South China University of Technology, referred to as "Huagong", is located in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. It is directly under the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It is a national key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Guangdong Province. Project", "985 Project", selected into the Higher Education Discipline Innovation Talent Introduction Program, the Outstanding Engineer Education and Training Program, the Excellent Legal Talent Education and Training Program, the New Engineering Research and Practice Project, the National Construction of High-level University Postgraduate Project, and the Chinese Government Scholarship Institutions accepting foreign students from China, demonstration bases for studying in China by the Ministry of Education, and the first batch of high-school scientific and technological achievements transformation and technology transfer bases. It is the Old Eight Schools of Architecture, the Excellent University Alliance, the Sino-Russian Engineering University Alliance, the China-Europe Engineering Education Platform, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University. Bay Area Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation Alliance, a member of the Sino-British University Engineering Education and Research Alliance, the first batch of doctoral and master's degree granting units in the country, and the first batch of "Future Technology College" construction universities; A comprehensive research university with coordinated development of economics, literature, law, medicine and other disciplines.
South China University of Technology, formerly known as South China Institute of Technology, can be traced back to the first type A industrial school established in Guangdong Province in 1918. It was formally established in 1952 after the adjustment of colleges and departments of national colleges and universities. Based on the engineering department and majors of Lingnan University Institute of Technology and Guangdong Industrial College, some engineering departments and majors were transferred to Hunan University, Wuchang Zhonghua University, Wuhan Jiaotong University, Nanchang University, and Guangxi University. It is a new One of the four major engineering colleges in China; became a national key university in 1960; changed its name to South China University of Technology in 1988.
The school is divided into three campuses. Wushan Campus is located in Shipai High School District, Tianhe District; University City Campus is located in Guangzhou University City, Panyu District; Guangzhou International Campus is located in Innovation City, Panyu District.