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The Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is a municipal public university in 
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...
, Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
, China. It is owned and funded by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government. In 2022, there were over 10,000 students enrolled. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction
The World First-Class Universities and First-Class Academic Disciplines Construction (), together known as Double First-Class Construction (), is a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the Chinese central government, initiated ...
.History
SUSTech was established in 2010. As it did not get the permission fromMinistry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
to admit high school graduates that year, it admitted home educated students, and became the second university to help enhance home-grown talent and innovation, as well as to further develop a culture of tertiary education in China. In the following years though, it admits regular high school graduates just like the other universities as it obtained the needed permission.
It is located in the rapidly-growing tech capital city of Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...
.
Location
SUSTech is located on a large campus covering an area of 1,978,980 m2 in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen. The campus is a mix of modern buildings, streams and tree-lined green spaces. The university is committed to environmental-friendly policies and aims to have zero carbon emissions.Rankings and reputation
In theTimes Higher Education
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Ownership
TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...
2022 survey, it ranked among the Top Ten universities in mainland China. It was ranked 162nd among the universities in the world. It was also ranked 19th in Asia and 13th in the Young University Rankings in 2022.
The Academic Ranking of World Universities
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, also known as the "Shanghai Ranking", placed SUSTech 101-150th in the world, 19th in Asia, and 11th in China.
In THE Young Universities Rankings 2021, SUSTech was ranked the top young university in China.
In THE Global University Employability Ranking, SUSTech was ranked 189th in 2020 and improved to 158th in 2021.
In QS World University Ranking 2023, SUSTech was ranked 11th in mainland China, 91st in Asia and 226th in the world.
Nature Index
SUSTech ranked 2nd in the world forNature Index
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2021 Young Universities (Leading 150 Young Universities). It also ranked 31st in the world and 13th in the Asia-Pacific region for Annual Nature Index Table 2023.
See also
*List of universities and colleges in Guangdong
As of 2022, Guangdong have 160 institutions of higher education, ranking first in South Central China region and 2nd among all Chinese provinces/municipalities after Jiangsu (168). Guangdong is also the seat of 14 adult higher education institution ...
* List of universities in China
, there were 3,012 colleges and universities, with over 40 million students enrolled in mainland China. More than 40 million Chinese students graduated from university from 2016 to 2020. Corresponding with the merging of many public universiti ...
* Higher education in China
In 2023, the university enrollment rate in the People's Republic of China was 60.2% according to country's Ministry of Education, representing 47 million mainland Chinese students enrolled in 4-year university and college degree programs in some ...
References
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