As SUSTech bids farewell to another semester, it provides an opportunity for downtime and reflection over the summer period. Throughout the academic year, both the students, faculty members, and staff of the University have worked tirelessly in their pursuit of academic, scientific, and technological success. It’s what motivates them every day and this enthusiastic spirit can be felt throughout the campus. This is what makes us, as SUSTechers, unique.
Therefore, we look back at the first half of 2021 and relive some of the memorable moments that the people of SUSTech and welcomed guests have shared with us.
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
“Make the most of yourself….for that is all there is of you.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Through their intense class schedules, scientific research, and extra-curricular activities, the members of SUSTech have once again reflected their hard work and dedication. Even though the summer has arrived, for many students and their mentors, they continue their educational experience by participating in summer courses and exchange programs in various academic universities and institutions around the country. For them, there is no better way for them to invest their time than through self-improvement.
SUSTech held and celebrated many successful events on campus throughout the past few months. This included its 10th anniversary, the hosting of the ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge, a performance by the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, and its first Lychee Cultural Festival.
Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra performs special concert at SUSTech
SUSTech hosts ASC20-21 Student Supercomputer Challenge finals
SUSTech holds first Lychee Cultural Festival
Furthermore, scholars and students of SUSTech also made significant breakthroughs and advances in scientific research. These results were published in some of the top international academic journals such as Nature, Science, Journal of American Chemical Society (JACS), Advanced Materials, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, etc.
SUSTech researchers make significant progress in the paleoenvironmental of marine ferromanganese deposits – Earth and Planetary Science Letters
SUSTech’s Feng Rao’s group reveals protein degradation pathway that safeguards glucose-induced insulin secretion against hyperinsulinemia and obesity – Nature Communications
SUSTech researchers make advances in the field of multimaterial 3D printing hydrogel-polymer hybrids – Science Advances
SUSTech Professor Guozhi Xiao discovers a new mechanism of bone homeostasis regulation – Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
SUSTech researchers make significant progress in cathode interfacial materials in perovskite solar cells – Journal of American Chemical Society (JACS)
Our academicians and students were also recognized for their contributions to scientific research and technological breakthroughs. They also celebrated winning various academic competitions, both nationally and internationally.
This included Xueming Yang’s scientific discovery that was named one of China’s top 10 scientific advances of 2020, SUSTech Professor Bin TAN’s team winning the first prize of the Natural Science Award, and a team of undergraduates that won the first prize in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference.
Professor Xueming Yang’s scientific discovery named China’s top 10 scientific advances of 2020
SUSTech Professor Bin TAN’s team wins the first prize of Natural Science Award
SUSTech wins first prize in IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
Success for students of SUSTech in finals of National Mathematics Competition
SUSTech students claim several awards in multiple international competitions
SUSTech also received international recognition from multiple educational market consulting companies such as Times Higher Education (THE), Nature Index, and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). They evaluate and rank the world’s top universities and institutions based on indicators such as research, teaching, citations, international outlook, and faculty-student ratio.
SUSTech places 1st in mainland China for third consecutive year in THE Young University Rankings
SUSTech ranks 1st in 2021 Natural Index of World’s Top Ten Rising Stars
SUSTech ranks 13th nationally in QS World University Rankings
As we say farewell to the Class of 2021, we wish them great success in their endeavors in the future. For those that embark on a new journey in their lives, either in further academic programs or beginning their professional career, we hope that they continue their hard work and dedication towards building a better future for themselves and society.
SUSTech bids farewell to Class of 2021 at Commencement Ceremony
In the new semester, SUSTech will welcome the next generation of students who aspires to become the next academician to make a significant difference to society. We look forward to nurturing their talents and developing them into top academic scholars and global leaders of the future.
