About the university
East China Normal University
华东师范大学
Shanghai
- Double First-Class
- 985 · legacy project
- 211 · legacy project
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Ranking snapshot
QS 2027
#394
THE
Not currently verified
ARWU
Not currently verified
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Quick facts
- Founded
- 1951
- City
- Shanghai
- Ownership
- Not currently published
- Institution type
- Not currently published
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About the university
A Shanghai university founded in 1951, combining teacher education with a broad research portfolio.
East China Normal University was established in Shanghai on 16 October 1951. Its foundation brought together Daxia University and Guanghua University with departments from several other institutions, including St John’s, Fudan, Tongji and Zhejiang universities. It temporarily became Shanghai Normal University after a merger in 1972 and restored the East China Normal University name in 1980. Later developments included a graduate school in 1986, participation in Project 211 in 1996 and Project 985 in 2006, and entry into the Double First-Class initiative in 2017. Education remains central to its identity, within a wider academic range covering humanities, sciences and other disciplines. Its July 2026 overview also records construction of the Lingang campus.
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Application & Scholarship Information
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Admissions
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International admissions (opens in a new tab)
Official admissions information, including earlier calls; the linked year must be checked.
Official application portal (opens in a new tab)
Official admissions information, including earlier calls; the linked year must be checked.
Previous-cycle reference · 2026
These earlier details do not confirm the 2027 terms for the same programme or route.
Study levels
2026 intake
Master’s · Doctoral
International graduate programmes
Teaching languages
2026 intake
Chinese · English
Chinese- and English-taught options depend on the specific programme; not every programme offers both.
These are languages used in the recorded programmes, not a promise that every programme is bilingual.
Application fees
CGS graduate university programme
Master’s · Doctoral · Autumn 2026 intake
CNY 800
Admission application · Non-refundable application fee.
Chinese Government Scholarship
Previous-cycle reference · 2026
These earlier details do not confirm the 2027 terms for the same programme or route.
CSC Type B
CGS graduate university programme
Master’s · Doctoral · Autumn 2026 intake
Conditional — check the requirements below.
- Excluded: TCSOL (master’s/doctoral), AEBS International Business double degree, and the School of Economics and Management master’s programmes listed in the notice.
- Application channel
- East China Normal University and CSC
CSC agency number
2026 intake
10269
Number stated for the cited graduate Type B route only.
Scholarships
Previous-cycle reference · 2026
These earlier details do not confirm the 2027 terms for the same programme or route.
Chinese Government Scholarship · full award
Master’s · Doctoral · 2026 intake
- Recorded coverage
- Tuition · Accommodation · Living stipend · Medical insurance
Chinese Government Scholarship · full award
Important dates
Previous-cycle reference · 2026
We have not confirmed 2027 dates for these older application routes in this record.
Graduate CGS · first application round
Master’s · Doctoral · Autumn 2026 intake
- Scholarship deadline
Graduate CGS · second application round
Master’s · Doctoral · Autumn 2026 intake
- Scholarship deadline
Sources & verification
Displayed facts reviewed October 16, 2026
- ECNU — graduate CGS Type B; 2026 application rounds and extension (opens in a new tab)
Official university source · Source checked October 16, 2026
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