The 21st century has spread a glorious picture before us. Along with China's prosperity, Donghua University has also entered a new stage of development. After several generations' hard work and unremitting efforts, Donghua University, which has a history of more than half a century, has created unique school culture and excellent school spirit of "strictness, diligence, concreteness and innovation". She has been developed into a characteristic and multi-discipline university, with engineering as her main focus and disciplines such as science, management and humanities developing correspondingly.

As a state-key university directly under the supervision of Ministry of Education, Donghua University boasts abundant teaching resources and excellent facilities. Facing the vigorous development of higher education in recent years, the university has developed the idea that "prosperity of the university lies in good concepts, outstanding academic works and excellent management", established the policy of "discipline is the engine, team building is the steering wheel, while talent and achievements are the gas pedal". She focuses her work on students and has been continuously making innovation in ideas and carrying out reforms in management. She has made great improvement in aspects as discipline, teaching, scientific research, team building and school running. The social reputation of the university keeps promoting and her characteristics and advantages have been increasingly sparkling. 

Like an ancient patriot said, "The way stretches endless ahead, I shall search heaven and earth." Donghua University won't stop the pace of her development. In the 21st century she is making use of every opportunity with her broad mind and the spirit of pursuing brilliance to seek support by service and to promote development by devotion. She will continuously open new areas and endeavor to stride forward to achieve the goal of building "a domestically first class, internationally renowned, advanced university with her own characteristics".