Shanghai University of Political Science and Law Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship

About the university

Shanghai University of Political Science and Law (SUPL), abbreviated as 'Shangzheng', is a full-time public undergraduate institution under the Shanghai Municipal Government. It is administered by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and is a member of the Lige Alliance, a council member of the Belt and Road Think Tank Cooperation Alliance, a host institution for Chinese Government Scholarship international students, a host institution for Silk Road Government Scholarship international students, a participant in the Sino-US Humanities Exchange Program, a member of the 'Study in China' Overseas Preparatory Education Alliance, a National Defense Education Characteristic School of the Ministry of Education, a Model School for Law-Based Governance in Shanghai, and a Garden Unit in Shanghai. It has been selected as a base for Shanghai's Outstanding Legal Talents, Foreign-Related Outstanding Legal Talents, and Outstanding Journalism and Communication Talents, as well as a Shanghai Higher Education Foreign-Related Legal Talent Education and Training Base, and a Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Base for Foreign-Related Legal Talent Training (Cultivation). SUPL was founded in 1984, evolving through stages as Shanghai Political and Legal Management Cadre Institute, Shanghai Law College, and the Law School of Shanghai University. It began enrolling undergraduate students in 1993 and master's students in 1998. In 2004, the Shanghai Municipal Government approved the establishment of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law based on the Law School of Shanghai University (Shanghai Political and Legal Management Cadre Institute). In 2008, Shanghai Judicial School was fully integrated into SUPL. In 2011, the university was approved as a master's degree-granting institution. In 2014, it was transferred to the administration of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, jointly managed by the Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice. As of April 2024, SUPL has two campuses: Qingpu (main campus) and Putuo, covering over 1,000 mu (approximately 66.7 hectares). It has over 11,000 full-time students and nearly 1,000 faculty and staff, including over 700 full-time teachers. The university comprises 13 schools and 1 teaching department, offering more than 40 undergraduate programs (directions). It has 4 first-level master's degree disciplines and 6 professional master's degree programs. In November 1984, approved by the Shanghai Municipal Government and filed with the former State Education Commission, Shanghai Political and Legal Management Cadre Institute was established as an adult higher education institution under the leadership of the Shanghai Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Committee and administered by the Municipal Bureau of Justice, focusing on adult legal education and training applied legal talents. Its campus was located at Yemabang, Qingpu County. In 1990, approved by the former State Education Commission, the institute launched a pilot dual-specialty adult higher education program. In the same year, the Ministry of Justice approved the establishment of a branch of the China Senior Lawyers and Senior Notaries Training Center within the institute. In 1985, approved by the Municipal Government, Shanghai Law College was established, operating under the same leadership and administration as the Shanghai Political and Legal Management Cadre Institute, as a full-time three-year higher vocational college. In April 1993, approved by the Shanghai Municipal Government, Shanghai Law College was merged into Shanghai University, combining with the Law Department of Shanghai University's College of Humanities to form the Law School of Shanghai University. That same year, it began enrolling four-year undergraduate students and also started admitting students from junior college to bachelor's degree programs. At that time, the Law School of Shanghai University was under the leadership of the Shanghai Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Committee and the Municipal Bureau of Justice, while also being part of Shanghai University. In May 1994, after the establishment of the new Shanghai University, the Law School of Shanghai University was integrated into the new university. On November 12, 1994, the Law School of Shanghai University (formerly Shanghai Law College) held a celebration for its 10th anniversary.