A century of University
Yangpu is rich in scientific and educational resources, and church-founded universities appeared in the area at the beginning of the 20th century. By the 1930s and 1940s, education had developed rapidly, and the area was home to 14 institutions of higher learning of all types, the number of which exceeded one third of the total number of colleges and universities in Shanghai, making it known as the "Central District of Shanghai's Academic Institutions". Among these institutions, there are Fudan University and Tongji University, which are comprehensive universities with a long history and a full range of disciplines; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai University of Sport, and Shanghai Urban Construction Vocational College, which are specialized in cultivating high-level talents for the industry; the Second Military Medical University and the Shanghai Branch of Nanjing Political College of the People's Liberation Army, which are affiliated to the military; Shanghai Television University and Yangpu Amateur University which are open to the society as higher education institutions for adults; and Shanghai Jiguang Polytechnic College and the Vocational College of Shanghai Oriental Culture which are excellent private colleges included in the scope of enrollment of the national plan. Century-old universities and rich scientific and educational resources are the solid foundations for Yangpu to realize the main strategy of "developing the city through science and education", and also the source of motivation for Yangpu to build the Knowledge Innovation Zone. The names of some famous universities are as follows: Fudan University (No.220 Handan Road, Yangpu District) Tongji University (No.1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District) Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (No.777 Guoding Road, Yangpu District) Shanghai University of Electric Power (No. 2588 Changyang Road, Yangpu District) University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (No.516 Jungong Road, Yangpu District) Second Military Medical University (No.800 Xiangyin Road, Yangpu District) Shanghai University of Sport (No.399 Changhai Road, Yangpu District) Shanghai Ocean University (No.318 Jungong Road, Yangpu District)
