East China Normal University (ECNU) (simplified Chinese: 华东师范大学; traditional Chinese: 華東師範大學; pinyin: Huádōng Shīfàn Dàxué), founded in Shanghai in October 1951, is one of the most prestigious universities in China and sponsored by the national program “Project 211” and “Project 985”. It was the first normal university founded after the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
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