Shanghai Dianji University
Public university in Shanghai, China
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Shanghai Dianji University (SDJU; 上海电机学院) is a public university in Shanghai, China. Founded in 1953, it is a municipal institution of higher education administered by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission. The university is engineering-oriented while also offering programmes in economics, management, literature, art and science.[1][2]
上海电机学院 | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1953 |
Academic staff | More than 1,100 |
| Undergraduates | More than 12,000 |
| Postgraduates | More than 2,100 |
| Location | , China |
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| Website | www |
The university operates two campuses in Lingang and Minhang. As of September 2025, it has more than 15,000 full-time students and more than 1,100 faculty members. It offers 47 undergraduate programmes and 12 master's degree programmes.[3]
History
Shanghai Dianji University traces its origins to 1953. It developed from a technical institution serving China's electrical manufacturing industry and became a full-time undergraduate university in 2004. The university began graduate education in 2011 and is authorized to award master's degrees.[4]
Academics
Shanghai Dianji University is an engineering-oriented public university with a focus on advanced manufacturing and modern service industries. It offers 47 undergraduate programmes and 12 master's degree programmes across engineering, economics, management, literature, art and science.[5]
Engineering is the university's dominant discipline, accounting for approximately 68% of its undergraduate programmes. The university emphasizes application-oriented education and close cooperation with industry, particularly in advanced manufacturing, intelligent equipment and modern service industries.[6]
According to the Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, the university has two National Characteristic Specialty programmes, two National First-class Undergraduate Programme construction sites, three programmes selected for the Ministry of Education's Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program, and seventeen Shanghai First-class Undergraduate Programmes.[7]
Among its nationally recognised programmes, Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation was designated as a National Characteristic Specialty under the Ministry of Education's fourth batch of National Characteristic Specialty Construction Sites. International Economics and Trade was designated as a National Characteristic Specialty under the sixth batch of the same programme. In addition, Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation and Electrical Engineering and Automation have been selected as National First-class Undergraduate Programme construction sites.[8][9][10]
Campus
The university has two campuses located in Lingang and Minhang, Shanghai. Its principal campus is in the Lingang Special Area of Pudong New Area.[11]
International cooperation
Shanghai Dianji University maintains cooperative relationships with universities and institutions in more than 30 countries and regions and operates student exchange and academic cooperation programmes with overseas partners.[12]