On January 9, 2017, South China University of Technology (SCUT) held a cadre assembly to announce a personnel change on university governance.

According to decisions made by the CPC Committee of the Ministry of Education, Zhang Xichun has been appointed as Secretary of the CPC SCUT Committee, as his successor Du Xiaoming has left the office due to reaching age limit.

Born in November 1963, Research Professor Zhang Xichun earned his PhD degree on communication and information system at SCUT. Before this month's appointment, he served as a Vice President of SCUT since March 2010.

Source from the University News CenterTranslated and edited by Xu PeimuFrom the SCUT News Network