(Yicai Global) Nov. 23 -- China Literature Ltd. [HKG:0772], a major Chinese digital literary platform, will partner up with Shanghai University to set up the first online accreditation unit for master's degrees in literature, tech media outlet DoNews reported.

The two signed an agreement yesterday, under which they will cooperate in a range of aspects, including teachers, student sources and extra-curricular education. The pair will share resources in the future and work together to promote the basic theory of online literature and master's writing programs.

China Literature and Shanghai University will set a benchmark for online literature training to promote sustainable optimization of the industry ecology, the report said.

As of June 2017, China Literature had an industry leading team of more than six million writers and over 300 professional editors.

Shanghai University ranked 15th among Mainland China universities in the QS World University Rankings, and 31st in the 2017 US News & World Report - Best Global Universities Rankings, with several literature-related doctoral and master degree accreditation units.