（Shanghai）East China Normal University

Introduction

East China Normal University (ECNU) is located in Shanghai---a renowned international metropolis with architectural landmarks that capture the eye with new aesthetic designs. The architectural designs are emblematic of the skyline over the city, revealing a nurturing culture of people and an abundance of resources for boosting the city.          

Founded in Shanghai in October 1951, ECNU is one of the prestigious universities in China. In 2017, ECNU was selected as one of the Category A universities in China’s Double First-Class University Program, a higher education initiative launched by the Ministry of Education aiming to develop elite Chinese universities into world class institutions by the end of 2050.

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. 
ECNU’s motto is: "Seek Truth, Foster Originality, and Live up to the Name of a Teacher", with a mission to foster "Creativity, Character, Community". 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.
5+ Action Plan

To remain at the cutting edge of today’s competitive international academic standards, and while meeting China’s major national strategic development needs, ECNU is integrating multidisciplinary resources and has launched five action plans, i.e., "Education+," "Ecology+," "Health+," "AI+," "Internationalization+," to promote interdisciplinary integration for those thriving subjects.

International Admission
East China Normal University (ECNU) warmly welcomes international students from all over the world. There are around 6,000 international students from over 130 countries studying at ECNU each year, ranking the top 10 in China’s mainland. ECNU offers a variety degree and non-degree programs for international students, including BA, MA & PhD Programs. ECNU offers a wide range of Semester Chinese Language Programs and Credit-Courses Programs taught in English, or Short-term Sessions and Custom-tailored Programs.
Degree Program
As a comprehensive research university, ECNU offers all levels of degree programs to international students covering liberal arts, science and technology, economics and management, education, etc. English-Taught Degree Programs are available in the fields below:

Non-Degree Program
Global China Program
The Global China Program provides an excellent opportunity for participants to learn about China through academic and cultural immersion. It is open to college students who wish to study in China for one semester. This program offers Chinese language courses and content courses on China Studies and other fields such as Business & Economics, Sociology, History & Culture, Philosophy, and Media.
Chinese Language Program
Chinese language programs help students improve their knowledge of Chinese language and cultural skills. Students have a broad range of choices for studying an entire semester at ECNU, including Standard Chinese Program, Business Chinese Program. Online Chinese language programs are available as well.
Short-term Sessions & Custom-tailored Programs
Winter/Summer sessions of Chinese language & cultural programs with field trips and excursions in and out of Shanghai provide participants a great opportunity to take a glimpse of China. Custom-tailored programs are offered as well.
International Educator Certificate Program
The Graduate Certificate of International Education (GCIE) program of ECNU is the first and only IB Educator Certificate (IBEC) program in mainland of China certified by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be familiar with IB educational philosophy and be proficient in using IB teaching modes. The students who have completed the program will be awarded the IB certificate in teaching and learning (DP) by IBO.

International Education of Chinese Language
ECNU attaches great importance to the Confucius Institutes and international Chinese education. The university has established a complete training system for international Chinese education, covering undergraduate students, academic masters, PhDs, professional masters, and professional PhDs. Five Confucius Institutes and two independent Confucius Classrooms have been established around the world. In addition, the education base in support of Chinese language teaching in the UAE has been set up with various programs launched to carry out international Chinese education in cooperation with overseas organizations.
The university receives a number of international Chinese Teacher Scholarship students, and has undertaken China Studies Program over a long period of time. The International Chinese Teacher training base at ECNU is one of the most important bases in the world for cultivating international Chinese teachers.

Global Engagement
East China Normal University (ECNU) has carried out international contacts since its establishment to promote high-level and substantive international cooperation and exchanges in an open, inclusive and shared manner. In the 1950s, ECNU sent the first batch of teachers and students to the former Soviet Union for further study, and introduced foreign experts to serve as advisers to the president of the university; in 1965 and 1979, the International Students Office and the Foreign Affairs Office (specific institutions in charge of foreign exchanges) were established respectively; stepping into the 21st century, in the process of building a world-renowned high-level research university, ECNU has taken a number of appropriate measures in terms of faculty building, talent cultivation, education guidelines, and management services to promote the process of internationalization.
As one of the three major development strategies of ECNU, internationalization has been deemed as the inevitable option for realizing the school’s three missions (education, civilization and development) in the new era. ECNU has been actively seeking global partners, successively establishing close cooperative relations with more than 300 universities and scientific research institutions in Europe, America, Asia, and Oceania. According to the 2022 World University Rankings as released by Times Higher Education, ECNU ranks third in mainland China and first in Shanghai in terms of International Outlook.
ECNU strives to create iconic and international school-running programs. Specifically, in 2002, the joint graduate student cultivation program between ECNU and the ENS Group of France was established, which is known as a model of Sino-French educational cooperation; in 2012, ECNU and New York University jointly established New York University Shanghai, which is an important part of the "National Education Comprehensive Reform Pilot Zone" jointly established by Sanghai Municipality and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Relying on this platform, the two Universities jointly established 6 research centres; in 2015, ECNU established the Asia Europe Business School (AEBS) with Emlyon Business School; in 2016, Sino-Russian Joint Institute of Technology was co-established by ECNU and St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology; in 2018, ECNU-UA Joint Institute of Advanced Science and Technology was jointly established between ECNU and the University of Alberta; in 2020, ECNU was approved as one the first batch of universities in the "High-level International Talent Training Innovation Practice Base" of the Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange Centre of the Ministry of Education.

ECNU has conducted international cooperation in diversified forms, carrying out student exchanges and joint cultivation with foreign universities. A total of 56 dual-degree joint cultivation programs for graduate students and 235 foreign (overseas) exchange programs for undergraduate students have been established. At ECNU, there are more than 1,800 students studying abroad every year.
19 joint research platforms have been established with the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Waseda University, and University of Dar es Salaam.
ECNU also highlights high-level internationalization in terms of its teaching staff in that more than 1800 ECNU teachers go abroad for academic exchanges. At present, ECNU has more than 100 long-term foreign teachers and over 1,500 foreign experts who come to ECNU for short-term visits every year. Thus, a team of experts have emerged who have the right to speak in the international academic community, and have made outstanding contributions to international exchanges and cooperation.
International education of Chinese language is a dominant discipline of ECNU, which features a complete cultivation system, covering the cultivation of undergraduate students, academic masters, PhDs, professional masters, and professional PhDs. Five Confucius Institutes and two independent Confucius Classrooms have been established around the world. In addition, the education base in support of Chinese language teaching in UAE has been set up with various 
programs launched to carry out international Chinese education in cooperation with overseas organizations. The university receives various international Chinese teacher scholarship students, and undertakes China Studies Program for long term. The International Chinese Teacher Cultivation Base at ECNU is one of the most important bases for cultivating international Chinese teachers in the world.
Adhering to the philosophy of cooperation, openness and mutual benefit, ECNU is willing to carry out in-depth cooperation with global educational and scientific research institutions to share high-quality resources and achieve mutual benefit, thus promoting the advancement of educational science and technology, and creating welfare for all mankind.
Student Association
ECNU is committed to promoting the comprehensive and free development of students. In addition to the pursuit of excellent academic researches, diversified student associations and clubs will add new fun and adventure to your college experience. Associations and clubs, ranging from volunteering to arts, science, fitness, and fraternity, will offer you the opportunities to build deep friendships with like-minded partners from all over the world, broaden your field of vision, and promote your development in an all-round way. Whatever your interests, we'll make every moment of your campus life unforgettable.

Contact
Address: Room 253 International Students Office, Physics Building, ECNU, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, China
Code: 200062
Tel.: +86-21-62232013 +86-21-62238353
Fax: 86-21-62238352
Email: lxs@ecnu.edu.cn
Source: East China Normal University