9 9 8 , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁" co - est ab lished ▁by ▁both ▁central ▁government ▁and ▁local ▁government , ▁mainly ▁managed ▁by ▁Shang hai ▁Municip ality ", ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁juris diction ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Mach in ery ▁Indust ry ▁to ▁Shang hai ▁Municip ality , ▁US ST ▁became ▁a ▁new - style ▁municipal ▁higher ▁learning ▁inst itute . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁read just ment ▁of ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Shang hai , ▁Shang hai ▁Medical ▁Appar atus ▁and ▁Inst ru ments ▁College ▁and ▁Shang hai ▁Publishing ▁and ▁Print ing ▁Training ▁School ▁were ▁put ▁under ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁US ST . ▁They ▁were ▁established ▁respectively ▁as ▁its ▁College ▁of ▁Medical ▁Appar atus ▁and ▁Inst ru ments , ▁and ▁Publishing ▁and ▁Print ing ▁College . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁US ST ▁has ▁ 1 8 ▁colleg es ▁or ▁schools , ▁one ▁teaching ▁fac ult ies ; ▁among ▁them , ▁there ▁are ▁ 4 4 ▁research ▁instit utes , ▁ 2 6 ▁research ▁cent ers ▁and ▁ 3 ▁research ▁associations . ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁full - time ▁students ▁is ▁ 2 4 , 6 0 0 , ▁including ▁ 1 7 , 4 0 0 ▁under grad u ates , ▁ 7 , 2 0 0 ▁candidates ▁for ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁and ▁Doctor ▁D eg ree . ▁It ▁has ▁established ▁six ▁discipl ines ▁( s cience , ▁engineering , ▁econom ics , ▁management ,