Shanghai - The NYU Shanghai project, China's first international university co-established with a US higher-learning institute, started to break ground on Monday.

The university, approved by the Ministry of Education, was co-established by the United States-based New York University (NYU) and East China Normal University (ECNU).

The campus is located in the Pudong Lujiazui financial and trade zone, the heart of the invigorating metropolis.