The South China University of Technology (SCUT) is a public university in

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, China. It is affiliated with the

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and co-sponsored with the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. The university is part of

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, and the

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History

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* Formerly known as the South China Institute of Technology (), it was established in 1952, through a reorganization process that unified the engineering schools and departments of major universities from five provinces in Central and

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, including the former National Sun Yat-sen University,

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, South China Joint University, and four others. * In 1960, it was selected as one of the

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, under the direct administration of the Chinese Ministry of Education. * The university was renamed as South China University of Technology in 1988. * In 1995, it was selected as one of the universities into which China will make a significant investment in the 21st century as part of

. * In 1999, it was rated "excellent" during the Undergraduate Teaching Assessment, and was among the first "Excellent Universities of Undergraduate Education" in the country. In the same year, a national science park was established with the authorization of the State Ministry of Technology and State Ministry of Education. * In 2000, authorization was given for the establishment of a Graduate School. * In 2001, it became one of the 39 national universities sponsored by

. * In 2017, it became one of the 36 Class A Double First-Class Universities.

Rankings and reputation

* In the 2013

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of universities according to the proportion of their scientific publications that rank among the top 10% in their field, SCUT was ranked 138th in the world, 11th in Asia, and 5th in China (excluding Hong Kong) behind

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, and

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. * As of 2023,

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placed the university at # 392 in the world. * The university ranked 401-500th according to the 2012

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(ARWU). * The university ranked 301-400th according to the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In 2015, its engineering/technology and computer science was ranked 48th, and its mathematics and chemistry were ranked 151-200th and 101-150th respectively among world universities. *The university ranked 200-300th according to the 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). *The university ranked 151-200th according to the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). *The university ranked 101-150th according to the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). * The university ranked 448th according to the 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities. * The university ranked 394th according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities. *The university ranked 219th according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities.

Alumni

Politicians and military

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Vice Chairman of The

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* Wan Qingliang Former mayor and CCP secretary of

City *

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Former Governor and Deputy Communist Party Chief of

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Province

Athletes

* Chen Ding

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gold medallist in the

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Academics

* He Jingtang Dean of School of Architecture of SCUT, Member of China Academy of Engineering and the main designer of the acclaimed China Pavilion at the

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. * Thomas Hou Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics at the

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, architect and civil engineer

Businesspeople

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Founder of

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* Li Dongsheng CEO of

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Zhang Zhidong Zhang Zhidong ( zh, t=張之洞) (2 September 18374 October 1909) was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Qing dynasty. Along with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong was one of the four most famous offici ...

Former CTO of

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Co-founder and president of

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Inc. *

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Founder and president of

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References

External links

Official webpage in English
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