On January 31, a briefing on the key milestones of the project “Key Technologies and Pilot Demonstration for Full-Carbon Directed Conversion of Biogas to Green Methanol” was held at Shanghai Laogang Ecological and Environmental Protection Base. The project is led by Professor De Chen, Chair Professor at ECUST, a Member of Academia Europaea, and Chief Scientist at Shanghai CEO Technology Co., Ltd. The pilot plant successfully completed feed-in and start-up operations, producing green methanol tha

ECUST has officially expanded its global footprint by signing a Joint Multi-Degree (JMD) Programme cooperation agreement with the University of York. On January 15, ECUST Vice President Haifeng Yan welcomed a UK delegation led by Professor Andy Dougill, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of York, to formalize the partnership.As ECUST’s fourth international joint multi-degree partner in the UK, the University of York will collaborate with ECUST to offer English-taught 2+X dual bach

A research team led by Professor Dongzhi Wei of the Luhua Institute of Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, ECUST, has recently attracted wide attention after receiving the top science and technology award in the biomanufacturing industry. Through long-term independent innovation, the team has developed technologies that enable the green production of high-value raw materials, reducing reliance on marine resources while generating significant economic and environmental benefits in the food, p

Yujie Tang, an undergraduate student enrolled in 2022 at the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering at ECUST, has won the Baosteel Outstanding Student Grand Prize. From a confused freshman to a top-ranked student with multiple patents and innovation awards, he has written an inspiring story of turning challenges into success through passion. When he first entered university, Tang struggled to adapt and had no clear plan for the future. A national scholarship defense session

A 22-year-old graduate student from East China University of Science and Technology became the first hematopoietic stem cell donor of the year in Shanghai on Thursday. The donation by Li Zhenglin from the School of Information Science and Engineering offered hope for a critically ill patient suffering from a blood disorder in a remote province. The collection process, which took nearly five hours to complete at Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

The 25th anniversary celebration of the East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) – University of Canberra MBA program (hereinafter referred to as the “China-Australia MBA Program”) was held in Shanghai on December 7, 2025. Under the theme “Twenty-Five Years of Forging Ahead Together, Gathering Wisdom to Embark on a New Chapter”, the event featured addresses by ECUST President Xuan Fuzhen, University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President, Honorable Professor Bill Shorten, and A

Professor, The Honorable Bill Shorten, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra, led the Australian delegation to pay a visit to ECUST on December 7th, 2025. President Xuan Fuzhen met with the guests, accompanied by Vice President Yan Haifeng. During the visit, the two sides held in-depth discussions on topics including deepening educational cooperation, promoting faculty and student exchanges, and strengthening research collaboration.

Headed by Rector Turdialiev Umid Mukhtaralievich of Andijan State Technical University, Uzbekistan, the delegation of Andijan State Technical University paid a visit to ECUST on December 10, 2025. Vice President Li Tao met with the guests at the Yifu Building. At the meeting, the two sides reached a series of consensus on establishing inter-university cooperative relations, carrying out faculty and student exchanges, and jointly building laboratories.