In 1991, the Industrial Design Department of ECUST held the“91 Multinational Industrial Design Forum”,one of the first international industrial design conferences in China , which had a profound social influence.In 1991, the Industrial Design Department of ECUST held the“91 Multinational Industrial Design Forum”,one of the first international industrial design conferences in China , which had a profound social influence.

The Art Design and Media School was set up in 1984 with the discipline of industrial design, which was one of the earliest programs of higher education in Shanghai.