Su Da: Suzhou University, referred to as Su Da for short, is a national 2 1 1 key construction university, jointly established by the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province, a national first-class and world-class discipline construction university, a national pilot university for comprehensive reform of doctoral education, and a key comprehensive university in Jiangsu Province. The first batch was selected into the 20 1 1 plan, the excellent engineer education and training plan, the excellent doctor education and training plan, and the national innovative experiment plan for college students.

Su Keda: Suzhou University of Science and Technology, referred to as Su Keda for short, is an ordinary institution of higher learning jointly established by the central and local governments, Jiangsu Province and Suzhou City, and mainly managed by Jiangsu Province. Approved by the Ministry of Education as an excellent engineer education and training program. On April 2017 10, with the approval of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province, it was decided to jointly build Suzhou University of Science and Technology. Suzhou University of Science and Technology, formerly known as Suzhou Institute of Urban Construction and Environmental Protection, was a university directly under the Ministry of Construction and Suzhou Railway Teachers College directly under the Ministry of Railways. It was merged to form Suzhou University of Science and Technology in September 20001year, and was renamed Suzhou University of Science and Technology in March 200016 with the approval of the Ministry of Education.