SUSTech is widely regarded as a trailblazer and innovator in advancing China's higher education.
It was officially approved by the Ministry of Education in April 2012.
SUSTech bears the responsibility for exploring and developing a modern university system with Chinese characteristics to serve as a model for cultivating innovative talents.
SUSTech aims at a globally renowned university that contributes to the advancement of science and technology. It nurtures promising and creative leaders who excel in interdisciplinary research and creating knowledge for the world.
SUSTech draws on the experience of world-class science and engineering universities for its disciplinary establishment and governance. It focuses on science, engineering, and medicine in conjunction with distinctive disciplines, including business, humanities, and social sciences. SUSTech offers undergraduate and postgraduate education while conducting research in a series of innovative disciplines. All of those practices shape SUSTech into a think tank for social progress and a generator of new knowledge and new technology.
SUSTech is building interdisciplinary research centers to generate new scientific and technological wisdom in cross-disciplinary fields such as artificial intelligence, life sciences, Internet of things, robotics, new energy, and intelligent manufacturing.
In the spirit of "For Truth, Innovation, Reform and Excellence with Diligence and Courage," SUSTech highlights "research, innovation, and entrepreneurship" and dedicates to facilitating innovative projects across China and turning Shenzhen into an innovative, modern, and international metropolis.
SUSTech also seeks to become an international high-level research university that gathers first-class faculty and nurtures top-notch innovative talents. It aims to produce internationally recognized academic achievements and advance scientific and technological applications.
Our mission is to enhance the foreign language proficiency of the SUSTech community by offering a diverse range of language programs and to facilitate the internationalization of SUSTech through the provision of opportunities for students and staff to develop and use their English and other foreign language skills.
The CLE’s responsibilities include:
Providing English Language training to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, assisting them in adapting to university education with English as the medium of instruction, making English a tool for the acquisition of their subject knowledge, thinking and skills, and meeting the needs of academic communication in English.
Offering courses of Chinese as a Foreign Language to international students and staff, and providing training of French, German, Spanish and other foreign languages to the SUSTech community.
Assisting the development of the university’s learning culture with multi-dimensional foreign language learning resources and environments.
Supporting the university's world-class aspirations and endeavors, and contributing to the development of an inclusive and vibrant university culture.
The Center for Language Education (CLE) plays an important role in shaping the learning culture of the university by offering a comprehensive range of multidimensional language learning resources and environments. The CLE achieves this through its core programs, which include a skills-based pre-sessional training program, level-appropriate SUSTech English course series, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course, innovative interdisciplinary English electives, one-on-one language help service, writing tutorials, writing workshops, and extracurricular activities such as English corners and book clubs. With passion and creativity, the CLE strives for excellence in global language teaching and learning.
Furthermore, the CLE is committed to supporting SUSTech's world-class aspirations and promoting an inclusive and vibrant university culture. By fulfilling its responsibilities, the CLE aims to contribute to the overall development of the university and help students achieve their full potential in a supportive and stimulating learning environment.
