Sun Yat-sen University, referred to as CUHK, is located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a comprehensive national key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Guangdong Province. Ranked among the national "double first-class", "985 Project" and "2 1 1 Project", and was selected as the national "Everest Plan" and "65438".
Excellent doctoral education and training plan, national college students' innovation experiment plan, national college students' innovation and entrepreneurship training plan, national high-level university construction graduate program, new engineering research and practice project, national demonstration university for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, national college students' cultural quality education base, and national innovative talent training demonstration base.
The National International Science and Technology Cooperation Base, the first batch of universities' scientific and technological achievements transformation and technology transfer bases, and the independent auditing units for degree authorization are members of the Pacific Rim University Alliance, the China University Planetary Science Alliance, the China Artificial Intelligence Education Association, the China Pilot Free Trade Zone Research Institute Alliance, the University General Education Alliance, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation Alliance.
According to the school official website in May 20021year, there are 33 colleges (departments) in Guangzhou campus, 20 colleges (departments) in Zhuhai campus, 16 colleges in Shenzhen campus and 10 in affiliated hospitals. In February 2022, the school added mechanical engineering, material science and engineering, environmental science and engineering.