About University of Shanghai for Science & Technology University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) is located in the north-east of Shanghai, between Huangpu River and Central Link, adjacent to the Fuxing Island and Gongqing Forest Park. The main part of the university, sitting at Jungong Road, Yangpu District, can be traced back to University of shanghai founded in 1906; the part, located at Fuxing Road, Xuhui District, was founded in 1907 from Deutsche Medizinschule. In May 1996, East China University of Technology (former Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering) and the Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Technology merged to form University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. In 1999, Shanghai Institute of Optical Instruments joined USST. In July 2003, Shanghai Medical Instrumentation College and Shanghai Publishing and Printing College were incorporated into USST. For the purpose of promoting its teaching and ability of serving the society through scientific research, USST has raised its annual research outlay to 0.13 billion Yuan including the following projects: "863" projects, "975" basic research projects, the key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation and projects of scientific research at ministerial or provincial level. USST National Science Park has been named, by Shanghai Economic Commission, as "Shanghai Creative Industry Concentration Zone", which has gathered a number of advanced manufacturing-oriented R & D institutions and enterprises and has served as a platform combining production, learning and research together.