In 2012, the school won 6 social science planning projects of Fujian Province and 22 projects of the Fujian Provincial Department of Education. In 2014, the school was approved for a National Social Science Fund project for the first time, and the number of provincial-level project approvals hit a new high. The college has undertaken projects entrusted by governments and enterprises such as Quanzhou, Putian, and Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zones. The funds for horizontal projects have increased, and the decision-making consulting results have been approved by the leaders of the provincial party committee and adopted by relevant units.
In 2013, 1 new Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Science Research Planning Youth Fund Project, 3 Provincial Social Science Planning Projects, 1 Provincial Special Theory Project, and 23 Provincial Department of Education Projects were added, ** *Obtained scientific research award funding of RMB 224,500. Teachers have published 70 papers in various academic journals (including 7 core journals), published 1 textbook, and obtained 2 national utility model patents. Teacher Liu Jiang from the Department of Ideology and Political Science was awarded the Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Fund Project of the Ministry of Education, and teacher Yang Xi from the Department of Computer Engineering was awarded the national utility model patent, both of which were unprecedented breakthroughs for the college. School Emblem The main part of the school emblem is an abstract sun rising from the horizontal plane, representing Sunshine College as an emerging private university rising on the banks of the Min River. The school motto "Strong and solid, radiant with each passing day" comes from a poem in "Zhouyi·Da Zhu".
"Strong and honest" means that a person must have masculine and upward strength, the spirit of self-improvement, and at the same time, he must have a simple and honest character and a down-to-earth style;
"The brilliance is getting newer every day. ” refers to the ideal state where a person must make progress every day in morality, knowledge, ability, cultivation, etc., and unremittingly pursue self-improvement. The school has created campus cultural brand activities with themes such as the Club Tour Festival, Culture and Art Festival, Sports Culture Festival, Dormitory Culture Festival, and Weekend Cultural Square. According to the school's official website in May 2015, the school has 37 student clubs including science and technology, academics, cultural theory, art and sports; 7 art teams such as singing team and dance team; and continues to carry out etiquette competitions, host competitions, singer competitions, and dance competitions. Contests, photography contests and other activities; won the Fujian Province and the Ministry of Education’s College Campus Culture Construction Achievement Awards many times.