On February 7, ECNU Art Troupe win two first prizes in national "Artistic Show" competition. The picture shows members of ECNU Art Troupe rehearse for the competition.
On May 8, first WiFi campus shuttle bus appears.
On May 12, the Alumni Association of Chinese Department is founded, and Prof. Xu Zhongyu, the eldest member of the association, attends the founding ceremony of the association with the help of students.
On May 16, Mo Yan, the first Chinese winner of Nobel Prize for Literature, signs in the e-notebook at ECNU's History Museum after delivering a lecture as the first lecturer at "Xing Tan Gao Yi", a well-known forum of humanities and social sciences in ECNU.
During May 21-25, two open-air performances at Minhang campus make the University more charming with music flavor.
May 23, Zhou Yongdi (L), Dean of the School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, delivers the appointment letter of professorship to Dr. Pang Weiguo. Holding ceremonies for newly appointed associate professors or professors has become a tradition in ECNU in recent years.
In late May, migrant workers enjoy their vacations in Hangzhou. ECNU has funded more than 200 migrant workers in three batches to enjoy their vacations in sightseeing cities like Nantong and Hangzhou.
On June 18, 23 students and teachers from the School of Design take part in the summer camp held in California Institute of the Arts, USA.
On July 2, Dr. Chen Qun (R) replaced Dr. Yu Lizhong as the 7th President of ECNU.
On July 14, ECNU branch of National Science Camp in Universities for Teenagers begins, and ECNU international students chat with the camp members about the core value of Confucius.
ECNU makes breakthroughs in cancer research with the research of Dr. Zhang Wei's team's findings published in Blood on July 15, and Dr. Liu Mingyao's team's findings published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute in December.
On September 14, Paul R. Lepage, Governor of Maine, USA, visits ECNU.
On September 16, after the welcoming ceremony for new members held in Meng Xiancheng College, President Chen Qun enters the College with new students.
On October 15, New York University Shanghai, the first Sino-US joint venture university established by ECNU and New York University, is officially founded.
On October 16, the ceremony for resetting the monument of the campus removing of the Great China University, the predecessor of ECNU, at Minhang campus is held. People at the front role in the photo are specially invited alumni of the Great China University, as well as scholars, calligraphers and seal cutting masters contributing to the making of the stone tablet, a commemoration in memory of the special days when the Great China University had to move its campus from Shanghai to Guizhou Province from 1937-1945 because of the Japanese Invasion.
On November 2, singers from China Central Opera Theatre provide an elegant show of arts for ECNUers with their fantastic performances.
On November 9, ECNU-UBC Joint Research Core Group on China in Modern World is established.
On November 21, Job Fair for 2013 Graduates is held in ECNU.
On November 28, ECNU ranks first in the 8th Challenge Cup College Student Business Plan Competition with 2 golds and 1 silver, the best achievement the University has gained in the competition in history.
On December 20, Prof. Wang Jisi (R2) of Peking University is employed as the Chief Expert of the Research Center for Co-development with Neighboring Countries, a joint center of ECNU, Peking University (PKU) and Fudan University (Fudan) established in Beijing on September 20.
(Translated by Liu Jinyu)
