At SUSTech, we believe in creating the perfect environment for our staff and students to nurture their business skills and develop their own start-ups. With ‘Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ as our motto, we have established the Industry-University Research Committee, which overseas a framework including the Asset Management company, Investment company, Incubator company, and the Science Park company who between them provide an entrepreneurial platform, establishment and management of VC funds, and offer resources and space for start-ups to flourish.

SUSTech is a global academic community in which 90 percent of the faculty has worked overseas and 60 percent has degrees from the top 100 universities in the world.  Competitive with any top-notch research university position in the world, faculty hiring and promotion follows international standards and adopts the tenure system.  SUSTech offers an impressive salary package, faculty housing on campus, ample laboratory space, generous start-up funding, and top of the line, brand-new teaching facilities.  This is a place where the faculty can realize their career dreams and

• No. 3 fastest growing institution in the world as ranked by Nature Index Rising Stars in 2016
• 26 academic programs across 14 Schools / Departments
• 430 faculty members: 100% PhD degree holders; 90% have worked overseas and 60% have degrees from the top 100 universities globally
• 3,596 undergraduates; 788 postgraduate and doctoral students
• 10:1 Student / Faculty ratio

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Whether it is creating joint graduate programs with reputable overseas universities, or hosting academic conferences to enrich the academic community or launching global partnerships in technology enterprises, SUSTech initiatives encourage and support global networking and technology transfer.  At present, 22 enterprises have been established and 8 more are in the process of registration.  With the College of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, SUSTech is serious about being the leader in innovation and technology transfer, and is currently building an International Maker Space to

Shenzhen is quickly becoming China’s go-to city for cutting-edge design, innovation and enterprise. It is home to China’s leading corporations in the Fortune 500, such as Huawei, Tencent, and Ping An Insurance, and emerging giant ventures of global impact with BYD Auto, BGI Genomics, and DJI-Innovation.  And in 2016 alone, over $377 billion worth of imports and exports passed through its port, making it the 4th busiest sea port in the world! 

The foundation of innovation and applied research is nurtured in a balanced and high-quality academic and social environment.  SUSTech students communicate face to face with Nobel laureates, experts and scholars, and attend powerful seminars, lectures and forums, which are organized frequently on campus.  SUSTech strongly advocates the interaction between theory and practice and supports undergraduates’ participation in research and study.  This interaction is the key to sustainable growth and development for our students.  SUSTech also encourage

While there are thousands of universities in the world, SUSTech is quickly separating itself from the pack. On September 20, 2018, the Nature Index 2018 Rising Stars list showed that 51 of the world's 100 fastest-rising organizations were from China. Among them, SUSTech was ranked fourth. The rankings explicitly discussed SUSTech, which has more than four times the index's growth and ranks first among the rising stars of young universities. In May 2017, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released the "Best China. University Rankings".

If your dream is to work side by side with the best researchers in your field, look no further than SUSTech.  By September 2017, 430 faculty members were hired by SUSTech, including 18 academicians and Fellows of Academies, 48 recipients of the Thousand Talents Program, 15 Changjiang Scholars, 15 recipients of the National Science Fund for the Distinguished Young Scholars, 61 recipients of the Thousand Young Talents Program and 231 awardees of the Shenzhen Talent Peacock Plan.

At the core of the academic research system at SUSTech are its research centers, laboratories and other research platforms.  At present, SUSTech has established the College for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and has over $84 million worth of research equipment with plans to establish 26 more research centers in such fields as Micro/Nano-Scale science, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Industrial & Advanced Manufacturing research, Life, Biomedicine and Bio-Engineering sciences, Neutron Science, Photonics and Marine studies, Big Data and Large-Scale Computational resea

Aiming to grow into a top-tier research university, SUSTech focuses on science and engineering, along with selected programs in medical science, humanities and social sciences.  Drawing on the best practices of world-class universities and highly-skilled faculty members, students may choose from 22 majors in 14 academic departments.  In the next five years, SUSTech will establish seven schools in sciences, engineering, life and health sciences, medical science, humanities and social sciences, business, and innovation and entrepreneurship.  Unique to SUSTech, students can work i