With a history of over 110 years, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) has many distinctive features. As a key university included in the “Double First-class Initiative” of Shanghai, it is co-sponsored by the State Administration of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense and the Municipal Government of Shanghai. Focusing on engineering, the school has seen a balanced development of other such disciplines like engineering, science, economics, management, literature, law, and arts, making it an application-research oriented university under the key construction of Shanghai City.

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) is located in the north-east of Shanghai, between Huangpu River and Central Link, adjacent to the Fuxing Island and Gongqing Forest Park. The main part of the university, sitting at Jungong Road, Yangpu District, can be traced back to the University of shanghai founded in 1906; the part, located at Fuxing Road, Xuhui District, was founded in 1907 from Deutsche Medizinschule.

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) is a comprehensive and research-oriented university, which offers a broad range of academic disciplines, including engineering, science, economics, management, literature, law, and arts; and is a key university, directly, under the administration of the Shanghai Municipal Government.