The school takes "credit system, academy system, tutorial system" and "internationalization, individualization and elitism" as its core and characteristics, and vigorously cultivates top-notch innovative talents. The school is managed by the academy system. At present, there are six academies, namely Zhiren, Shu Ren, Zhicheng, Shude, Zhi Xin and Lishu.

The school draws lessons from the discipline setting and running mode of world-class universities of science and engineering, focusing on science, engineering and medicine, and has a discipline system with equal emphasis on business and distinctive humanities and social sciences. It runs schools at undergraduate, master and doctoral levels, and conducts research in a series of new disciplines, making the school a think tank leading social development and a source of new knowledge and technology.

Approved 15 master's degrees in mathematics, physics, chemistry, geophysics, biology, mechanics, materials science and engineering, electronic science and technology. , and authorize the first-class discipline and master's degree in engineering.

South University of Science and Technology signed a contract to introduce teachers 1 426, including 60 academicians (44 full-time academicians signed a contract to introduce and train independently), 68 international scholars, 40 distinguished professor (including young people) from the Ministry of Education, and 2/kloc-0 experts from the national special support program.