Wushan Campus (North Campus): 381 Wushan Rd, Tianhe District University Town Campus (South Campus): 382 Waihuan Dong Rd, HEMC, Panyu District Guangzhou International Campus (GZIC): 777 Xingye Dadao Xi, Panyu District
The university is a multidisciplinary university focusing on engineering, combined with science, also promoting well coordinated development of management, economics, humanities and law.[1]
In 1960, it was selected as one of the National Key Universities, under the direct administration of the Chinese Ministry of Education.[9]
The University was renamed as South China University of Technology in 1988.[1]
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 Project 211.[9]
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.[9]
In 2001, it became one of the 39 national universities sponsored by Project 985.[9]
The university ranked 301-400th according to the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[13] In 2015, its engineering/technology and computer science was ranked 48th,[14] and its mathematics and chemistry were ranked 151-200th and 101-150th respectively among world universities.[15][16]
The university ranked 200-300th according to the 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[17]
The university ranked 151-200th according to the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[18]
The university ranked 101-150th according to the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[19]
There are three SCUT campuses, both located in Guangzhou: Wushan Campus (or North Campus), University Town Campus (or South Campus, HEMC Campus) and Guangzhou International Campus (GZIC). The headquarters of the university are on the Wushan Campus.
Of SCUT's 32 schools, 17 are located on the Wushan Campus, 11 on the University Town Campus, and 4 on the GZIC.
Wushan Campus (North Campus)
Shaw Building of Humanities contributed by Run Run ShawBuilding No. 12 of the school of business administration, formerly used by the National Sun Yat-sen University law schoolShaw Building of Humanities and West Lake
^ abcde"华南理工大学2017-2018学年本科教学质量报告" [Undergraduate Teaching Quality Report of 2017-2018, South China University of Technology] (in Chinese (China)). SCUT Information Disclosure Website. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
^"CWTS Leiden Ranking 2013". Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) and Leiden University. Retrieved 19 March 2014. For details on the survey's methodology, see "CWTS Leiden Ranking 2013". Data collection.
