Shanghai University
| 上海大学 | |
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| Motto | 自强不息；先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 |
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Motto in English
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The movement of heaven is full of power. Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring. |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1922, rebuilt 1994 |
| President | Jin Donghan |
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Academic staff
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2,890 |
| Students | 37,800 |
| Undergraduates | 23,036 |
| Postgraduates | 12,181 |
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Other students
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3,000 |
| Location |
Shanghai,  People's Republic of China
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| Campus | urban area, 555 acres (2.2 km²) |
| Colors | Light Blue |
| Nickname | Shangda （上大） |
| Affiliations | NAHLU |
| Website | www.shu.edu.cn |
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| Traditional Chinese | 上海大學 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 上海大学 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Shànghǎi Dàxué |
The movement of heaven is full of power. Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring.
Shanghai University (上海大学 Shànghǎi Dàxué), abbreviated as SHU or Shangda (上大 Shàngdà), is a public research university located in Shanghai, China. Shanghai University is one of the nation's leading research universities. Its three campuses are in Baoshan, Jing'an and Jiading districts.
Founded in 1922, originally a revolutionary school, the university contributed a group of useful people to the cause of Chinese liberation and development. By consolidating four universities, it became a research-intensive comprehensive university and also the biggest higher learning institution run by Shanghai Municipality in 1994. The university enrolls 23,036 undergraduate and 12,181 postgraduate students, including 3,896 international students.
Shanghai University is amongst the list of Project 211 for top national universities. The university's enterprise scientific research funds stood at CNY¥489.9 million in 2016, ranked 13th in China. In the 2015 QS World University Rankings, it is ranked 411-420 in the world, 75th in Asia and 15th in China. The university was also ranked 51-60 globally and 1st in China in the global young university rankings, according to the 2015 QS Top 50 Under 50.
Shanghai University was founded on Qingyun Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai in 1922 and was the outcome of the cooperation between the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) and the Communist Party. Yu Youren, a notable member of Kuomintang, was the first president of the university. At the time under the revolutionary government led by Sun Yat-sen, Shanghai University was the top school in liberal arts, while Whampoa Military Academy was the elite academy for military training. However, Shanghai University became dominated by left wing factions sympathetic to the Communist Party of China. As a result, Shanghai University was closed in 1927 during the anti-Communist purges of Chiang Kai-shek (at the start of the Chinese Civil War). The old campus was destroyed during World War II.
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