Historical Evolution

East China Normal University was founded on the basis of Daxia University and Guanghua University. Starting from 1951 until 1952, some disciplines of Fudan University, Tongji University, Hujiang University, East Asia Physical Education College, St. John University, Zhengdan University, Datong University and Zhejiang University were successively moved in to complete the set-up of East China Normal University. In 1972 it was again joined with Shanghai Teachers Institute, Shanghai Education Institute, Shanghai Physical Education Institute, Shanghai in-Service-Teachers Institute and was renamed Shanghai Normal University. In 1978, the above institutes separated again and in 1980 ECNU regained its original name.

From 1997 to 1998 Shanghai Education Institute, Shanghai Second Education Institute and Shanghai Preschool education College were amalgamated into ECNU successively.

A part of the campus of the former Guanghua University