East China University of Political Science and Law

East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) is a leading specialist law university in Shanghai, among the first group of political-science-and-law institutions founded in the People's Republic. It is one of China's most influential law schools, with nationally top-ranked programmes in law, and additional strengths in political science, economics, management, journalism and foreign languages applied to legal practice. ECUPL is a major supplier of judges, prosecutors, lawyers and legal scholars in Shanghai and East China, and runs an extensive network of international partnerships and joint legal-studies programmes.

ECUPL was founded in 1952 by merging the law and political-science faculties of several universities in East China, on the former campus of St. John's University in Shanghai. It was suspended and re-established twice during political campaigns before resuming permanently in 1979. It adopted university status and its current English name in 2007 and has since expanded to a second campus in Songjiang while keeping its historic Changning site.

The university has two campuses: the historic Changning (Wanhangdu) campus beside Suzhou Creek, with early-20th-century academic buildings from the former St. John's University, and the larger modern Songjiang campus in Shanghai's university town. Facilities include moot courtrooms, legal-aid clinics, a large law library and specialist research centres. Both campuses have student accommodation and are connected to central Shanghai by metro.

• One of China's leading specialist law universities
• Among the first political-science-and-law institutions of the People's Republic (1952)
• Nationally top-ranked law programmes
• Located in Shanghai, China's commercial and legal-services hub
• Historic Changning campus on the former St. John's University site
• Modern Songjiang campus in Shanghai's university town
• Moot courtrooms, legal-aid clinics and a major law library
• 30+ research centres and four academic law journals
• Additional programmes in political science, economics, management and journalism
• Major supplier of judges, prosecutors, lawyers and legal scholars in East China

• 214 partnership agreements across 48 countries and regions
• Joint and dual-degree legal-studies programmes with overseas universities
• Strong Shanghai employer and internship network in law and finance
• Metro access to central Shanghai from both campuses
• Chinese-law and comparative-law courses for international students (verify)
• Scholarships for international students (verify current terms)
• Prestigious brand for applicants targeting Chinese legal practice or China-related law
• LLM / Chinese Business Law English-taught options (verify)
• Active international moot-court and exchange participation
• Well-regarded alumni network in judiciary, government and corporate law

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