Шанхай ғылым және технология университеті

Public university in Shanghai, China

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST; ) is a municipal public university in Yangpu, Shanghai, China. The university is affiliated with the City of Shanghai and funded by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The school originated from the Hujiang University founded in 1906 and the German Medicine and Engineering School founded in 1907. In the early 1950s, the former Hujiang University and the former National Shanghai Advanced Mechanical Vocational School were respectively reorganized into Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering (renamed East China University of Technology in 1994) and Shanghai Mechanical College. In 1996, the two schools merged to form University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. In 1998, the school was transferred from the former Ministry of Machinery Industry to the management of the Municipality of Shanghai.

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology was originally built by the Northern and Southern Baptists of the United States on 26.5 acres of land purchased in late 1905. The first president of the college, originally known as the Shanghai Baptist College and Seminary, was John Thomas Proctor, a Baptist missionary appointed by the board of trustees in August 1906 during a meeting in Moganshan. Proctor was president and professor of history and philosophy at the college until the fall of 1910 when he was replaced by Dr. F. J. White as acting president. The first Chinese professor at the college was Mr. Tong Tsing En. The first Chinese president was Dr. Herman C. E. Liu from 1928–1938.

USST is the amalgamation of East China University of Technology and Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Technology. The former originated from Shanghai Industry School, set up on the original campus of Hujiang University (1906–1952) after the establishment of the People's Republic of China. The latter originated from Deutsche Medizinschule, created in 1907. Between 1960 and 1994, the school was known as Shanghai Institute of Mechanism (上海機械學院). In May 1996, East China University of Technology and Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Technology were amalgamated and established as USST. Due to this historical heritage, the English name of the university begins with its predecessor (University of Shanghai) to show the origins of USST. Meanwhile, the university also includes Science and Technology to emphasise its major research strength. The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology today has become a key university in Shanghai.

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) is a multidisciplinary university with emphasis on engineering (its main major), management, commerce, arts, science and medicine. In September 1998, according to the principle of "co established by both central government and local government, mainly managed by Shanghai Municipality", along with its jurisdiction transferred from the former Ministry of Machinery Industry to Shanghai Municipality, USST became a new style municipal higher learning institute. In July 2003, due to the readjustment of universities in Shanghai, Shanghai Medical Apparatus and Instruments College and Shanghai Publishing and Printing Training School were put under the administration of USST. They were established respectively as its College of Medical Apparatus and Instruments, and Publishing and Printing College. As of 2016, USST has 18 colleges or schools, one teaching faculties; among them, there are 44 research institutes, 26 research centers and 3 research associations. The total number of full time students is 24,600, including 17,400 undergraduates, 7,200 candidates for master's degrees and Doctor Degree.

USST has been consistently ranked among the top 10 out of 63 universities or Colleges in Shanghai (2016), top 1% nationally (2015) and top 40 universities with core strength in scientific and technological research nationwide (2016). The 2020 Best Chinese University Ranking published by Shanghai Ranking placed USST the 89th in the country, 9th in Shanghai. In the recent Wu Shulian Chinese university ranking (Wu Shulian 2019), USST is ranked 75th overall in the country and 7th in Shanghai. CUAA Chinese university ranking 2020, one of the most recognised and foremost domestic rankings in China, placed USST 79th in the country and 9th in Shanghai. According to China Discipline Ranking (CDR) by the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2012 (the only national university ranking approved by MOE), USST's Optical engineering was ranked 10th, Power engineering and Engineering thermophysics was ranked 13th, Biomedical engineering was ranked 16th, Food Science and Engineering was ranked 25th and management science and Engineering was ranked 28th nationally. In CDR, USST's Humanities and Social Science disciplines were also highly ranked, for instance, Communication Studies were ranked 23rd, Public Management was ranked 29th, Foreign Languages and Literatures (including Foreign Linguistics) were ranked 40th, Applied Economics was ranked 45th in the country. The 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) or Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking ranked USST 401–500 in the world. The ARWU Academic Subjects Ranking (2018) placed USST's Mechanical Engineering 201 300th and Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Energy Science & Engineering 301 400th in the world,

The U. S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking (2020) ranked USST 225th among Best Global Universities in Asia USNews ranking, 87th among Best Global Universities in China. The Business School of USST has received accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). It is one of the only 20 business schools in China to become a member of AACSB.

USST has established inter university relationships with over 110 universities in more than 20 countries, including Australia, Germany, America, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Russia and Hong Kong, China.

In September 1998, Shanghai Hamburg College (also known as Sino German College) was established. This international cooperation has been listed as one of Shanghai Hamburg Sister Cities cultural exchange programs. The joint educational program is to introduce a German engineer (FH) training mode and make a full use of German teachers and other teaching resources. The purpose is to train talents for the needs of rapid development of Sino German modern industries, and particularly train personnel for the needs of German Multinational Companies in China. Students graduated from Shanghai Hamburg College are expected to become internationalized and application oriented professionals who not only understand German engineering and technology, but are also capable of dealing with cross cultural communications. USST Shanghai Hamburg College now has three undergraduate programs: electrical engineering and automation, machinery manufacturing and automation, and international economics and trade. All the students are enrolled in a professional full time and four year bachelor's degree. The first year contains mainly intensive German learning taught by Chinese and German language teachers, and all the students must pass exams for learners of German as a foreign language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache, DaF) developed by the German Goethe Institut and the TestDaF run by TestDaF Institut. In their subsequent studies, one third of the professional and technical courses will be taught by Professors of Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in German and with original German materials. With regard to the internship semester, 10% of the outstanding students will be sent to the world renowned companies in Germany such as Airbus, Lufthansa Technik, Siemens, Philips and so on. Other students will also have the internship opportunities in the German domestic or joint ventures enterprises.

Xu Zhimo (徐志摩): One of the most renowned romantic poets of 20th century Chinese literature.

Peggy Lam Pei Yu dja (林贝聿嘉): GBS, OBE, a Hong Kong politician and activist, the CEO of the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong and the cousin of world renowned architect I. M. Pei. Li Gongpu (李公朴): Social activist, a great patriot and democrat in China's modern history. Chu Fu Sung (朱抚松): Republic of China politician, who served as foreign minister from December 19, 1979 until April 22, 1987. Meng Jianzhu (孟建柱): Senior economist, Chinese politician and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. The current secretary of Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission. Li Daoyu (李道豫): Diplomat of the People's Republic of China, former PRC's ambassador to the United States. Xu Kuangdi (徐匡迪): Politician and scientist, mayor of Shanghai from 1995 to 2001, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Huang Qifan (黄奇帆): Mayor of Chongqing, Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Min Naiben (闵乃本): Crystal physicist, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the winner of National Natural Science Award.

Arnold Fu (伏彩瑞): Graduate from the Department of English, USST, founder and CEO of Hujiang. com (沪江网)

Dai Jun (戴军): Chinese singer, TV host and actor.