Foshan University of Science and Technology

Foshan University of Science and Technology, formerly Foshan University, is a national master's degree awarding institution and a full-time undergraduate university. It is located in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, a national historical and cultural city. It has developed into a university with disciplines such as science, economics, law, education, literature, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management, and art...

Foshan University of Science and Technology is a full-time public undergraduate university approved by the Ministry of Education of China. It is a high-level university in Guangdong Province with a history of more than 60 years, with the right to award master's degrees and doctoral degrees. The university has three campuses: Xianxi, Jiangwan, and Hebin, with a total area of ​​more than 2,200 acres and a total construction area of ​​nearly 650,000 square meters. In 2021, it will be among the top 1000 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

Strengthen the advantages and characteristics, and improve the overall level of disciplines and majors. The school has 7 first-level disciplines authorized to confer master's degrees and 10 master's professional degree authorization categories, 2 Guangdong Province's key disciplines, 4 key disciplines with characteristics, and 4 key construction disciplines for "strengthening and strengthening". The engineering discipline has entered the top 1% of the ESI global ranking for the first time. There are 2 national characteristic majors, 3 national first-class professional construction points, 14 provincial characteristic majors, 6 provincial key majors, and 11 provincial first-class professional construction points. There are 53 enrollment majors, covering ten major disciplines such as engineering, and the proportion of science and engineering majors in enrollment is 68%.

Adhere to the strategy of strengthening the school with talents and build a high-quality teaching staff. There are 1,864 faculty and staff, including 617 senior titles, 741 doctoral degrees, 6 dual-appointed academicians (including 1 overseas academician), 14 full-time national high-level talents, and 17 provincial and ministerial high-level talents. More than 40% of the school's faculty and staff have studied or engaged in teaching and scientific research at overseas partner institutions. In addition, Nobel Prize winners Yang Zhenning and Ding Zhaozhong were hired as honorary professors, and 177 Lingnan Chair Professors were appointed.

Adhere to the fundamental task of cultivating morality and educating people, and achieve remarkable results in educating people. There are 18,894 full-time undergraduate students, 1,719 master's students, and 39 joint doctoral students. Since 2018, students have participated in various science and technology and cultural competitions at all levels and won a total of 3,408 provincial and above awards. The rate of graduates' destinations has been among the top in the province for many years. The school has been rated as a national typical experience university for innovation and entrepreneurship, a national demonstration unit for the co-construction of Yiban, etc.

Adhere to industry-university-research cooperation and enhance scientific research and innovation capabilities. It has 1 National Hydrogen Energy Technology Standard Innovation Base (Foshan) of the National Standards Committee, 1 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory, 5 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratories, and 29 Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Centers. In recent years, the school has obtained 194 national funds, 2 national key R&D plan projects, and 52 national, provincial, ministerial, and municipal science and technology awards. In 2021, the school's Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) was officially awarded by the State Intellectual Property Office, and 5 projects won the second prize of Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award.

Committed to international education and continuously improving the quality of education. Organize Sino-German, Guangdong-Taiwan (Taiwan) environmental engineering, product design and other undergraduate professional cooperative education projects, and carry out joint training of master/doctoral students with nearly 10 universities such as Belarusian State University. Establish scientific research platforms such as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology Joint Laboratory and the International Membrane Biology and Environmental Research Center.

Facing the future, the school adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, follows the school-running positioning of "based in Foshan, serving Guangdong, facing the whole country, and going to the world", adheres to the characteristic development model of "universities + high-end research institutes + leading enterprises", and accelerates the construction of a high-level university in Guangdong Province with outstanding advantages in science and engineering, distinctive application characteristics, and remarkable service results.

(Statistics as of March 1, 2022)