Since its establishment, South China University of Technology has trained 560,000 higher education students for the country. The employment rate of graduates has been in the forefront of universities in China and Guangdong Province for many years, and a large number of graduates have become the backbone of science and technology, famous entrepreneurs and leading cadres in China. The school is known as "the cradle of engineers" and "the cradle of entrepreneurs" and has been selected as the national demonstration base for mass entrepreneurship and innovation.
The school promotes the construction of first-class universities, with strong original scientific research and innovation ability. It has built 28 national scientific research platforms and 2 17 provincial scientific research platforms, ranking among the top universities in China and the first in Guangdong. The disclosure of invention patent applications, the authorization of invention patents and the possession of effective invention patents rank among the top universities in China. Since 2009, the number of China patent awards won by the first patentee ranks first among universities in China.