography
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,
Psychology
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and
Physics
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.
ECNU's Business School was founded by the pioneer of China's Economics and Financing studies, Prof. Chen Biao Ru. Hence, the Business School of ECNU inherited the good tradition and enjoys top reputation in the economic and financial circle in China.
The Ministry of Education's Training Center for Secondary School Principals at ECNU is a state base for the training of secondary school principals in
Mainland China
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and advanced studies of those in Hong Kong, Macau and
Taiwan
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. ECNU is the only university in China designated as a national training center for elite secondary school principals and enjoys the reputation as the "
Whampoa Military Academy
The Republic of China Military Academy () is the service academy for the army of the Republic of China, located in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung. Previously known as the the military academy produced commanders who fought in many of China ...
" for secondary school principals.
Research
The university is officially authorized to offer programs:
* in two of the Primary Disciplines and five of the Sub-Disciplines, which are enlisted as National Key Disciplines;
* in five of the disciplines, which are enlisted as Preparatory National Key Disciplines,
* in 12 disciplines enlisted as Shanghai Key Disciplines.
Key laboratories
It has two State Key Laboratories, one National Field Observation and Research Station, six Key Labs or Engineering Centers, and six Key Research Bases for Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education. ECNU is authorized to offer 112 doctoral programs covering 14 Primary Disciplines, 178 master's programs in six specialties, i.e., Education,
Public Administration
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, Engineering,
Physical Education
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and
Business Administration, and to set up 14
post-doctoral
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mobile research stations.
State key laboratories
*State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research
*State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy
Key laboratories of provincial level and ministerial level
*Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education
*Key Laboratory of Geography-Information Science, Ministry of Education
*Shanghai Institute of Brain Functional Genomics
*Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology
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, China.
*Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Green Chemical Process
*Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration
*Shanghai Key Laboratory of Trustworthy Computing
Key research bases in humanities and social science
*Institute of Curriculum and Instruction
*Institute of Modern Chinese Thought and Culture
*Center for Russian Studies
*Center for the Study of Chinese Characters and Their Applications
*Institute of Schooling Reform and Development
*Center for Modern Chinese City Studies
Joint Research Centre
*
Cornell-ECNU Center for Comparative Culture
*
KUL-ECNU Sino-Euro Culture Research Center
*ECNU-
UBC
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Joint Research Core Group on China in Modern World
*Intercultural Education and Communication Research Center (with
Humboldt University of Berlin
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)
Faculty and staff
ECNU has a faculty body of over 4,000, among whom there are 2000 full-time teachers (including over 1,200 professors or associate professors), 14 academicians of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...
or
Chinese Academy of Engineering
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(six of them are academicians of both academies), 11 members of the State Council Academic Appraisal Committee, eight specially hired professors or lecture professors for the Yangtze Scholar Award Program sponsored by the Ministry of Education, nine "state-level talents" chosen by the New-Century Talents Project, ten National Outstanding Youth Fund award winner, 80 specially hired professors or lecture professors for ECNU's Zijiang Scholar Award Program, and 105 tenured professors.
Campus
With campuses in
Minhang and
Putuo District totalling an area of over 220 hectares.
North Zhongshan Road Campus (Putuo Campus)
The previous main campus was located in the
Putuo District of Shanghai, formerly a campus of the Great China University. The campus is an enclosed campus of gardens, lawns, and historic buildings interspersed with modern facilities, in a location in downtown Shanghai. The university also provides transportation by shuttle bus to its new Minhang Campus.
The campus still houses a variety of scientific research institutions, such as State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research and State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy.
The university's athletic facilities include an outdoor track, outdoor basketball courts, indoor basketball courts, and indoor tennis and badminton courts.
Minhang Campus
The Minhang new campus is located in the Minhang District on the outskirts of metropolitan Shanghai. Most administrative and academic framework of the university and the majority of undergraduate and graduate students are situated at this campus, which is accompanied by the Minhang Campus of
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU; ) is a Public university, public research university in Shanghai, Shanghai, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education of China ...
.
Rankings and reputation
ECNU has always been ranked the top two or three among the mainland Chinese universities in Education and Training according to the most recent
QS World University Rankings by Subjects and
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subjects.
In 2021, it was ranked 37th globally in the
''Times Higher Education Rankings by Subjects'' in "
Education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...
", which is historical strengths of the university as suggested in the name "
Normal Normal(s) or The Normal(s) may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Normal'' (2003 film), starring Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson
* ''Normal'' (2007 film), starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Zegers, Callum Keith Rennie, and Andrew Airlie
* ''Norma ...
". East China Normal graduates employability rankings placed at # 151-200 in the world in the 2017 QS Graduate Employability Rankings. Globally, East China Normal University is regarded as one of the most reputable
Chinese universities
This article is a non-comprehensive list of universities in China, which is defined as the People's Republic of China (PRC) in mainland China, as well as the Hong Kong and Macau SARs.
By September 2021, there were 3,012 colleges and universit ...
by the ''
Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings
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'' where it ranked 151-175th.
Global University Rankings of ECNU:
* 2022
Academic Ranking of World Universities: 201–300th globally
* 2022
U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking: 321 globally
* 2022
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' (often referred to as the THE Rankings) is an annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' (THE) magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarelli ...
: 301–350th globally
Admission
East China Normal University is a highly selective university that only accepts students with a
National College Entrance Examination
The National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), commonly known as the gaokao (), is a standardized college entrance exam held annually in mainland China. It is required for entrance into almost all higher education institutions at the under ...
score at top 0.5%.
Notable people
Alumni
Writer
*
Chen Danyan (): Writer.
*
Dai Houying (): Writer.
*
Ge Fei (): Writer. Professor of literature at
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University (; abbr. THU) is a national public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education.
The university is a member of the C9 League, Double First Class University Plan, Projec ...
.
*
Mu Shiying (穆时英): Writer.
Academics
*
Yu Lizhong: Chancellor of
New York University Shanghai
New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai) is China's first Sino-US research university and the third degree-granting campus of New York University (NYU). Jointly established by NYU and East China Normal University with the support of the city o ...
.
*Wang Xingyu (): President of
East China University of Science and Technology
East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST, ) is a public research university with two campuses located in Shanghai, China. Established in 1952 as East China Institute of Chemical Technology, it has evolved from an institution with ...
(1994.03–2004.07).
*Lu Shanzhen (): President of
Beijing Normal University (1995–1999).
*Wu Haishun (): President of
Shanxi Normal University (2005.11-),
*Jia Suotang (): President of
Shanxi University
Shanxi University (, SXU) is a public university located in the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China. The university was selected into the Double First Class University Plan in February 2022.
History
Early 1900
The Shansi Imperial Univers ...
(2012.08-).
*Zhu Min (): Chair of the University Council of
Donghua University
Donghua University (DHU, ) is a public research university in Shanghai, China. "Donghua" literally means East China. Established in 1951, it is directly administered by the Ministry of Education of China as part of the Double First Class Univ ...
(2012.11-).
*Yuan Zihuang (): Chair of the University Council of
Hefei University of Technology
Hefei University of Technology () is a key university in China, with particular strength in Engineering and Management Science. Located in Hefei, the capital of the Anhui Province, it is also a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan u ...
(2014.05-).
*Ma Qinrong (): Chair of the University Council of
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (2004.07–2012.07).
*Chen Dubin (): Chair of the University Council of
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou University (FZU ) is a university located in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. Split into two campuses by the Min River, Fuzhou University's Old Campus is located on the north bank of the river in the western part of Fuzhou City, while the New Campu ...
(2007.03–2011.12).
*Xi Nanhua (): Academician of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...
. Vice-President of
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
The University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS; ) is a public university for graduate education, under the direct leadership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The predecessors of UCAS are the Graduate University of the Chinese ...
.
*Song Daxiang (): Academician of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...
.
*Xue Yongqi (): Academician of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...
.
*Zhu Shiyao (): Academician of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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.
*
Liu Boli: Academician of the
Chinese Academy of Engineering
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.
*
Stephen Cheng (): Academician of the
National Academy of Engineering
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, United States.
*Lu Bai (): Senior Investigator of
National Institutes of Health
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.
*
Joe Z. Tsien Joe Z. Tsien is a neuroscientist who pioneered Cre/lox-neurogenetics in the mid-1990s, a versatile toolbox for neuroscientists to study the complex relationships between genes, neural circuits, and behaviors. He is also known as the creator of the s ...
:
Neuroscientist
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, Georgia Health Sciences University.
*
He Jifeng
He Jifeng (, born August 1943) is a Chinese computer scientist.
He Jifeng graduated from the mathematics department of Fudan University in 1965. From 1965 to 1985, he was an instructor at East China Normal University. During 1980–81, he was ...
: Academician of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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and academic at ECNU.
*
Yuan Zhongyi:
Archaeologist, praised as "the father of the
Terracotta Warriors".
*Mitchell Ho (): Senior Investigator,
National Institutes of Health
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.
In politics
*He Xian (): Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel of the P.R.China.
*
Han Zheng
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(): Chinese politician, and a member of the
Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, serving as
First Vice Premier of the State Council since March 2018.
*
Chen Hao (): Governor of
Yunnan
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, China.
*
Yin Yicui (): Chairwoman of the Shanghai People's Congress.
In business and media
*
Daniela Anahi Bessia (): Celebrity performer for the
China Central Television,
Hunan Television
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,
Shanghai Media Group
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, etc. , Culture and Entertainment.
*Xue Peijian (): President of
Shanghai Media and Entertainment Group.
*
Jason Jiang (): Founder of
Focus Media.
*
Dong Qing
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She has won the Golden Mike Award's for Television in 2001 and 2006, and has received Golden Eagle Award for Be ...
(): Television host.
In sport
*
Liu Xiang (): Gold medalist of 110-meter hurdles in the
2004 Summer Olympics.
Study abroad
*
Glenn Duffie Shriver: From
Grand Valley State University, he did a study abroad program at ECNU. He was later convicted in the U.S. of attempting to commit espionage.
Notable faculty members
*
Meng Xiancheng: Educator, the first president of East China Normal University.
*
Li Linsi: Educator and diplomat who has been recognized as one of the key figures in modern Chinese cultural and diplomatic history.
*
Shen Zhihua: Professor of history at ECNU, expert in the history of the
Soviet Union
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, Sino-Soviet relations, and the
Cold War.
*
Lü Simian
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: Chinese historian, former professor of history at
ECNU.
*
Shi Zhecun: Author, former professor of Chinese Language and Literature.
*
Hu Huanyong: Demographer, forefather of modern Chinese demography and the founder of China's population geography.
*
He Jifeng
He Jifeng (, born August 1943) is a Chinese computer scientist.
He Jifeng graduated from the mathematics department of Fudan University in 1965. From 1965 to 1985, he was an instructor at East China Normal University. During 1980–81, he was ...
: Computer scientist, member of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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.
*
Ghil'ad Zuckermann: Linguist, revivalist.
Alumni associations
*East China Normal University Alumni Association
*East China Normal University Alumni Association in US
*East China Normal University Alumni Association in North California
East China Normal University Alumni Association in North California
China.
Addresses
* North Zhongshan Road (Putuo) Campus: 3663 North Zhongshan Road
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In Chinese cities, "Zho ...
, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China.
* Minhang Campus: 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China.
See also
* No. 1 High School Affiliated to East China Normal University
* No. 2 High School Attached to East China Normal University
* East China Normal University Press
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The ECNU Press is founded in 1957 in Shanghai. B ...
References
External links
Official website
Official Facebook page
NYU Shanghai(上海纽约大学)
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1951 establishments in China
Educational institutions established in 1951
Universities and colleges in Shanghai
Teachers colleges in China
Project 985
Project 211
Plan 111