▁( A AC SB ). ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁ 2 0 ▁business ▁schools ▁in ▁China ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁A AC SB . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Shang hai ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Northern ▁and ▁Southern ▁Bapt ists ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁ 2 6 . 5 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁purchased ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁college , ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁Bapt ist ▁College ▁and ▁Sem inary , ▁was ▁John ▁Thomas ▁Pro ctor , ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁Mission ary ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁during ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁M og ans han . ▁ ▁Pro ctor ▁was ▁president ▁and ▁professor ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁philosophy ▁at ▁the ▁college ▁until ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Dr . ▁F . ▁J . ▁White ▁as ▁acting ▁president . ▁The ▁first ▁Chinese ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁Mr . ▁T ong ▁T sing - En . ▁The ▁first ▁Chinese ▁president ▁was ▁Dr . ▁H erman ▁C . ▁E . ▁Li u ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 - 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁US ST ▁is ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁East ▁China ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁Shang hai ▁Institute ▁of ▁Mechan ical ▁Technology . ▁The ▁former ▁origin ated ▁from ▁Shang hai ▁Indust ry ▁School , ▁set ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁original