Today, South China University of Technology has developed into a comprehensive research university which combines science, engineering and medicine, and the management, economy, literature and law develop in harmony. The overall level of light industry technology and engineering, architecture, food science and engineering, chemical engineering and technology, environmental science and engineering, material science and engineering, mechanical engineering, management science and engineering has entered the national top10%; 12 disciplines are in the top 1‰ in the global ranking of ESI, among which engineering, materials science, chemistry, agricultural science and computer science are in the top 1‰ in the global ranking.
Since its establishment, the school has trained 560,000 students of all kinds of higher education for the country, and the employment rate of graduates has been in the forefront of universities in China and Guangdong Province for many years. 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.
20 17 Guangzhou International Campus is jointly built by the Ministry of Education, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City and South China University of Technology. It is the new engine of the school's "double first-class" construction and another new exploration of the local internationalization model of higher education in China. According to the development orientation of "Excellence, First-class Achievement", the campus is rooted in China, integrates Chinese and foreign countries, gathers global innovation elements, contributes to the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Education Demonstration Zone, devotes itself to building a highland for gathering international high-level teams and cultivating leading talents in new engineering, conducts in-depth international cooperation, focuses on cutting-edge scientific research, promotes the transformation of high-end achievements, innovates and creates entrepreneurship, and takes the lead in building a world-class demonstration campus with high level, internationalization, research and new engineering characteristics.