Formerly known as East China, East China University of Science and Technology Institute of Chemical Technology, the school can be traced back to the history of Southeast Asia more than 100 years ago, Aurora Public School and College, is the National College in 1952, when adjusted by the Jiao Tong University (Shanghai), Aurora University (Shanghai), Datong University (Shanghai), Soochow University (Suzhou), Southern Yangtze University (Wuxi) School of Chemical Engineering Department, such as the merger of the chemical characteristics of the country so well-known institutions of higher learning. 1956 was designated as the first national post-graduate schools to recruit one. Of the CPC Central Committee in 1960, has been identified as the immediate focus of the Ministry of Education of the National University. 1993, approved by the State Board of Education, changed its name to East China University of Science and Technology. School in June 1996 to enter the national "211 Project" construction of the ranks. In October 1997, Shanghai, to build condominium participation. By the Ministry of Education in 2000 approved the establishment of graduate schools in 2008 allowed the building of "innovation platform, 985" is the first country to implement the reform of their own admission, one of 22 colleges and universities. After more than half a century of reform and construction, has become characteristic, the coordinated development of multi-disciplinary research universities nationwide.

XuHui Campus schools, Fengxian and Jinshan Science and Technology Park Campus. Schools more than the total area of 2650 mu, all types of building more than the total area of 81.6 square meters, there are a number of standard sports facilities, library collections total more than 250 million copies, received a set of more than 18,000 foreign-language journals, with CA, EI, etc. 48 species of large image databases and network databases, the National Chemical Industry Collaboration institutions, head of intelligence unit, has the Ministry of Education projects the outcome of consultation and the new center check workstations, Shanghai University Center of foreign materials, the Shanghai Electronic Document Retrieval Graduate Center. Analysis and Testing Center, School, jewelry testing center for the state certification unit of measurement.

Schools with Chemical Institute, College of Biological Engineering, Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, College of Pharmacy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Information Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Power Engineering Institute, Resource and Environment Engineering, College of Science, Business School, social and Public Administration Institute, College of Art and Design with the media, Foreign Languages Institute, School of Law and Sports Science and Engineering College 15. The school also has a network of Education, School of Continuing Education, the International Institute of Education, Sino-German Institute of Technology, outstanding student of Science and Technology Department, Human Sciences Research Institute.

Authorized point of schools covered by the science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, law, management, philosophy, classics, text, history, education, and other categories of 11 subjects, 38-level subjects. There are 59 undergraduate, 21 master's degree authorization level subjects, a master's degree in more than 100 authorized points; authorized six PhD-level subjects (science, engineering), 44 PhD authorization points (science, engineering, agriculture, Medical, France); has a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA) and 18 engineering professional Master of Engineering degree and in-service teachers in colleges and universities the right to pursue a master's degree awarded. With seven post-doctoral research center, with seven national key disciplines (in two subjects), and a national focus (to cultivate) disciplines, 10 key disciplines in Shanghai.

Schools are more than 258 full-time students in school, of whom 6360 are in school full-time graduate students (of whom 1,215 were doctoral students), 17,739 were full-time undergraduate students. 3621 staff, including two academicians, national teaching 1 teacher, chief scientist of the State 973 Plan 3, the state 863 plan two experts in the field, Professor Cheung Kong Scholars 10, a hero, Shanghai Education, education Department of "Cheung Kong Scholars and innovative development team" team of two innovative, state-level teaching team of two innovative, state-level experts who have made outstanding contributions of young and middle-aged 11, the state winner of the Outstanding Youth Science Fund 8, the National Outstanding Young Teachers Fund 11 winners. Deputy senior positions are teachers and other professional and technical personnel more than 1,000 people. A large number of middle-aged and young scholars emerge, of which 5 were elected to the New Century Talents Project national candidates, 6 were rated as the elite of Shanghai Science and Technology, 9 were rated as teachers teaching in Shanghai, 1 person was named Shanghai Youth Science and Technology of excellence, the Ministry of Education selected a total of 32 new (inter-) century talents to support the plan.

Schools to "foster excellence in service to the community; process-oriented, diligent and realistic; coordinated development of distinct features" as the guiding ideology of school, mainly in business-oriented, and constantly deepen the educational concept, educational content, teaching methods and curriculum reform, teaching quality Shanghai ranks top colleges and universities. State schools have a total of 11 fine courses, the state model of bilingual courses 2, 46 Courses in Shanghai. Since 2000, presided over the national education reform project 16, was the outcome of the national teaching awards 11, the focus of the planning materials to complete the Ministry of Education 13, 8 teaching awards by the state-level. Materials included in the existing 52 states, "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" materials. The school has six professional national characteristics, there are the UNESCO Center for Engineering Education Center in China, the country of Chemical Engineering Teaching Demonstration Center.

Over the years, the schools of developing a "thick foundation, strong practice, high-quality, innovative spirit and international outlook of the community of excellence" as the goal, all-round attention to the cultivation of students. Students in international and domestic competition in the digital-to-analog achievements or on many occasions, Shanghai ranked first in the country schools, in 1997, twice in 2005 the number of U.S. college students die Competition Grand Prize, I am a small number of schools on both the international One award-winning University; in 1993, 1999 and in 2007 our school in the "Challenge Cup" National Science and Technology students in extra-curricular academic works of the three want to race "Cup"; in the national and Shanghai over the years various types of English-class competitions record award-winning, 2000, 2005, Shanghai University English speech contest, I won the English School's professional and two non-English majors champion, 2007 national runner-up in 2007 "the international division of China English debate competition," Competition and won a championship team and the best quarter of the army and the participant; women's table tennis team several times in the World University Table Tennis Championship title. At the same time, physics, computer programming, electronic design, robotics, production, technology and other aspects of the invention contest has been very successful in our school are among the forefront of domestic and Shanghai University.

School-level research base 8, 16 provincial and ministerial research base, two bases of international cooperation in scientific research, field grade 51 Research (Center), established the National University Science Park, is the establishment of the first batch of six national technical Transfer Center, one of the colleges and universities. Schools have a combination of old,young , there are more than 1,300 researchers and part-time research team, in recent years, each year 1000 to assume a number of various types of research, research funding has increased year by year, in 2001 more than 100 million in 2004 more than 200 million, 306 million achieved in 2007. "15" 863 high-tech funds during the National Higher Education ranked No. 9. By the National Natural Science Award, the National Invention Award and National Science and Technology Progress Award 42,获省ministries and more than 500 scientific and technological progress awards, received 700 patents both at home and abroad. Access to new coal-water slurry gasification technology, coal pressurized gasification technology, complete sets of large-scale PET plant technology, large-scale petrochemical plant control and optimization of advanced technology, large-scale methanol synthesis technology, advanced bischofite dehydration engineering, fluorine-containing aromatic Fine fluoride reagent chemicals and advanced preparation techniques, fluorescent organic functional materials, new types of controlled fermentation tanks, pressure equipment and systems, security technology, petroleum coking wastewater separating closed sets of a number of major technology innovations, and a number of industries in common, the key technology popularization and application of large-scale industry has made significant economic and social benefits.

Schools in the technology transfer and research cooperation in the distinct features, in a leading position in the country. Selected the first National Technology Transfer model agencies, joined the "new generation of coal (energy) chemical," "light motor vehicle," "antibiotics," the three national-level strategic alliances in technological innovation, especially to the nation's largest refinery Valero companies "petroleum coke gasification technology" license, marking China's first large-scale chemical complete sets of technology to the United States and other developed countries for technology transfer as well as colleges and universities in China so far the highest cost of technology licensing projects overseas.

School importance and continuously expand cooperation and exchange between the external space, has been with the United States, Germany, Japan, France, Britain, Canada, South Korea and Australia more than 70 colleges and universities, enterprises and research institutes to establish a long-term relationship between a wide range of academic exchanges, especially with a number of overseas high-level research university set up sister schools or signed a cooperation agreement and implementation of teacher visits, student exchange and cooperation mechanism of co-culture.

Building material in the well at the same time, the school always make great efforts to strengthen party building and the building of spiritual civilization and promote all-round quality of the training of students. Schools take the lead in "Two Courses" reform, reform of the results respectively in Shanghai and the results of the national first prize for outstanding teaching; in Shanghai Organization study of Deng Xiaoping Theory excellent selection of papers, for five consecutive years was awarded first prize and the best organization. In the education environment to create innovative mechanisms for educating people, sports people play the whole advantage of the practice, and achieved notable results in the emergence of a large number of outstanding students in Shanghai and the national, collective and civilization advanced bedroom; schools have access to the "National Students Art Festival Shanghai Award for outstanding activities of the Organization City "," National Students advanced social practice Summer Collective "; was named" Shanghai model unit of work groups "," advanced collective of arts education in Shanghai, "" Shanghai model unit"," Shanghai comprehensive management of social security advanced collectives "," advanced collective national mass sports "," democratic management of national school of advanced units "; in 1996, Shanghai has won six consecutive" civilized unit "honorable title.

More than half a century, the school has trained more than 10 graduates, of which 9 were elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and many state and government departments at all levels of leadership; a large number of talented people to become institutions of higher learning, scientific research institutions, leading enterprises and senior technical experts talent. At the same time, many also emerged as the "Chinese World Award 2006" and other honors outstanding alumni overseas. In 1988, oil processing in the school to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Department, is pleased with Comrade Jiang Zemin wrote an inscription: talent.

Today, East China University of Science and Technology is moving forward in the next decade or longer period of time, towards the school building as a domestic first-class, internationally renowned, distinctive characteristics of high-level academic research university's overall goal.