On July 18, SUSTech’s 2018 Technological Innovation Summer Camp for High School Students held its opening ceremony on campus. It is the first time that SUSTech has hosted a summer camp for high school students, which is also the university’s biggest academic camp.

Vice Provost and Teaching Affairs Office Director Huang Kefu welcomed the students to campus. He encouraged them to get involved in the upcoming technological innovation projects and hoped that they would apply for SUSTech after the 2019 National College Entrance Examination.

Chair Professor and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering Liu Ke shared his thoughts on his reason for choosing SUSTech. Liu Ke expounded on SUSTech’s attraction for leading academicians, and the relationship between Shenzhen’s rapid growth and SUSTech’s achievement in just 6 years. He reminded the campers to foster independent and critical thinking skills and the three crucial pillars that have created SUSTech’s success: research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Director of Admissions Office Zhao Hongjun introduced SUSTech to the campers, going into detail about what SUSTech is doing and where it will be in the future. Vice Director of Global Engagement Office Li Xu talked about the ample extensive range of international exchange programs provided by the university. Xu Siqun and Natalie Ferguson from the Center for Language Education then gave a fascinating lecture on SUSTech’s English language education, which was enjoyed by all the students. 

More about the summer camp:

The camp has three sessions, lasting from July 17 to August 2. Each session lasts for a week, organized by different departments and schools with specific academic themes. A bonus lecture on humanities and social sciences will be given in each session as well.

The first session is divided into 10 classes, which were organized by the Departments of Chemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Environmental Science and Engineering. Out of 2,542 high school applicants, 813 were accepted and allocated into different sessions based on their choices and academic performance in grades 10 and 11.