History
On April 29, 1960,
the 16th session of Shanghai Municipal People's Committee determined to
establish Shanghai Part-time Industry University. In 1965, the school was
renamed Shanghai Part-Work and Part-Study Industry University, which set up an
example for full-time work-study system. Approved by CPC Shanghai Municipal
Committee, the name was changed back to Shanghai Part-time Industry University
on December 5, 1972. On July 25, 1984, Shanghai Municipal People's Government
decided to change the name of the school to Shanghai Second Polytechnic
University, which became the pioneer of continuing education. On November 20,
2001, approved by Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the university merged
with Shanghai Donghu Vocational & Technical College to form the new
Shanghai Second Polytechnic University, holding the banner of developing higher
vocational education. For more than 60 years since its establishment, the
university has been persisting in serving social development and economic
construction, and committed to training technical and applied talents. So far,
it has produced more than 110,000 various technical and applied talents for the
modernization of Shanghai, represented by the national model workers and
outstanding inventors Bao Qifan and Li Bin. The university is honored as “Cradle
of Model Workers” and “Further Education Platform for Senior Technical
Talents”.