Founded in Shanghai on October 16th, 1951, East China Normal University (ECNU) is one of the most prestigious public research universities under the patronage of the Ministry of Education (MOE), and jointly established by MOE and Shanghai Municipal People's Government. In 1959, ECNU was honored as one of the 16 national top universities leading in China’s higher education. In 1996, ECNU was sponsored by the national top university construction programs “Project 211”. In 2006, MOE and Shanghai government signed a partnership to co-sponsor the development of the university, which enrolled ECNU in the national top university construction programs “Project 985”. In 2017, ECNU was chosen as one of the 36 Class A universities on the list of Double First Class University Plan released by the central government of China. ECNU has firmly upheld the ideology of “Creativity, Character, Community” all the while, adhered to the university motto of“Seek Truth, Foster Originality, and Live up to the Name of a Teacher”, and carried out its rigorous action plans - “Education Plus”, “Ecology Plus”, “Health Plus”, “Intelligence Plus” and “Internationalization Plus” - for ranking on the list of world-class universities.