South China University of Technology is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, located in the southern city of Guangzhou, covering an area of about 4.05 million square meters。The campus is divided into three campuses，Wushan Campus is located in Shipai College District, Tianhe District, Guangzhou，The campus is full of lakes and mountains, green trees and flowers，National architecture and modern buildings are scattered in harmony，Profound cultural heritage，It is the "civilized campus" named by the Ministry of Education;The University Town campus is located in Guangzhou University Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou，It is a modern campus with beautiful environment, advanced facilities, perfect management and innovative system.Guangzhou International Campus is located in Innovation City, Panyu District, Guangzhou，And Guangzhou University Town across the bank。The three campuses complement each other, which is an ideal place for many students to study。

South China University of Technology was formerly known as South China Institute of Technology，It was established in 1952 during the adjustment period of national colleges and universities，It is based on the School of Engineering of Sun Yat-sen University, the School of Science and Technology of South China Union University, the engineering department and specialty of the School of Technology of Lingnan University, and Guangdong Industrial College，Transferred to Hunan University, Wuchang Zhonghua University, Wuhan Jiaotong University, Nanchang University, Guangxi University and other five colleges and universities part of the engineering department and professional formation，It was renamed in 1988。The school has a long history，As the foundation, the School of Engineering of Sun Yat-sen University originated from the School of Science and Technology of National Sun Yat-sen University, which was established in 1931.The Institute of Science and Technology of South China Union University was formed by the merger of the Institute of Engineering of Guangdong National University, which was founded in 1930, and the Institute of Science and Technology of Guangzhou University, which was founded in 1940.The Lingnan University Institute of Technology can be traced back to the Lingnan University Institute of Engineering, which was established in 1930;The predecessor of Guangdong Industrial College was the first Class A industrial school of Guangdong Province established in 1918，Its history can be traced back to 1910 when the Qing government founded Guangdong Craft Bureau。These colleges and universities were the cradle of training advanced engineering and technical talents and the important source of democratic scientific thought in early South China。

1960年，The school was rated as the advanced unit of the national cultural and educational front，In the same year, it became a national key university;In 1981, it was approved by The State Council as the first batch of doctoral and master's degree-granting institutions;In 1993, it was the first time for colleges and universities in China to jointly build departments and provinces.In 1995, it passed the preliminary examination of the "211 Project" department，It has entered the ranks of national key universities for the 21st century;End of 1999，Passed the Ministry of Education excellent evaluation of undergraduate teaching work，Become the first batch of "excellent undergraduate teaching schools" in China;The same year，Approved by Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education，Establishment of national university Science park;The year 2000，Approved the establishment of a graduate school;The year 2001，A new round of key ministries and provinces will be implemented，The university has entered the ranks of the national high-level University construction (" 985 Project ")，In 2007, I passed the undergraduate teaching level evaluation of the Ministry of Education with excellent results.The year 2012，In Shanghai Jiao Tong University "Academic Ranking of World Universities" top 500;January 2013，Selected as one of the "Top Universities in China" by "China University Evaluation";The same year，Once again ranked among the top 500 universities in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.In 2016, it was ranked in the "World Academic Ranking" of Shanghai Jiaotong University，Overall entered the top 300，The engineering field ranks 22nd in the world。

After more than 60 years of construction and development, South China University of Technology has become a comprehensive research-oriented university with a strong focus on engineering, a combination of science and technology, and a coordinated development of management, economics, liberal arts, law and medicine。The overall level of light industry technology and engineering, food science and engineering, urban and rural planning, material science and engineering, architecture, chemical engineering and technology, landscape architecture and other disciplines ranked among the top ten in China。Seven disciplines, including chemistry, materials science, engineering, agricultural science, physics, Biology and biochemistry, and computer science, have entered the top 1% of the international ESI global ranking。The school has good operating conditions, excellent teaching environment and rigorous academic research. Adhering to the school motto of "learning carefully, thinking carefully, discerning and practicing", the school adheres to the training goal of high-quality, "three creative types (innovation, creation, entrepreneurship)" and top-notch innovative talents with an international vision, and strives to cultivate innovative and compound talents。Over the past 60 years, the university has trained more than 380,000 students of various types of higher education for the country, and a large number of graduates have become the backbone of science and technology, famous entrepreneurs and leading cadres in China。

In a new stage of historical development，The school will hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics，以邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观为指导，Always put people first，Adhere to the academic establishment of the school, the talent of the school, the open living school, the culture of the school，Discipline construction as the leading，Take talent training as the fundamental，Focus on scientific and technological work，We will strive to build South China University of Technology into a first-class and world-renowned high-level research university in China。