Currently, ECNU hascarried outfriendly exchanges with 4 universities in Africa including the University of Dar es Salaam and the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Tanzania, and Kafresheikh University and Cairo University in Egypt. Over the years, with a long history of research on Africa and numerous research talents, ECNU has carried out close cooperation and exchanges with African universities. The three-volume ”General History of Africa”, published by East China Normal University Press in 1995 and edited by Professor Ai Zhouchang of ECNU represents the highest level of research on African history in China, which has also won many awards in Shanghai Municipality and national awards as well .
Since 2010, ECNU has signed a "one-to-one" university cooperative agreement with the University of Dar es Salaam, a famous university in East Africa, focusing on the three dimensions, "China-Tanzania historical relations, history of East Africa, research onSwahili civilization", “Cooperative scientific research and joint training of PhD students in the fields of estuary and coast”, and “Master of Education in Developing Countries and Seminar Program for Principals of Primary and Secondary Schools”. In addition, ECNU has carried out in-depth cooperation with scholars in the fields of history, marine science and education at the University of Dar es Salaam. Taking advantage of the unique culture and geography of Africa, innovative research results have been made and a cross-continental platform of exchanges in educational philosophy, cooperation in educational projects, and cultural and people-to-people dialogue has been constructed.
In addition, ECNU hascarried out years of cooperation with scholars from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology on water security and watershed ecological diversity. Additionally, ECNU has signed inter-school cooperation memorandums with Cairo University and Kafresheikh University.
