East China University of Political Science and Law
East China University of Political Science and Law (华东政法大学) is a public university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, founded in 1952.
Campus
The urban campus is located on the campus of the former St. John's University. The new campus that houses the undergraduate students is located in the Songjiang University town adjacent to the six universities Shanghai International Studies University; Donghua University; Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade; Shanghai University of Engineering Sciences; Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce and Shanghai Institute of Visual Art.
History
East China University of Political Science and Law was founded in 1952. It is one of few higher education institutions in China specializing in legal education. In the field of legal education, ECUPL enjoys unparalleled influence and prestige in Shanghai, and the greater East China, which is China's most developed geographical division. ECUPL's alumni are found in virtually every legal profession and institution in East China, such as law firms, governmental agencies, courts, educational institutions. Its influence, however, waned somewhat in recent years due to competition from rival universities in the area, many of which realized the importance of legal education and began to heavily subsidize their law faculty.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of ECUPL includes: Cao Jianming, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of People's Republic of China, and former Justice of the Supreme People's Court and former President of China's National Judges College. Denning Jin, Partner of China's largest law firm, King & Wood, and "Leading Chinese Lawyer" (2001/2002) Asia Pacific Law 500; Wang Zuojun, Partner-in-charge of Shanghai's largest law firm, Allbright;
List of presidents
- Wei Wenbo (魏文伯): October 1952-May1955
- Zheng Wenqing (郑文卿): May 1955—June 1956
- Lei Jingtian (雷经天): June 1956-August 1958
- Wei Ming (魏明): May 1964-April 1972
- Xu Panqiu (徐盼秋): June 1979—April 1984
- Chen Tianchi (陈天池): April 1984—August 1985
- Shi Huanzhang (史焕章): August 1985—August 1997
- Cao Jianming (曹建明): August 1997—December 1999
- He Qinhua (何勤华): incumbent
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