Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES) is a full-time comprehensive university with a strong emphasis on engineering, distinctive features in management studies and arts, and the coordinated development of various disciplines including engineering, management studies, arts, law, science, medicine, economics, and literature. SUES is one of the first batches of pilot universities under the Outstanding Engineer Education and Training Program of Ministry of Education, the pioneer of Emerging Engineering Education and High-level Application-oriented Universities in Shanghai. In 2024, SUES was approved as a doctoral degree-awarding university and granted the authority to confer doctoral degrees in the first-level discipline of Mechanical Engineering.
The predecessor of SUES can be traced back to the establishment of the Mechanical and Electrical Branch of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1978 (including the incorporation of the Branch of East China Institute of Chemical Technology in 1984) and the Branch of East China Textile Engineering Institute. In 1985, with the approval of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Engineering Science was formally established on the basis of the Mechanical and Electrical Branch of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Branch of East China Textile Engineering Institute. In 2003, with the approval of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, Shanghai Technician School (founded in 1951) was integrated into Shanghai University of Engineering Science as a whole.
The three campuses of SUES, Songjiang, Changning, and Hongkou, cover nearly 87.2 hectares, with a total construction area of 739,000 square meters. The total fixed assets amount to approximately 3.363 billion yuan, and the teaching and research instruments are valued at about 1.163 billion yuan. SUES has established the following schools/colleges: School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, School of Management Studies, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Art and Design, International Institute of Creative Design, School of Air Transportation (School of Flying), School of Textiles and Fashion, School of Urban Railway Transportation, School of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, School of Foreign Languages, School of Marxism, College of International Education, College of Continuing Education, Higher Vocational and Technical College, Department of Physical Education, Engineering Training Center, General Education Center, as well as the National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, National Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Center and National University Science Park.
SUES has established a comprehensive talent cultivation system, covering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. It currently holds one first-level doctoral degree authorization point, 15 first-level master’sdegree authorization points, 12 authorization points for professional degrees, and 63 undergraduate programs. There are 13 programs of SUES selected as the national first-class undergraduate major construction sites: Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Information Management and Information System, Business Administration, Marketing, Tourism Management, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Product Design, Fashion Design and Engineering, and Transportation. There are 19 programs of SUES selected as the first-class undergraduate major construction sites in Shanghai: Automotive Service Engineering, Energy and Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Automation, Radio and Television Engineering, Automation, Engineering Management, Labor and Social Security, Polymer Materials and Engineering, Materials Forming and Control Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Visual Communication Design, Art and Technology, Traffic Management, Logistics Management, Flight Technology, Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering, Textile Engineering, Railway Traffic Signal and Control, Railway Engineering. There are 11 programs have been certified in engineering education: Pharmaceutical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation, Fashion Design and Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Computer Science and Technology, Vehicle Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Polymer Materials and Engineering. Automotive Engineering program, Railway Traffic Signal and Control program, Railway Engineering program and Energy and Power Engineering program passed ASIIN accreditation, Traffic Management program and Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering program passed AABI accreditation.
SUES is dedicated to advancing education and teaching reform and fostering talent development. SUES adheres to the tenet of being based on modern industry, serving the socioeconomic development and modern industrial development needs. Taking the Industry-University-Research strategic alliance as the platform, SUES have built the Three Collaboratives mode: collaborative education, collaborative cultivation, collaborative innovation, and joint employment, helping the University become the cradle of training excellent engineers and engineering service talents. The University homes nearly 24,800 full-time students, including about 4,700 postgraduate students. SUES graduates have a significant competitive advantage in employment and are generally welcomed by employers.
SUES continues to advance the reform of its research management system, deepen the integration of science, education, and industry, and enhance its core research and innovation capabilities. In the past five years, SUES has been approved for several major national projects, including Ministry of Science and Technology’s 2030 Scientific Innovation—New Generation Artificial Intelligence project, the National Social Science Fund’s major project on the study of the spirit of the 19th CPC Central Committee’s Sixth Plenary Session, a major project entrusted by Ministry of Education’s Philosophy and Social Sciences Research, as well as key projects under National Natural Science Foundation, National Social Science Foundation, and National Social Science Fund’s key projects, and others. In total, 180 national-level projects have been approved, including 128 National Natural Science Foundation projects and 45 National Social Science Fund projects. SUES has also received 51 provincial and ministerial-level scientific research awards, marking a breakthrough with first-place awards at the provincial and ministerial levels. In the seventh edition of the Annual Global Top 2% Scientists List published by Stanford University and Elsevier, 8 of SUES’ scholars were included in the Lifetime Scientific Impact Ranking, and 16 scholars were listed in the 2024 Scientific Impact Ranking. SUES places great emphasis on platform development and diverse collaborations. It currently hosts 21 provincial and ministerial-level platforms, including collaborative innovation centers, public service platforms for research and development, engineering technology research centers, government decision-making consulting research bases, and Think Tanks. SUES’ science and technology projects are progressing rapidly, and the quality of intellectual property is accelerating. It has been granted 1,150 invention patents and has successfully transferred and commercialized over 140 projects through methods such as patent licensing, patent transfers, and technology achievements converted into equity.
SUES places a significant focus on developing high-quality and high-level talents. There are over 2000 faculty and staff members, including more than 1500 teachers engaged in teaching and research, among whom over 60% hold doctoral degrees. SUES currently has 25 national talents of all kinds in the post. More than 130 individuals have been approved for talent projects at the provincial and ministerial levels as well as various talent programs in Shanghai, 10 experts who receive special government allowance from the State Council.
Adhering to the concept of globalized education, SUES actively introduces international quality educational resources to improve its internal construction and student training. So far, SUES have established cooperative relations with more than 110 universities or institutions in more than 20 countries and regions, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan, etc. SUES has established a non-independent legal entity for Sino-foreign cooperative education, the International Institute of Creative Design, as well as a Sino-Swiss cooperative education program. SUES offer more than 120 overseas study and exchange programs for students, including joint doctoral training, dual master’s degrees, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, dual bachelor’s degrees, credit recognition, graduation projects, overseas internships, international industry-university collaboration, summer and winter schools, and sister city programs, etc., so as to provide students a variety of platforms for international study and exchange. SUES actively serves the national One Belt and One Road Initiative, actively carries out educational cooperation and exchange with universities along the route, and receives international students from more than 70 countries and regions to study for degrees, participate in short-term exchanges, and receive language training.
Along with higher education reform and development, we vigorously implement the three development strategies: strengthening the university with talents, developing with characteristics, and internationalization; we take root in China, cultivate high-quality engineering application-oriented talents who are responsible for national rejuvenation, and advance confidently on the journey of building a high-level modern engineering application-oriented university.
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Address
Songjiang Campus: 333 Longteng Road, Shanghai, China (201620)
Changning Campus: 350 Xianxia Road, Shanghai, China (200335)
Hongkou Campus: 88 Yixian Road, Shanghai, China (200434)
