Nearly13,000freshstudentsregisteredatSCUT’sthreecampuseslastweek,asthegenerationbornafter2000forthefirsttimespotlightedonthecentralstageofthewelcomingday.Forthisyear,6,182freshundergradates,with61%ofthembornin2000,and6,644freshgraduatesjoinedthegreatfamilyofSCUTonJune6and7.UniversityleadersincludingZhangXichun,WangYingjun,LiuQijin,YuQijun,TaoShaojing,DangZhi,andLiZhengwereonsitetoinstructregistrationworks.TheGuangzhouInternationalCampus,whichisSCUT’sthirdcampusafteronesatWushanandtheUniversityTo
SCUT’sGuangzhouInternationalCampushasnowenteredPhase-Iofitsconstructionplan,afteraceremonyofactivatingtheprojectwascelebratedonAugust16,withthecampus’sfirstpilebeinginstalledonAugust24.Ithasbeenonly17monthssincetheuniversitysignedtheagreementofbuildingtheGuangzhouInternationalCampuswiththeMinistryofEducationandthegovernmentsofGuangdongprovinceandGuangzhou,aprogressthatdemonstratedthe“Guangzhouspeedandefficiency”totheworld.Thisnewcampuswilltakefocusoncutting-edgetechnologiesandaddressmajordemands
Fromtheyear2018,applicationsareopenforstudentsofSCUTtotakecoursesinemergingengineeringsubjectsattheGuangzhouInternationalCampus,whilefreshstudentsaregiventhreeoptionsforstudyingthereinthefuture.SCUTplanstoenroll6,300freshundergraduatesthisautumn,whilepartofthesestudentswillbehavingopportunitiesofstudyingattheGuangzhouInternationalCampus,thethirdcampusoftheuniversityaftertheonesatWushanandtheGuangzhouHigherEducationMegaCenter.Theuniversityhasrecentlyformallyinitiatedtheconstructionofthisnewcampus
SCUTislookingforwardtoextendingpartnershipswithseveralprestigiousuniversitiesinNewZealand,Australia,andSingapore,afteradelegationledbyZhangXichun,SecretaryofCPCSCUTCommittee,travelledtothesecountriesearlierthismonthandproducedfruitfulresultsindevelopingcooperativeprograms.FromJune5to14,thedelegationpaidvisitstotheUniversityofAuckland,theUniversityofNewSouthWales,theUniversityofWesternAustralia,CurtinUniversity,andtheNanyangTechnologicalUniversity.DuringthemeetingwithJenniferDixon,DeputyVice-Chan
ThegroundbreakingceremonyofSCUT’sGuangzhouInternationalCampuswasthisWednesdaylaunchedattheGuangzhouInternationalInnovationCity,PanyuDistrict,meaningtheconstructionofSCUT’sthirdcampushasbeenformallyactivated.Thenewcampuswillbehosting10schoolsfeaturingforefrontinterdisciplinaryfieldsandanumberofresearchinstitutes.Itwillfunctionasahubforaddressingmajordemandsofthecountryandtheregion,conductingfrontierscientificresearch,promotinghigh-endtechnologytransfer,andtrainingtoptalentsforinnovativeabilities,
SCUTisstrengtheninglinkswithseveralmajoruniversitiesintheUSandCanada,afteradelegationofSCUTtravelledtotheseuniversitiesfromMarch22to29,andreachedconsensuswiththemonadvancingfurthercooperationattheGuangzhouInternationalCampus.ThedelegateswereledbyProfessorYuQijun,DeputySecretaryoftheCPCSCUTCommittee,andProfessorDouglasRuth,ChiefScientistandDeanofSCUT’sShien-MingWuSchoolofIntelligentEngineeringattheGuangzhouInternationalCampus.TheirdestinationsincludedtheUniversityofMichigan(UM)intheUS,andMcMaster
SCUTisspeedingupitsprogressofcollaboratingwiththeUniversityofWesternAustralia(UWA),astheGuangzhouInternationalCampusisgettingclosertostartconstruction.IainWattandJohnDell,UWA’sProVice-Chancellors,paidavisittoSCUTlastweek.TheywerereceivedbyZhangXichun,SecretaryoftheCPCSCUTCommittee,andQiuXueqing,SCUT’sVicePresident,attheLiwuBuildingofScienceandTechnologyonMarch19.ZhangXichunindicatedinthemeetingthatSCUT’sGuangzhouInternationalCampus,afterayearofelaboratepreparationwithstrongsupportfromtheMinistry
2018-03-07readCount:577ProfessorNiJun,aprestigiousscholarinmanufacturingengineeringattheUniversityofMichigan(UMich),visitedSCUTlastweektodiscusswithitsleadersonbuildingtheShien-MingWuSchoolofIntelligentEngineeringattheGuangzhouInternationalCampus.NiJuniscurrentlyatenuredprofessoratUMichandHonoraryDeanoftheShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity–UniversityofMichiganJointInstitute.DuringhisvisittoSCUT,hewasreceivedbyZhangXichun,SecretaryoftheCPCSCUTCommittee,andWangYingjun,PresidentofSCUT,attheLiwuBuildingofSc
VicePresidentQiuXueqingmetwithProfessorNiJun,DirectorofShien-MingWuManufacturingResearchCenter,UniversityofMichiganinHangzhouon7thDecandsignedcooperationagreementonthejointdevelopmentofShien-MingWuSchoolofIntelligentEngineeringattheGuangzhouInternationalCampusofSCUT.Bothpartiesagreedthatthenewschoolwillfocusonthejointeducation,jointresearchandjointlaboratoryinthefieldsofartificialintelligence,high-endequipment,manufacturingengineering,etc.SourcefromtheUniversityNewsCenterTranslatedandeditedbyPan
SCUTislookingforwardtoboostingtieswithpartnersinWesternAustralia,afteradelegationconsistingofhigh-rankingofficialsofthegovernmentanduniversitiesofWesternAustraliavisitedSCUTonlastFridayandsignedtwocooperationagreements.Among18delegateswereSuzanneEllery,WesternAustralia’sMinisterforEducationandTraining,RobDelane,WesternAustralia’sDeputyDirectorGeneralofInternationalEducation,TradeandInvestment,DawnFreshwater,Vice-ChancelloroftheUniversityofWesternAustralia(UWA),andDeborahTerry,Vice-ChancellorofCu
TheconstructionprogressofSCUT’sGuangzhouInternationalCampusisspeedingup,afteruniversityleadersandacademicsheldadiscussionpanelonMondaytoconductafeasibilitystudyfortheproject.LeadersthatattendedthemeetingthatwasconvenedattheShawBuildingofHumanitiesincludedSecretaryoftheCPCSCUTCommitteeZhangXichun,PresidentWangYingjun,ExecutiveVice-PresidentPengXinyi,DeputySecretariesoftheCPCSCUTCommitteeLiuQijinandYuQijun,andVicePresidentsPengShuolong,QiuXueqingandDangZhi.Threeschemesdraftedbydifferentteamswerede
SCUTplanstoenroll6,300freshundergraduatesthisautumn,asadvancedschemesfortraininghigh-performancestudentsandinternationaljointprogramswillcontinuetoexpandinscaleandscope.TheuniversityheldapressconferenceonJune8,theseconddayofChina’sNationalCollegeEntranceExamination(NCEE),toannounceitsundergraduaterecruitmentplanoftheacademicyear2017/2018,whenZhangXichun,SecretaryoftheCPCSCUTCommittee,addressedakeynotespeech.ZhangXichunpraisedthattherapiddevelopmentofSCUThasbenefitedfrom“therighttiming”ofthenatio