South China University of Technology

Updated: March 25, 2021

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The South China University of Technology (SCUT) is a leading educational institution in the country. It is a public research-intensive university directly governed by the Ministry of Education. Located in the city of Guangzhou, a thriving metropolis in South China, the university covers a total area of 391 hectares and consists of three campuses: the Wushan campus, the University Town campus, and the Guangzhou International campus.

The university was formerly known as the South China Institute of Technology. It was first founded in 1952 by merging the engineering schools and departments of several major universities and polytechnic institutes from five provinces and autonomous regions, including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi.

It owns an outstanding scientific research capacity, with three academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, four from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, one foreign academician from the Russian Academy of Engineering, 22 Chang Jiang Scholars and 30 recipients of the National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. It has 2,147 graduate instructors, including 749 doctoral supervisors.

Since 1978, SCUT has undertaken more than 36,000 scientific research projects, of which 30 are sponsored by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 83 by Project 973, and 168 by Project 863. Meanwhile, 112 projects are titled as Key Programs of the National Natural Science Fund and 2,441 as General Programs of the National Natural Science Fund. These projects have a total value of nearly 89 billion yuan. In addition, the university has been awarded 812 prizes at provincial level or above, including 64 national awards and 113 first prizes at the provincial or ministerial level. Meanwhile, 33,395 papers had been published on SCIE, EI and CPCI-S (as of the end of 2014). The university has 4,209 authorized patents, of which 2,476 are invention patents. SCUT has been ranked among the top ten domestic universities and colleges in terms of patent application number and patent authorization number for about 10 years.

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Wushan Campus: 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510641 

University Town Campus: Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 510006

Guangzhou International Campus: 777 Xingyedong Avenue, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511442

Admission Enquiry: +86-20-39381048; +86-20-39381029