华东师范大学 | |||||||
Motto | 求实创造,为人师表 | ||||||
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Motto in English | Pursue what we have not been taught, and practice what we are going to teach[1] | ||||||
Type | Public university | ||||||
Established | 1951 | ||||||
President | Xuhong Qian | ||||||
Students | 32,000 | ||||||
Location | Shanghai , China | ||||||
Campus | North Zhongshan Rd. Campus (1072.25 acres) Minhang Campus (2071.53 acres) | ||||||
Colors | Ecnu red | ||||||
Affiliations | AALAU Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance | ||||||
Mascot | ECNU Lions | ||||||
Website | ecnu.edu.cn | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 华东师范大学 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 華東師範大學 | ||||||
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East China Normal University (ECNU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.
It was formed in 1951 by the merger of the Great China University (est. 1924) and Kwang Hua University (est. 1925) and originated from the St. John's College founded in 1879. As of 2020, ECNU is organized into 22 schools, colleges, and institutes, located in two campuses throughout Minhang and Putuo.