Shanghai University of Political Science and Law

With a history traced back to 1984, the university developed from three institutions: the Shanghai Administrative Institute of Politics and Law, the Shanghai Judicial College, and the Shanghai University Law school. The university initiated its undergraduate programs in 1993, and master’s degree programs in 1998. In September 2004, the Shanghai Municipal Government approved the establishment of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law and gave it the status of an independent university. In November 2014, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission became the university’s supervising authority, and the university has since been operated by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice.In 1956, the Ministry of Justice established the Law school of Shanghai, which was closed in 1960. In 1982, the establishment was restored, The Shanghai Judicial School and the Shanghai Judicial Cadre School was founded and operating under the one set of teams and two set of brands management system. In 2008, Shanghai Judicial School and Shanghai Judicial Cadre School merged into Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.