ECNU, with a total area of more than 207 hectares, has long been known as a Garden University. This is because the university has two campuses, located in Minhang and Putuo districts of Shanghai, that are both full of unique nature and beauty.
Adhering to the strategy of "Interdisciplinary, Internationalization and Informatization", the "Three Programs" – "Developing education excellence, Promoting interdisciplinary academic excellence, and Serving national strategies", and the mission - "Education, Civilization, Development", ECNU has made tremendous achievements in talent training, scientific research, community service, and international exchanges in the recent decades.
Today, ECNU is striving to transform itself into a world-class university, with a number of first-class disciplines and well-coordinated discipline programs development. The university also intends to lead in the development of China's teacher education, part of its faculty of education.
