Shanghai University of Engineering Science

Name

Shanghai University of Engineering Science

Legal name

Shanghai University of Engineering Science

Website

https://en.sues.edu.cn

Company type

Public

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Shanghai University of Engineering Science is a public applied engineering university in Shanghai operating across three campuses under the 'Engineering + Business + Design' 3-Wings model, serving domestic and international students with interdisciplinary degree programs, joint international degrees, and applied AI/robotics research.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from domestic and international student tuition across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. International programs include Sino-Swiss Joint Program and various study abroad arrangements.
2. Government Funding and Research Grants: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grants including General Programs and Key Projects, National Education Science Planning Projects, and other governmental research funding.
3. Industry Partnerships and Consultancy: Revenue from industry-education cooperation, technology transfer, and research consultancy services with manufacturing and technology companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Shanghai University of Engineering Science is a Shanghai-based public university delivering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs across engineering, design, management, and applied sciences disciplines, organized around its interdisciplinary 'Engineering + Business + Design' 3-Wings model. The university also sells joint international degree programs, study abroad exchanges, research collaboration services, continuing education, and commercialized research outputs such as the Intelligent Moxibustion Robot.

Product overview

Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES) operates as a comprehensive public university offering a portfolio of educational products centered around its 'Engineering + Business + Design' 3-Wings interdisciplinary innovation model. The core educational offerings include undergraduate and graduate degree programs across multiple schools and departments. Supporting products include international joint degree programs (such as the Sino-Swiss partnership with FHGR), study abroad and exchange programs with partner institutions worldwide, research collaboration services through various laboratories and innovation centers, and continuing education programs. The university's product portfolio emphasizes applied innovation, industry-academia integration, and internationalization as distinguishing characteristics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Higher Education Degree Programs Comprehensive undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs across engineering, design, management, and applied sciences disciplines, organized around the 'Engineering + Business + Design' 3-Wings interdisciplinary model and delivered across the Songjiang, Changning, and Hongkou campuses.
• Sino-Swiss Joint Program in International Business Joint degree program with the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Switzerland, awarding dual Chinese and Swiss credentials for graduates in International Business (Tourism and Business Management).
• International Study Abroad and Exchange Programs Summer and semester study-abroad and exchange programs with partner universities in 10+ countries including US, UK, Germany, Hungary, Australia, Singapore, Japan, and Taiwan; programs span Academic English, Business Communication & Leadership, Digitalization in Manufacturing, and Cultural Immersion themes.
• Continuing Education and Vocational Programs Professional development, vocational education, and lifelong-learning programs delivered via the School of Higher Vocational Education (Hongkou Campus) and School of Continuing Education, supporting working professionals and vocational upskilling.
• Research and Industry Collaboration Services Contract research, technology transfer, and industry-education cooperation services delivered through multidisciplinary research centers including the Fiber Materials Research Center, with corporate partners such as Shanghai Industrial Design Association and Shanghai Textile Research Institute.
• Intelligent Moxibustion Robot Robotic system for Traditional Chinese Medicine therapy reducing burn risks and easing doctors' workload; features precision acupoint alignment and a hovering mechanical arm for circular moxibustion therapy; commercial sales have exceeded 100 million yuan.

Quantifiable outcome

• RISE Formula Racing Team secured National First Prize at 2026 Formula Student China
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Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• MIT Media LabflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Academic exchange visit by Professor Kent Larson (Director of City Science Group) and Dr. Luis Alberto Alonso Pastor. Delivery of lecture 'Design and Innovation for Change: MIT Media Labs Anti-Disciplinary Approach' attended by President Lou Yongqi and faculty/students.
• Federation University AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026International cooperation agreement signed between President Lou Yongqi and Chancellor Philip Freier. Inter-university cooperation talks held on Songjiang Campus with representatives from International Office and School of Higher Vocational Education.
• LAB University of Applied Sciences (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026Visit by President Turo Kilpeläinen to discuss collaboration between institutions with distinctive strengths in applied innovative talent cultivation. Both universities committed to innovation, integrating disciplinary and industrial resources for collaborative projects.
• Design Innovation Institute Shanghai (DIIS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 May 2026Co-host of 2026 Inaugural Youth Makerthon with 21 teams and 81 young innovators from multiple Shanghai universities. Partnership located at historic Lester School and Henry Lester Institute of Technical Education site.
• Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Joint research collaboration with researchers from both institutions developing the HRS-AE + EFAR video prediction framework combining HybridResSwin Autoencoder and Enhanced FAR Transformer for state-of-the-art video prediction performance on KTH, BAIR, and Moving MNIST benchmarks.
• Jiangsu Ocean UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026Collaborative research on PSE-Net (Pyramid Scale Expansion Network) for digital preservation of Haipai New Year Paintings as Chinese intangible cultural heritage. Joint dataset construction of 300 annotated images from 376 traditional artworks spanning late Qing to early Republican period.
• University of Alicante (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026Memorandum of Understanding signed with Vice Rector Professor Rosa Martinez. Meeting with Vice President Xu Yang and representatives from International Office, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, School of Urban Railway Transportation, and School of Continuing Education.
• LUT University (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 September 2025Discussions on joint international PBL (project-based learning) programmes in engineering sciences, energy systems and business studies. Delegation visited engineering laboratories to understand industry-education-research integration practices.
• Aalto University (Finland)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025President Lou Yongqi met with President Ilkka Niemelä to discuss interdisciplinary talent cultivation, design thinking, educational innovation, research collaboration, and faculty/student exchanges. Delegation visited Aalto Design Factory and attended opening ceremony for 2025-2026 academic year.
• Lunghwa University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 August 202534 students from Materials Science, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering participated in two-week semiconductor study program. Hands-on laboratory experience in semiconductor processing and packaging.
• University of Sydney (Australia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Summer study program with themes of Academic English & Cross-Cultural Communication and Business Communication & Leadership. One-month immersive program with homestay accommodations.
• University of California San Diego (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025One-month immersive English training program with advanced language communication and comprehensive academic skills instruction. Cultural exchange galas and campus tours included.
• California State Polytechnic University Pomona (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Two-week Student Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership Program. DeepSeek project research on AI technology analysis with focus on practical innovation capabilities.
• RWTH Aachen University (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Ten-day summer program on Digitalization in Manufacturing covering AI in factory operations, industrial robots, and digital twin hands-on sessions. Part of 85-student European study cohort.
• University of Debrecen (Hungary)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Academic empowerment and cultural immersion program with small-group English sessions. Cultural excursions to Budapest and Vienna included.
• University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (FHGR) - SwitzerlandflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025Sino-Swiss Joint Program in International Business (Tourism and Business Management) celebrating graduation of eighth cohort. Vice President Armando Schaer and Dean Patric Arn participated via video. Two graduates admitted for continued studies in Chur, Switzerland.
• University of York (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2025Visit by Professor Andy Tyrrell (Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering) and Professor Stephen Smith. Academic lectures on robotics and AI. Plans for joint international laboratories and talent co-cultivation programs in medical-engineering interdisciplinary research.
• Liverpool John Moores University (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2025Visit by Deputy Mayor Nick Small and delegation from Liverpool John Moores University to SUES-DIIS Joint Innovation Center. Representatives from International Office, School of Design, School of Air Transportation, and School of Textiles and Fashion attended.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Harbin Engineering University: Ministry-affiliated public polytechnic with strong engineering, shipbuilding, and materials programs; comparable in research output scale and engineering-disciplines breadth, but located in Northeast China rather than Shanghai.
• Beijing University of Technology: Top Beijing-based public polytechnic university with applied engineering focus across mechanical, electronic, and materials disciplines. Comparable in mission and tier (regional applied polytechnic under a municipal education commission), but serves the Beijing talent pool rather than Shanghai.
• Wuhan University of Technology: Ministry of Education-affiliated public university in Wuhan with materials science, automotive, and applied engineering strength. Comparable scale and applied-research orientation; serves Central China rather than the Yangtze River Delta, making it more of a regional peer than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Shanghai University: Another Shanghai-based public comprehensive university with engineering, science, and arts programs. Comparable in scale, public-mandate positioning, and interdisciplinary breadth; directly competes for domestic students and faculty in the same Shanghai talent pool.
• Donghua University: Direct institutional successor to the East China Textile Engineering Institute, one of SUES's two predecessor institutions. Operates in Shanghai as a public university with engineering, materials, and textile programs; most direct heritage and disciplinary overlap with SUES.
• University of Shanghai for Science and Technology: Shanghai-based public university with strong engineering, science, and management programs; previous workplace of CPC Secretary He Li. Closely comparable in mission (applied engineering), Shanghai geography, and public-university scale.
• Shanghai Maritime University: Shanghai public university with applied engineering focus (maritime, logistics, mechanical); previous employer of two SUES vice presidents. Directly comparable as a Shanghai applied-polytechnic public university with overlapping engineering schools and similar governance structure.
• East China University of Science and Technology: Major Shanghai-based public engineering university, previous employer of SUES Vice President Xia Chunming. Comparable in scale, applied-engineering focus, and Shanghai public-university positioning; competes for engineering students and faculty.

Broad incumbents

• Tongji University: Top-tier Shanghai comprehensive university with strong engineering, design, and automotive programs; the former employer of SUES's current president, and a direct aspirational benchmark. Comparable on 'Engineering + Design' interdisciplinary positioning, but operates at materially higher admission thresholds, larger research budgets, and broader global brand.
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Top-tier Shanghai research university whose Mechanical and Electrical Branch was SUES's other predecessor institution. Currently a research collaboration partner on the HRS-AE+EFAR video prediction framework; sits well above SUES in rankings but shares historical lineage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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