Since its establishment in 1984, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law (SHUPL) has been striving to become a first-class "application-oriented" university with distinctive advantages in politic science and law.

According to the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities, SHUPL ranked fourth among political science and law universities in China.

The university prioritises legal studies, but other subjects such as political science, Marxist theory studies, sociology, economics, management, literature, education, journalism, and art, have all been developing in a coordinated way.

A lakefront view of the SHUPL campus. [Photo/Official website of SHUPL]

SHUPL now enrols more than 260 students from over 60 different countries after first opening its doors to foreign students in 2013. It successfully completed the 2020 Quality Assurance of Studying in China, and Chinese Government Scholarships are available to international students at SHUPL.

SHUPL advocates the idea of integrating education and international relations. It has relationships with more than 100 universities and institutions throughout the world, and it takes part in many international exchange programmes.

Located in the Shanghai Sheshan National Tourist Resort, the university covers an area of 1,000 mu (66.7 hectares) and is crowned the "garden university at the foot of Sheshan Mountain".

International students from countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative pose for a group photo at SHUPL. [Photo/Official website of SHUPL]

The China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Judicial Cooperation is established at SHUPL. [Photo/Official website of SHUPL]

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International Students Office

Address: 7989 Wai Qing Song Road, Shanghai

Tel: 19821806811; 021-39225063

Fax:021-39225275

(Statistics as of April 16, 2024)