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ECNU is one of China’s key universities under the direct auspices of the Ministry of Education and sponsored by the prestigious national program “Project 211” and “Project 985”.
The university sponsors or supervises publication of more than 20 academic journals and periodicals. The library collection exceeds 4,000,000 volumes. 17 primary or secondary schools are affiliated to the university.
The development and transformation of the country and the modernized international metropolis of Shanghai brings huge opportunities to the university for its progress. ECNU is working its way up enthusiastically and steadfastly toward the goal of establishing itself as “an internationally renowned high-level research university”.
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