2024
About Guangzhou, China
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Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province and is also an important center city, international trade center, comprehensive transportation hub in China. Guangzhou is in the southern part of China, downstream of the Pearl River, and adjacent to the South China Sea. Guangzhou is a historical and cultural city and one of the starting points of the Maritime Silk Road. Guangzhou has been the political, economic, and cultural center of Guangdong and Lingnan region since ancient times. In various cultural fields such as architecture, art, religion, and drama, music, literature, Guangzhou has shown its long historical heritage and distinctive personality. Guangzhou is also the southern gateway for China to the world, it is the central city of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Pan-Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, and a hub city of the Belt and Road Initiatives.
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About South China University of Technology
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The South China University of Technology (SCUT) is located in the city of Guangzhou, a thriving metropolis in South China. SCUT is a leading educational institution in China. It is a public research-intensive university directly governed by the Chinese Ministry of Education. In 1995, SCUT was listed in China's “Project 211”, a national endeavor aiming at strengthening top institutions of higher learning as a priority for the 21st century. In 2001, SCUT was listed in “Project 985”, which at the time was the country's most significant educational project for funding world-class universities. Then in 2017, it was chosen into China’s “Double World Class” project as a Category-A University. After over 60 years of development, SCUT has become a multi-disciplinary university, merging science, engineering, business management, arts and social science, medicine and other disciplines into one integration.
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