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Southern University of Science and Technology 南方科技大学

Address: 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China (广东省深圳市南山区学苑大道1088号)
Website: https://www.sustech.edu.cn/en/

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 aims to be a globally renowned university that contributes to the advancement of science and technology and nurtures promising and creative leaders who excel in interdisciplinary research and creating knowledge for the world.


SUSTech's Physics, Chemistry, Geosciences, Materials Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Environment/Ecology, Clinical Medicine, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Biology & Biochemistry, Immunology, Microbiology, Plant & Animal Science, and Social Sciences, General are ranked within the top 1% in the world in ESI (Essential Science Indicators). Materials Science and Chemistry are ranked within the ESI top 1‰ globally.



SUSTech draws on the experience of world-class science and engineering universities for its disciplinary establishment and governance mainly focusing on science, engineering, and medicine in conjunction with distinctive disciplines, including business, humanities, and social sciences. It 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. The university 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.


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

Source: https://www.sustech.edu.cn/en/