From March 6 to 8, under the leadership of Dr. Huang from Hong Kong University (HKU), 7 SCUT students and 7 HKU students conducted a field investigation in Duling Primary School of Guigang

On April 12, Ravi Bhattarai, Consul General of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in Guangzhou, visited SCUT. Vice President Prof. Qiu Xueqing met with the guests at the Shaw Building of Humanities.

On March 30, Prof. Mostafa A. El-Sayed, member of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and laureate of the US National Medal of Science, visited SCUT. President Prof. Wang Yingjun met with Prof.