Founded in 190 1, the University of Sunderland is a public comprehensive research university in England, adjacent to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham University, the third oldest university in Britain. Adjacent to the North Sea, American President Washington was born here and is an important seaport city in northeast England.

The University of Sunderland has strong teaching and research capabilities in popular fields such as art design, media and computer. The University of Sunderland has carried out academic exchanges and cooperation with key universities directly under the Ministry of Education, such as Wuhan University, beijing language and culture university, China Communication University, Wuhan University of Technology, China Ocean University and Nanjing Normal University.

It can be seen that the school is well-known in China, and the university education is also recognized in China. It is also a good choice for students to choose to return to China for employment.

The University of Sunderland ranks 77th in the UK in The Times and The Sunday Times 2022 Excellent University Guides, and 92nd in the UK in The Complete University Guides and The Guardian University Guides.

The University of Sunderland ranks first in RAE(Research Assessment practice) of British universities and QAA of British government. In 2005, it was awarded the "Best Student Experience" by The Times Higher Education Supplement.