Southern University of Science and Technology

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is an innovation-oriented public university founded by Shenzhen government in the background of China's higher education reform. It aspires to be a model and pioneer for promoting higher education reform. It is committed to serving the mission of promoting Shenzhen as a modern, international, and innovative city and China as a creative country.

SUSTech is widely regarded as a trailblazer and innovator in advancing China's higher education. It was officially approved by the Ministry of Education in April 2012. SUSTech bears the responsibility for exploring and developing a modern university system with Chinese characteristics to serve as a model for cultivating innovative talents. SUSTech aims at a globally renowned university that contributes to the advancement of science and technology. It nurtures promising and creative leaders who excel in interdisciplinary research and creating knowledge for the world.

SUSTech draws on the experience of world-class science and engineering universities for its disciplinary establishment and governance. It focuses on science, engineering, and medicine in conjunction with distinctive disciplines, including business, humanities, and social sciences. SUSTech offers undergraduate and postgraduate education while conducting research in a series of innovative disciplines. All of those practices shape SUSTech into a think tank for social progress and a generator of new knowledge and new technology.

SUSTech is building interdisciplinary research centers to generate new scientific and technological wisdom in cross-disciplinary fields such as artificial intelligence, life sciences, Internet of things, robotics, new energy, and intelligent manufacturing.

In the spirit of "For Truth, Innovation, Reform and Excellence with Diligence and Courage," SUSTech highlights "research, innovation, and entrepreneurship" and dedicates to facilitating innovative projects across China and turning Shenzhen into an innovative, modern, and international metropolis.

SUSTech also seeks to become an international high-level research university that gathers first-class faculty and nurtures top-notch innovative talents. It aims to produce internationally recognized academic achievements and advance scientific and technological applications.

Faculty

SUSTech has attached enormous importance to attracting high-quality talents to its faculty. Through our continuing efforts, SUSTech is proud to have over 1,300 faculty members, and we continue to expand the faculty with talent from all over the world. Many of our faculty members have been honored with selection into national or regional talent programs, and SUSTech is keen to nurture its talented members.

Academics

SUSTech is proud of its unique dual-advisor system, which ensures that our students have every aspect of their lives are cultivated to maximize their university experiences. We believe that it is important that students are able to develop their personalities and be nurtured as potential future leaders with a global outlook.

The Development Plan

By promoting the application of scientific and technological achievements and nurturing innovative talents, SUSTech shall provide a long-term platform for educational reform within a framework of sustainable development and support of Shenzhen.

Academic Disciplines

SUSTech has learned from world-class research institutions spanning the globe and has planned its academic disciplines based on the major needs and strategic industries emerging around the Pearl River Delta region. With a major focus on science and engineering, SUSTech still has substantial research focuses in medicine, humanities and social services, to maximize the potential for new ideas across disciplines for new knowledge, new technologies and social development.

As SUSTech adapts and embraces the new challenges, the university continues to expand its academic opportunities for future leaders. With a strong emphasis on research, the growth in research centers and key laboratories will provide opportunities for interdisciplinary research.