Zhuhai College of Science and Technology

Zhuhai College of Science and Technology (formerly Zhuhai College of Jilin University) was established on May 18, 2004, and was qualified for granting bachelor’s degree in 2011. Zhuhai College of Science and Technology(hereinafter called “ZCST”) now has 25 secondary colleges, 9  university  major  clusters,  66  undergraduate  majors,  and  more  than  30,000  full-time undergraduate students.

ZCST covers an area of 398acres and is equipped with good teaching and living facilities, including  teaching  buildings,  libraries,  comprehensive  laboratories,  electromagnetic laboratories, logistics laboratories, gymnasiums, swimming pools, stadiums, driving range, basketball courts, etc. ZCST library covers an area of 54,000 square meters and is the largest library (unit area) in Asia. It has more than 4,000 reading seats, 59 databases and more than 3 million books and e-books.

Since its establishment in 2004, more than 80,000 undergraduates and 123 joint training postgraduate students have been successfully graduated from ZCST. The employment rate of undergraduates remains more than 97% for 6 consecutive years. Awarded the honors of "China Industry-University-Research  CooperationDemonstration  Base"and"  College  Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Demonstration School of Guangdong Province",ZCST  has  developed  into  an  influential  private  college  with  distinctive  school-running characteristics in China, and it has been ranking first among the independent college category in China for 7 consecutive years. 

In February 2021, Zhuhai College of Jilin University (JLUZH) has officially been renamed as Zhuhai College of Science and Technology (ZCST) with the approval of China’s Ministry of Education (MOE), which will be operated under the same entity and on the same scale. In the process of renaming, with its solid foundation, ZCST has been highly recognized by evaluation experts from the MOE. 

And ZCSTranked second and fourth respectively in 2021 and 2022 among private universities in China and first in both 2021 and 2022 among private universities in Guangdong Province, according to theRanking compiled by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, which is one of four authoritative World University Rankings.

ZCST  actively  promotes  open  mode,  vigorously  carries  out  international  exchanges  and cooperation, expands the communication channels for teachers and students to go abroad,and highly  encourages  "going  out  and  bringing  in".  It  has  signed  235  various  cooperation agreements with foreign universities and institutions, and has provided more than 200 foreign exchange programs for teachers and students, covering "2+2" dual bachelor degree programs, 3+1 overseas exchange programs, 4+N undergraduate promotion project, short-term social research project in winter and summer vacation, paid internship project and EU Erasmus+ project. Up to now, ZCST has established cooperationwith morethan 100 universities in 20 countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Italy, Portugal, Japan, Singapore, including 15 top 500 universities such as the University of Miami in the United States, University of Trento in Italy, Macquarie University in Australia, University of Auckland in New Zealand, Kyung Hee University in South Korea, and National University of Singapore, etc.

In terms of "2+2" dual bachelor degree programs, it has been connected with many world-renowned  universities,  and  has  established  special  class  of  "2+2"  dual  bachelor  degree programs in five majors including finance, accounting, international economics and trade, business administration, and English. In terms of students, since 2008, more than 3,100 students have been sent to different universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, and other countries and regions to study. In terms of teachers, more than 240 batchesand nearly 500 teachers have been selected to participate in conferences and carry out scientific research projects. In terms of education for international students in China, more than 800 international students from 21 countries have been recruited to study and live in ZCST, covering the United States, France, 5Germany, Sweden, Portugal, Ireland, Austria, Spain, Australia, Russia, Venezuela, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Yemen, Jordan, Nigeria, etc.