The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology does not belong to the 985 universities, nor does it belong to the 211 universities.

Introduction to the 211 Project and the 985 Project The 211 Project is a construction project focusing on the construction of about 100 higher education institutions and a number of key disciplines in the 21st century. It is the largest and highest-level national project in the field of higher education since the founding of New China.

Key construction work is a major measure taken by the Chinese government to implement the strategy of “rejuvenating the country through science and education”.

985 Project, on May 4, 1998, at the conference celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Peking University, it was proposed that "in order to achieve modernization, our country must have several first-class universities with world-leading levels." The first phase of the 985 Project was first constructed at Peking University and

Tsinghua University began implementation.

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology is an applied research university with a focus on engineering and coordinated development of engineering, science, economics, management, literature, law, art and other disciplines; it is a national defense science and technology institution

The Industrial Bureau and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government jointly build universities, Shanghai key construction universities, Shanghai high-level local university construction pilot units, executive director units of China Intellectual Property Development Alliance, members of Shanghai-Hong Kong University Alliance and CDIO Engineering Education Alliance, selected

Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program, New Engineering Research and Practice Project, National College Student Innovative Experiment Program, National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, National Innovation Talent Training Demonstration Base, the First Batch of Colleges and Universities Scientific and Technological Achievements Transformation and Technology Transfer Base, Chinese Government Scholarship

It is a university that accepts international students in China, a national university with typical graduate employment experience, a national university with typical experience in innovation and entrepreneurship, a national demonstration university for deepening the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, and one of the first batch of demonstration universities in Shanghai to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education.

History of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology: The school’s educational context originated from the Christian University Hujiang University founded in 1906 and the German Medical Engineering School founded in 1907. In 1960, the Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering was built on the former site of Hujiang University and was renamed in 1994.

East China University of Technology, in May 1996, East China University of Technology and Shanghai Mechanical College merged to form the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.

In 1999, Shanghai Institute of Optical Instruments was merged into the school.

In July 2003, Shanghai College of Medical Devices and Shanghai College of Publishing and Printing were placed under the management of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.

School scale of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology: As of March 2022, the school covers an area of ??nearly 1,000 acres: it has 17 colleges (departments) and 60 undergraduate majors: more than 25,700 full-time students, including more than 16,700 undergraduates and more than 9,000 graduate students

, has 19 national-level teaching platforms and 51 provincial and ministerial-level teaching platforms, 7 national-level scientific research platforms and 34 provincial and ministerial-level scientific research platforms.

Department majors of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology: Teaching construction: In terms of discipline construction, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology also performs very well. The school has 1 national key (cultivation) discipline, 8 Shanghai key disciplines, and 3 national defense specialty disciplines; there are

Four disciplines rank among the top 1% of ESI globally, namely engineering, materials science, chemistry, and computer science.