The school insists on moral education first and trains outstanding talents with the spirit of the South China. University of South China "lives" for the country's urgent demand for nuclear and medical professionals, "stands" for Do not forget your initiative mind to stick to its mission, "expands" to adapt to the country's accelerated modernization, and "strengthens" to better serve the development of national defense science and technology, nuclear industry and health undertakings, insists on closely linking personal ideals with the destiny of the motherland, regards career above all else and responsibility above all else, and cultivates "diligence, pragmatism, dedication and vitality".
The school adheres to the people-oriented principle and builds a high-quality service system for students to grow into talents. First, carry out large-scale training, pay equal attention to knowledge, ability and quality, and build a talent training model integrating wide and specialized courses; The second is to fully implement the credit system and implement flexible study years. Third, the dual-degree system is implemented, and students can choose courses across majors, minor in majors and minor in bachelor's degrees.
The school insists that quality is king and has created a "first-class undergraduate education project". The school has established the system of "assured course database" and "first-class course", established the comprehensive practice teaching bases in Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, and four innovation research institutes, implemented interactive, discussion-based, personalized teaching and mobile Internet+education informationization, and focused on cultivating students' five core abilities: innovation ability, practical ability, independent learning ability, employment and entrepreneurship ability and lifelong development ability. General Manager of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Corporation, Cao Guangyou, member of the Party Group of Nuclear Industry Corporation, member of the Party Group of National Health Commission, Party Secretary and Deputy Director Yu of state administration of traditional chinese medicine and other provincial and ministerial leaders have successively emerged. A number of top-notch innovative talents have emerged, including Academician Zeng Yixin, Deputy Director of the National Health Commission, Academician of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Deputy Chief Designer of "Jiaolong", Chief Designer of "Deep Sea Warrior" and He Liang Heli Prize winner Zhang. Mo Bin, President of Country Garden Group, Zhou Huasong, Chairman of Xiamen Airlines Song Lin Group, Ou Huisheng, Chairman of Zhuhai Port Holding Group, and other outstanding innovative and entrepreneurial entrepreneurs stand out.