South China University of Technology

University in Guangdong, China

South China University of Technology

华南理工大学

Former names

| South China Institute of Technology[1]
Motto| 博学慎思 明辨笃行

Motto in English

| Study Extensively, Enquire Accurately; Discriminate Clearly, Practise Earnestly
Type| Public coeducational
Established| 1952; 73 years ago (1952)

Academic affiliation

| Project 985
Double First-Class Construction
Excellence League
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (GHMUA)
President| Liqun Zhang (2021-)

Academic staff

| 2,917 (2018)[2]
Undergraduates| 24,861 (full-time, 2018)[2]
Postgraduates| 17,144 (2018)[2]

Doctoral students

| 3,352 (2018)[2]

Other students

| International students: 1,829 (2018)[2]
Address|

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

Guangzhou

Guangdong

China

Campus| Multiple Sites
Website| www.scut.edu.cn (in Chinese)
www.scut.edu.cn/en (in English)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese| 华南理工大学
Traditional Chinese| 華南理工大學
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Huánán Lǐgōng Dàxué
University rankingsBCUR National[3]|  Domestic|  31

|
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Wu Shulian National[4]|  Domestic|  22
CUAA National[5]|  Alumni|  25
QS National[6]|  General|  23
THE National[7]|  General|  20–24
QS Asia
(Asia version)[8]|  General|  147
THE Asia
(Asia version)[9]|  General|  =48
ARWU World[10]|  Research|  101–150
QS World[11]|  General|  377
THE World[12]|  General|  251–300
USNWR World[13]|  General|  166

The South China University of Technology (SCUT) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and co-sponsored with the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.

## History

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Main Gate, North Campus Motto stone erected when this area was part of National Sun Yat-sen University during the 1930s

* Formerly known as the South China Institute of Technology (华南工学院), 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 Southern China, including the former National Sun Yat-sen University, Lingnan University, Hunan University, Guangxi University, South China Joint University, and four others.[14]
* In 1960, it was selected as one of the National Key Universities, under the direct administration of the Chinese Ministry of Education.[14]
* 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.[14]
* 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.[citation needed]
* In 2000, authorization was given for the establishment of a Graduate School.[14]
* In 2001, it became one of the 39 national universities sponsored by Project 985.[14]
* In 2017, it became one of the 36 Class A Double First-Class Universities.[14]

## Rankings and reputation

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* In the 2013 Leiden Ranking 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 Nankai University, Hunan University, University of Science and Technology of China, and Lanzhou University.[15]
* As of 2023, QS World University Rankings placed the university at # 392 in the world.[16]
* The university ranked 401-500th according to the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[17]
* The university ranked 301-400th according to the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[18] In 2015, its engineering/technology and computer science was ranked 48th,[19] and its mathematics and chemistry were ranked 151-200th and 101-150th respectively among world universities.[20][21]
* The university ranked 200-300th according to the 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[22]
* The university ranked 151-200th according to the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[23]
* The university ranked 101-150th according to the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[24]
* The university ranked 448th according to the 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities.[25]
* The university ranked 394th according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities.[26]
* The university ranked 219th according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities.[27]

## Alumni

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### Politicians and military

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* Cheng Siwei – Vice Chairman of The National People's Congress
* Wan Qingliang  – Former mayor and CCP secretary of Guangzhou City
* Lin Shusen  – Former Governor and Deputy Communist Party Chief of Guizhou Province

### Athletes

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* Chen Ding  – 2012 Summer Olympics gold medallist in the 20 kilometres walk

### Academics

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* 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 2010 Shanghai World Expo.[28]
* Thomas Hou  – Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics at the California Institute of Technology
* Rong Baisheng, architect and civil engineer

### Businesspeople

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* Yao Zhenhua  – Founder of Baoneng Group
* Li Dongsheng  – CEO of TCL Corporation
* Zhang Zhidong  – Former CTO of Tencent
* He Xiaopeng  – Co-founder and president of UCWeb Inc.
* Robin Zeng  – Founder and president of CATL

## References

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1. ^ a b "Introduction".
2. ^ a b c d e "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.
3. ^ "2025 Best Chinese Universities Ranking". Shanghai Ranking. 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
4. ^ "Wu Shulian 2025 China University Evaluation". Chinese Academy of Management Science. 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
5. ^ Chinese Universities Alumni Association (2025). "Alumni Association (22nd Edition): Chinese University Rankings 2025". Retrieved January 7, 2025. Alternative URL
6. ^ "QS University Rankings 2026 - China (Mainland)". Top Universities. 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
7. ^ "THE University Rankings 2025 - China". Times Higher Education (THE). 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
8. ^ "QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
9. ^ "Asia University Rankings 2025". Times Higher Education. 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
10. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
11. ^ "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
12. ^ "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
13. ^ U.S. News & World Report (2025). "2025-2026 Best Global Universities Rankings". Retrieved June 17, 2025.
14. ^ a b c d e f "History & Mission". www.scut.edu.cn. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
15. ^ "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.
16. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2024". Top Universities. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
17. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2012". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
18. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
19. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities in Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences - 2015". 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
20. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities in Mathematics - 2015 | 2015 Top 200 Universities in Mathematics | ARWU-SUBJECT 2015". 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
21. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities in Chemistry - 2015 | 2015 Top 200 Universities in Chemistry | ARWU-SUBJECT 2015". 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
22. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2016". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
23. ^ "South China University of Technology | Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2020 | Shanghai Ranking - 2020". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
24. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
25. ^ "South China University of Technology in China | US News Best Global Universities". 2015-01-09. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09.
26. ^ "South China University of Technology in China | US News Best Global Universities 2017". 2017-02-03. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03.
27. ^ "Best Global Universities Rankings: South China University of Technology 2023". U.S. News & World Report. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
28. ^ "Professor He Jingtang".

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