East-China Textile Institute of Science and Technology

Donghua University

东华大学
Former names	East China Institute of Textile Technology (1951-1985) ; China Textile University (1985-1999)
Motto	崇德博学, 励志尚实
Motto in English	Virtue & Learning, Inspiration & Factuality
Type	National
Established	1951
President	Jiang Changjun
Academic staff	1297
Administrative staff	2156
Students	28,497
Undergraduates	14664
Postgraduates	5337
Doctoral students	1002
Other students	4774 foreign students
Location	Shanghai,  China
Campus	Changning District and Songjiang District, Shanghai
Website	www.dhu.edu.cn

East China Institute of Textile Technology (1951-1985) ;

Donghua University (simplified Chinese: 东华大学; traditional Chinese: 東華大學; pinyin: Dōnghuá Dàxué) ( Donghua means eastern China area in Chinese ) is a public research university in Shanghai, China. Established in 1951, DHU is one of the state-key universities directly under the Ministry of Education of China and is a member of China's Project 211 group of national universities. It is especially well known for its engineering, business and management, design and materials disciplines.

Founded in June 1951, Donghua University was originally named East China Institute of Textile Technology (华东纺织工学院). In September 1985, the university changed its name to China Textile University (中国纺织大学) and changed it once again to Donghua University in August 1999. It has been a national key university since 1960 and was one of the first educational institutions in China authorized to confer all three levels of degree: bachelor's, master's, and doctorate.

DHU is a multi-disciplinary university with 14 colleges and schools, offering 54 undergraduate programs, 61 master's degree programs, 30 doctoral degree programs, and five postdoctoral research programs, among which are six state key disciplines and seven Shanghai municipal key disciplines. Specifically, the distinguished departments including fashion design, textile engineering, international trade, material science, and information technology have been consistently ranked highly in China.