As the 20th National Congress was taking place, faculty members and students of the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) tuned into the meeting to study, understand, and implement the objectives and tasks set forth at the Congress.

The Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) attaches great importance to discipline construction. This year, it had four majors selected as national first-class undergraduate major construction sites, and one major selected as a provincial-level first-class major construction site. It also made major leaps in its position on various international university ranking platforms.

In continuously introducing new talents and adding to its faculty, the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) spares no effort in cultivating and improving high-level talents.

2022 marked the year of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). It was also an important year for the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) as it was selected into the national "Double First-Class" University initiative and began its new stage of development.

In 2022, a series of important events, such as the 2022 Fall Meeting of the Chinese Physical Society, the Future Science Prize, and the second Xplorer Forum, were held at the University, reflecting its continued growth and development in academic circles.

In 2022, faculty members at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) won multiple domestic and international awards, demonstrating their scientific research contributions and performance on both the domestic and global academic stage.

This year marked some incredible breakthroughs and achievements by students at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), with many of their works being recognized and published in international academic journals and academic conferences.

The Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has laid out a plan for culture building to lead the construction of a first-class university with first-class culture. It set up SUSTech's model to explore innovation in building its university culture.

The campus of any university is a symbol of its city and a home for its members. After more than ten years of construction and development, at the foot of the Tanglang Mountains and by the side of the Dasha River, a beautiful university campus that blends tradition and modernity has quietly risen at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech).

As the world entered the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, universities and colleges throughout the country continued to grapple with various challenges bought on by this. Officials from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) endured to provide support and services to students, faculty members, and staff to ensure they had a safe on-campus experience.

In the fall semester of 2022, the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) focused on cultivating outstanding innovative talents, holding several seminars and forums around this topic.

Serving the country's national strategy and economic and social development is an important function and mission of the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). Taking guidance from the national strategic plan, the University has introduced its own strategies and action plans as guidelines. In 2022, it made remarkable achievements in university-government cooperation, university-enterprise cooperation, and major projects.

In 2022, the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) strengthened international collaborations with various international world-class universities, institutions, international organizations, and innovative enterprises, to create a high standard of international education and research at the University, and to enhance the attractiveness of high-end international talents and students to come to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and other pilot demonstration zones.

The University explored new models, approaches, and methods of industry-university-research cooperation to serve high-quality local economic and social development.

In 2022, the Affiliated Hospital of the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and Shenzhen Ocean Hospital obtained the budget approval and project code of the Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission, respectively, and important progress was made in the preparatory work.

This was an important year for the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) as it set up a work team to accomplish various goals in the second round of the "pairing assistance" program for Huizhou University.