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Zhejiang University of Technology is a comprehensive key university under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, founded in 1953. Its predecessor can be traced back to the Zhejiang Secondary Industrial School established in 1910. It has successively gone through Hangzhou Chemical School (June 1953 to June 1958), Zhejiang Chemical Vocational School (June 1958 to August 1960), Zhejiang University of Chemical Technology (February 1960 to October 1980) During the development stages of Zhejiang University of Technology (February 1978 to February 1993) and Zhejiang University of Technology (December 1993 to present), the location of the campus was changed and the calendar was divided and merged. Zhejiang Economic Management Cadre College, Hangzhou Shipbuilding Industry School, and Zhejiang Building Materials Industry School were merged into Zhejiang University of Technology in 1994, 1997, and 2001, respectively. After several generations of hard work and unremitting struggle, the school has now developed into a comprehensive teaching and research university with a certain influence in China, with a comprehensive strength ranking among the top 100 universities in the country. On June 8, 2009, the People's Government of Zhejiang Province and the Ministry of Education signed a joint construction agreement, and Zhejiang University of Technology entered the ranks of provincial and ministerial joint construction universities.

Ningbo University is an emerging local comprehensive university rising in the reform and opening up, which is jointly built and managed by Zhejiang Province and Ningbo City. In 1986, it was founded with a donation from Mr. Bao Yugang, the King of Ships of the World. Comrade Deng Xiaoping inscribed the name of the school. At the beginning of its establishment, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, University of Science and Technology of China, Peking University, and the former Hangzhou University provided assistance to build the school, starting from a high starting point. In 1996, the former Ningbo University, Ningbo Normal University, and Zhejiang Fisheries University Ningbo Branch merged to form the new Ningbo University. In 1992, it was listed as the first batch of universities to be admitted to China. In 1995, it passed the qualification evaluation of undergraduate teaching work by the former National Education Commission. In 2000, it was listed as a key construction university by the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government. In 2003, it received an evaluation of the undergraduate teaching level of ordinary universities by the Ministry of Education and was awarded an excellent level. In 2005, it exceeded 50 master's programs, with a research funding of over 100 million yuan. From 2006 to 2007, it won one second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, Two first prizes in natural sciences awarded by the Ministry of Education, and two national high-quality courses; In 2007, it was added as a doctoral degree authorization unit; In 2008, he won one second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award as the second unit. In the process of establishing and developing the school, numerous "Ningbo Gang" individuals from both domestic and foreign countries have provided a lot of help and extensive support.

Zhejiang University is a regular university directly under the Ministry of Education and jointly built by the provinces and ministries. It is one of the first batch of key universities to enter the national "211 Project" and "Project 985". The predecessor of Zhejiang University, Qiushi Academy, was established in 1897 and is one of the earliest modern higher education institutions established by the Chinese themselves. In 1952, during the national adjustment of higher education institutions, they were divided into multiple single subject schools, and some departments were merged into sister universities. In 1998, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University, and Zhejiang Medical University merged to form the new Zhejiang University. After more than a hundred years of construction and development, the school has become a research-oriented and comprehensive university with a solid foundation, strong strength, distinct characteristics, and a first-class level in China, with significant international influence. The current president is Professor Yang Wei, an academician of the CAS Member and an expert in solid mechanics.

In June 1992, some professors from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University initiated the establishment of Shanghai Shanda University (formerly Shanda University). It was approved by the Shanghai Higher Education Bureau on August 11, 1992 and officially established on February 17, 1994. It is the first private ordinary university in Shanghai with higher education qualifications. In March 2002, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China officially approved Shanghai Shanda College to be established as a regular university at the undergraduate level, and it is also the first private ordinary university in Shanghai with undergraduate education qualifications, under the leadership of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. In August 2005, the Shanghai Academic Degrees Committee approved the addition of our college as a bachelor's degree awarding unit. Shanghai Shanda College has two campuses in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai and the Jiashan area of Zhejiang Province, with its headquarters located at 2727 Jinhai Road, Pudong, Shanghai; The two campuses have a total land area of 808 acres and a building area of 245000 square meters; The total assets of the school amount to RMB 676 million.

Shanghai Zhongqiao Vocational and Technical College was founded in 1993 and is a full-time regular university that has been included in the national unified enrollment plan and is open to nationwide enrollment. It has the qualification to independently issue national academic diplomas. The college is invested and established by Shanghai Zhida Group, and is located in Kangqiao Park, Nanhui, Shanghai. The college covers an area of 158000 square meters, with a building area of 103000 square meters. As of June 2008, there were over 4300 students on campus. The college has a total of 220 faculty and employees. The proportion of teachers with senior professional titles to full-time teachers is 31.1%; 40.6% of full-time teachers hold graduate degrees and master's degrees or above. 167000 paper books, 70000 electronic books, and 55 books per student in the library; 51460 square meters of teaching and administrative buildings; The total area of the student dormitory is 46681 square meters.

The University of Marine Engineering and Technology is a local higher education institution that focuses on engineering technology, integrates multiple disciplines such as economic management and art design, focuses on undergraduate education, and coordinates the development of graduate education, higher vocational education, and continuing education. The main campus of the school is located in the Songjiang University Park in Shanghai. It is a modern, information-based, humanistic, and garden oriented beautiful campus, standing in the upper reaches of the Pujiang River and embedded on the side of Sheshan.

Shanghai Electric Power University

Shanghai Maritime University is a multidisciplinary university characterized by shipping technology, economics, and management, with disciplines such as engineering, management, economics, law, and literature

Shanghai Television University is an open university that utilizes modern information and media technologies such as telecommunications, radio and television, and computer networks as important means of education for distance education. It was founded in 1960. The school headquarters has campuses such as Dalian Road, Guoshun Road, Fuxin Road, Zhongyuan Road, and Anhua Road, as well as directly affiliated institutions such as Open Education College and Continuing Education College. At the same time, it has more than 50 branches, workstations, and teaching points throughout the city's urban and rural areas, all of which are connected to the distance education broadband network, sharing modern education and teaching platforms and rich teaching resources.

The New Shanghai Second University of Technology was formed by the merger of the former Donghu Vocational and Technical College and Shanghai Second University of Technology in November 2001. Shanghai Second University of Technology was established in April 1960 and is the only unit among over 1000 independent adult universities in China in the 1980s and 1990s that has the right to confer bachelor's degrees with the approval of the Academic Degrees Office of the State Council; The former Donghu Vocational and Technical College was formerly known as Shanghai Second Metallurgical College. With the support of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Government, and with the direct concern of the Municipal Education Commission, the two schools have merged and formed, sharing resources and complementing each other's advantages. They have become a key local backbone school mainly focused on engineering, with majors in economics, management, science, humanities, art, and language, and cultivating applied talents in higher engineering technology.

The predecessor of Shanghai Conservatory of Music was the National Conservatory of Music co founded by the great democratic revolution, outstanding educator, thinker Cai Yuanpei and music educator Dr. Xiao Youmei on November 27, 1927. The first dean was Mr. Cai Yuanpei. In September 1929, it was renamed as the National Conservatory of Music. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, it was named Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1956. From 1949 to 1984, renowned composer, music theorist, and music educator He Luting served as the dean (later honorary dean), making outstanding contributions to the construction and development of the school. After 1984, Professors Sang Tong, Jiang Mingdun, and Yang Liqing successively served as deans. The current Party Secretary is Sang Xiufan, and the President is Xu Shuya.

Shanghai Electrical Engineering College is a full-time undergraduate institution primarily focused on engineering, affiliated with Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation. The predecessor of the school was the Shanghai Electric
Machinery Manufacturing School founded in 1953; In 1985, it was one of the first pilot programs in China to hold five-year technical vocational education; In 2002, it was listed as a national key construction vocational college; In 2004, it was upgraded to a regular undergraduate institution.