South China University of Technology
华南理工大学
The South China University of Technology (SCUT) is a leading educational institution in China. It is a public research-intensive university directly governed by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Located in the city of Guangzhou, a thriving metropolis in South China, the university today covers a total area of 391 hectares, consisting of three campuses: the Wushan Campus, the University Town Campus, and the Guangzhou International Campus.
The university was formerly known as the South China Institute of Technology, which was first founded in 1952 by merging the engineering schools and departments of several major universities and polytechnic institutes from five provinces, including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi.
The reorganization, at the time, brought engineering faculties with the strongest academic strengths in the central and southern China together in Guangzhou. The predecessors of this new institute shared long histories of developing modern higher education and scientific research, especially in training students of engineering and technology. The outstanding tradition dates back to the early 20th century, when modern democracy and science were emerging and developing quickly in Guangdong province.
华南理工大学地处广州，是直属教育部的全国重点大学，校园分为五山校区、大学城校区和广州国际校区，是首届“全国文明校园”获得单位。学校办学源远流长，最早可溯源至1918年成立的广东省立第一甲种工业学校（史称“红色甲工”）；正式组建于1952年全国高等院校调整时期，为新中国“四大工学院”之一；1960年成为全国重点大学；1981年经国务院批准为首批博士和硕士学位授予单位；1993年在全国高校首开部省共建之先河；1995年进入“211工程”行列；2001年进入“985工程”行列；2017年进入“双一流”建设A类高校行列，2020年进入上海软科“世界大学学术排名”前200强。
如今的华南理工大学已经发展为一所以工见长，理工医结合，管、经、文、法等多学科协调发展的综合性研究型大学。轻工技术与工程、建筑学、食品科学与工程、化学工程与技术、环境科学与工程、材料科学与工程、机械工程、管理科学与工程等学科整体水平进入全国前10%；12个学科领域进入ESI全球排名前1%，其中，工程学、材料科学、化学、农业科学、计算机科学5个学科领域跻身全球排名前1‰。
