South China University of Technology

The South China University of Technology (SCUT; ) is a national public university located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The university is affilaited with the Ministry of Education of China, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. It is part of Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University Plan. The university is a multidisciplinary university focusing on engineering, combined with science, also promoting well coordinated development of management, economics, humanities and law. History Formerly known as the South China Institute of Technology, it was established in 1952, through a reorganization process that unified the engineering schools and departments of major universities from five provinces in Central and Southern China, including the former National Sun Yat-sen University, Lingnan University, Hunan University, Guangxi University, South China Joint University, and four others. In 1960, it was selected as one of the National Key Universities, under the direct administration of the Chinese Ministry of Education. The University was renamed as South China University of Technology in 1988. In 1995, it was selected as one of the universities into which China will make a significant investment in the 21st century as part of Project 211. In 1999, it was rated "excellent" during the Undergraduate Teaching Assessment, and was among the first "Excellent Universities of Undergraduate Education" in the country. In the same year, a national science park was established with the authorization of the State Ministry of Technology and State Ministry of Education. In 2000, authorization was given for the establishment of a Graduate School. In 2001, it became one of the 39 national universities sponsored by Project 985. In 2017, it became one of the 36 Class A Double First-Class Universities.