What they say

China Daily | Updated: 2017-10-20 07:39

It has been our observation that SUSTech has made remarkable progress over such a short period of time. This means the university is on the right track, and moving forward in its vision for 2020.

Henry T. Yang

Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara

The key thing is SUSTech has achieved a great deal by focusing on quality. It is important in the next few years to keep focusing on quality: quality students and quality staff. If they maintain a focus on quality, then there is every prospect of becoming a world-class university that will achieve great things culturally and economically for Shenzhen.

David Richardson

President, University of East Anglia

SUSTech has the basic means to achieve success. What's very important is a very strong and visionary leadership, that is clearly effective. Then comes the quality of the students. We were impressed with the students.

David W. Leebron

President, Rice University

What I want to make clear is that you need a medical school. It is important to think about the opportunities that you already have, having already established a very strong technology sector within this city. With a medical school, you could become a global leader in med-tech because I believe that to be a strong economic growth sector for the world, as we have an aging population.

Peter Hoj

President, The University of Queensland

A great university cannot grow without the support of the local government. USTC university and SUSTech also have a deep connection, so I hope that in the future the two will cooperate in personnel training, scientific and technological research, and cultural projects.

Bao Xinhe

President, University of Science and Technology of China

SUSTech is located in Shenzhen, which is known to be a digital heart. As for the medical school, I'm sure you will position it to be the future of all medical schools in the world, because of the technology and digital influences that are going to impact the hospitals and medical schools and the whole healthcare system. It could well be the future of healthcare for China or the world, so we think this is really one of the big challenges, but its a wonderful position too for SUSTech.

Tan Eng Chye

President Designate, Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost, National University of Singapore

Nowadays, having a great research university means being multidisciplinary, so we have talked a lot about technology and innovation. But the complex problems that all cities face, and even countries face, require multi-disciplinary approaches. So you need a great department in finance, in social sciences, in humanities as well. So it is important to have that strength in a university. I know that is not being neglected within your plan.

Samuel L. Stanley Jr

President, Stony Brook University

Support from the government is important. We met with students, including foreign students, which is also important, because students will play a leading role in the reputation of your university.