Ministry issues list excluding new tech college

SHENZHEN, Guangdong - While many of China's universities are advertising to attract attention from college candidates ahead of the annual college entrance examination in June, one university is noticeably absent from a list of colleges approved to recruit students.

The list, published by the Ministry of Education, covers 820 colleges and universities across China. It excludes Shenzhen's South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), meaning the school is unable to recruit students through the national college entrance examination.

"In fact, we don't want to be on the list," said a staff member with SUSTC, who wished to remain anonymous.