Founded in 1952，East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) is among the first group of universities of politics and law established by the People’s Republic of China. The university has two campuses which are located in Changning District and Songjiang District respectively, covering an area of more than 1,300 mu (214 acres), and about 20,000 students. With more than 1,400 faculty and staff members, the university has 15 schools and departments. It has 22 undergraduate programs, 20 master’s programs, 10 Ph.D. programs, and a post-doctoral mobile station. During the past sixty years, ECUPL has developed into a multidisciplinary university that, while focusing on legal education, offers a variety of other disciplines such as political science, economics, management, humanities and computer science.