华东理工大学是一所位于中国上海市的教育部直属全国重点大学，是国家“双一流”“211工程”“985工程优势学科创新平台”重点建设高校，入选国家“111计划”“卓越工程师教育培养计划”等，是一所特色鲜明、多学科协调发展的研究型全国重点大学。学校以化学、材料科学与工程、化学工程与技术为优势学科，在能源、环境、生物医药、智能制造等领域形成了强大的科研实力和人才培养能力，为国家和地方经济社会发展作出了重要贡献。

East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) is a key national university directly under the Ministry of Education, located in Shanghai, China. It is a key university under the national "Double First-Class", "211 Project", and "985 Project Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform" construction programs. ECUST has been selected into the national "111 Plan" and "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan", and is a research-oriented national key university with distinctive characteristics and coordinated development of multiple disciplines. The university has advantageous disciplines in chemistry, materials science and engineering, and chemical engineering and technology, and has formed strong scientific research strength and talent training capabilities in fields such as energy, environment, biomedicine, and intelligent manufacturing, making important contributions to the economic and social development of the country and localities.

学校始建于1952年，由交通大学、震旦大学、大同大学、东吴大学、江南大学等校的化工系合并组建而成，初名华东化工学院，1993年更名为华东理工大学。经过70余年的建设与发展，学校已成为一所涵盖理、工、农、医、经、管、文、法、艺术、哲学、教育等11个学科门类的综合性大学，现有在校全日制本科生、研究生及留学生3万余人，教职工3000余人，其中两院院士、国家杰出青年科学基金获得者等国家级人才100余人次。

Founded in 1952, the university was formed by the merger of the chemical engineering departments of Jiaotong University, Aurora University, Datong University, Soochow University, and Jiangnan University, initially named East China Institute of Chemical Technology, and renamed East China University of Science and Technology in 1993. After more than 70 years of construction and development, the university has become a comprehensive university covering 11 disciplines including science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, economics, management, literature, law, art, philosophy, and education. It currently has more than 30,000 full-time undergraduates, postgraduates, and international students, and more than 3,000 faculty members, including more than 100 national-level talents such as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, and winners of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund.