Sun Yat-sen University Shenzhen Campus.

Sun Yat-sen University Shenzhen Campus recently marked the completion of its first phase of construction. On June 19, an open day was held for the media, with over 20 prominent outlets participating, including People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and China Daily.

During the event, President Gao Song of Sun Yat-sen University provided an overview of the campus, highlighting its successful Phase I completion. 

Spanning across 5,000 acres, the Shenzhen campus now accommodates over 10,000 students and 1,000 faculty members. With a comprehensive range of disciplines and a complete talent training system from undergraduate to doctoral levels, it houses 17 colleges and two affiliated hospitals.

Phase I is comprised of eight teaching buildings with 298 modern classrooms, over 85% of which are equipped with intelligent technology. Additionally, the phase has five public experimental teaching platforms and 75 undergraduate teaching laboratories, providing students with an excellent research environment. It also includes 11 buildings designed to accommodate faculty members.

Gao emphasized the university's commitment to advancing the second phase of construction within the Guangming Science City development plan. This will involve strengthening the presence of "future technology" disciplines, accelerating the establishment of emerging engineering fields such as intelligent manufacturing, new materials, new energy, biomedicine and flexible electronics. The university also plans to consider the establishment of a humanities research institute to further enhance the campus environment.

The Shenzhen campus officially commenced operations Aug. 24, 2020, with 2,346 students from five departments of the Guangzhou campus participating in its inauguration.

In November 2015, Sun Yat-sen University and the Shenzhen government signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly establish a world-class university, aiming to cultivate high-level innovative talents to support Guangdong's economic and social development. In line with this objective, the university has partnered with the Shenzhen government to build three affiliated hospitals, raising the standard of medical education and healthcare in the region.

As per the development plan, the Shenzhen campus will eventually accommodate 20,000 students, with admission and graduation standards aligned with those of the Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou campus.