Shanghai University, commonly referred to as SHU, or colloquially Shangda, is a public research university located in Shanghai.
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12 Facts About Shanghai University
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Shanghai University was founded on Qingyun Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai in 1922 and was the outcome of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
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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.
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However, Shanghai University became dominated by left wing factions sympathetic to the Chinese Communist Party.
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Shanghai University later became the longest serving president in any university in the China, a total of 28 years from 1982 he assumed office until his death in 2010.
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Shanghai University was a well-known scientist in China, a senior fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Shanghai University's death was deemed as a great loss to the university and the academia in general.
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Shanghai University is a comprehensive university that covers a full spectrum of academic topics, including philosophy, economics, laws, literature, history, natural sciences, engineering, management, and fine arts.
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Shanghai University has 72 research institutes and an advanced high tech development park approved by the State Science Commission.
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Shanghai University has 3178 full-time faculties, in which there are 741 full professors and 983 associate professors.
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Shanghai University actively engages in and contributes to the international academic community.
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Shanghai University witnessed a quick increase in global rankings in the recent decade, cementing its place as the top university under 50 in China.
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