（Guangzhou）Sun Yat-sen University

Introduction

Sun Yat-sen University, founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen，has an educational tradition spanning over 100 years. Under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, and strongly supported by both the Ministry and Guangdong Province, Sun Yat-sen University has developed into a modern comprehensive university that enjoys a reputation as a top-tier university nationally and a renowned university internationally. With five campuses in the three cities of Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen, and ten affiliated hospitals, the University is striving to become a world-class university and global center of learning.

Built on a solid multidisciplinary foundation of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences, and engineering, Sun Yat-sen University is propelled forward by the continuous pursuit of academic innovation. The University is equipped with a globally aware outlook, and has dedicated itself to being an institution that is comprehensive, research-oriented, and open. The University adheres to the socialist orientation of higher education, focusing on the fundamental task of nurturing virtue and talents. The basic guiding philosophy is to target the global science frontiers, serve the main economic battlefield, strive to fulfill significant needs of the country and benefit people's lives and health. The coordinated development of five campuses in the three cities of Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen will jointly support the development of the entire University. The University is pushing forward the transformation from external development to internal development, the transformation from routine development to active development, and the transformation from a university with discrete advantages in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and medical sciences to a university where humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences, engineering, agriculture and arts can achieve comprehensive development. Now, standing at a new starting point, Sun Yat-sen University strives to join the national first-tier universities and build a world-class university with Chinese characteristics.

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Exchange Program

Internationalization has become an important strategic task of Sun Yat-sen University ever since its foundation. The University is committed to seeking/providing diverse exchange programs and nurturing the students as global citizens with international perspective as well as local root throughout their studies at the University. Sun Yat-sen University currently has entered into formal exchange agreements with numerous institutions both on university level and school level. Check the Partner List to see if your institution already has an exchange agreement with Sun Yat-sen University. If you are interested in participating in one of these exchange programs, please contact the Exchange Coordinator at your home institution.
If your university is not among those listed as a Sun Yat-sen University Exchange Partner, you may qualify to attend Sun Yat-sen University as a visiting student or you can consider transferring to Sun Yat-sen University as a full-time degree student. For international visiting students and degree students, please refer to the following website: http://iso.sysu.edu.cn/
Contact
Address: No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, China
Tel: +86-020-84110819
Fax: +86-020-84115621
Email: admissions@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Source: Sun Yat-sen University