Starting from 2022, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) and Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) established a joint graduate study training program and, so far, more than 40 students have enrolled. The 1st cohort of students are expected to graduate this year. In 2025, the GTIIT-SUSTech joint training program is expected to recruit 15-20 master students through general examination (The final quota is subject to the official enrollment plan issued by Guangdong Education Department.)

1. Application Requirement

Please refer to the specific requirements at: Southern University of Science and Technology 2025 graduate student enrollment prospectus

Link：

https://gs.sustech.edu.cn/#/admission/detail?current_child_id=86&id=92&article_id=3254

2. Enrolment Number and Program

Note: The actual enrollment plan is subject to the final quota issued by the higher authorities. For specific arrangements of the examination, please refer to the detailed rules for examination and admission of the relevant SUSTech departments.

 3. Features of joint training program

Dual supervisor

A dual-supervisor system is adopted for the jointly trained graduate students, with one advisor from SUSTech and one advisor from GTIIT, guiding the students' study and research work. Candidates can visit the below links to learn about the research direction of potential supervisors in advance.

GTIIT advisors link：

https://sites.gtiit.edu.cn/research/2025-sustech-joint-training-program-list-of-advisor/

SUSTech advisors link：

https://www.sustech.edu.cn

Cultivation method

The jointly trained graduate students are enrolled in the SUSTech graduate program. The students will be trained at SUSTech in the first semester and at GTIIT in the subsequent semesters. The first semester will be devoted to course studies while the subsequent semesters to research practices. The topic of the graduate student’s research project will be mutually agreed upon by both co-advisors and the research will be conducted under the close supervision of the GTIIT advisor in the campus of GTIIT. The regulations of student status management, cultivation requirements and degree conferment are carried out according to the requirements of SUSTech and GTIIT. Those who meet the graduation conditions and degree conferment conditions of SUSTech and GTIIT will be awarded the academic degree certificate of SUSTech. 

Student management

Students are managed by SUSTech while they are at SUSTech, the ideological education, study and research, daily management, scholarship and accommodation of graduate students shall be managed by GTIIT during their training at GTIIT.

Tuition fee and scholarship

SUSTech will be responsible for providing national scholarship and academic scholarships to graduate students, and students will pay tuition fees to SUSTech according to the policy pertaining to Master students in SUSTech. GTIIT, in accordance with GTIIT's standards, will provide the joint training students with scholarship allowances, the amount of which shall not be lower than SUSTech's standard for equivalent students.

Diversified platform for talent cultivation at GTIIT

The faculty members in GTIIT are selected from the world's top universities and research institutions, and are appointed according to the high standards of the Technion. This ensures high-level teaching, research and global research networks and collaborations. In accordance with the Technion's teaching methods and quality, teaching in GTIIT is entirely in English. GTIIT provides students with a multicultural, interactive, innovative, international learning environment. GTIIT has built teaching/research world-class level laboratories, which provide strong platforms for research. GTIIT is committed to cultivating pioneering leaders and researchers with innovative ability, global vision, and humanistic quality.

4. Contact Us

GTIIT:

Website: https://www.gtiit.edu.cn/index.aspx     

Tel: 0754-88077092/88077108

Email: rigs@gtiit.edu.cn

SUSTech:

Website: https://gs.sustech.edu.cn/#/admission/index

Tel: 0755-88010484

Email: yzb@sustech.edu.cn

5. Background of Joint Training

GTIIT

The Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) is a Sino-foreign cooperative educational institution established by Shantou University (STU) and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) with independent legal status. As the only sino-foreign joint university focusing on science and technology, GTIIT is also acting as the China Campus of the Technion. GTIIT is located in the city of Shantou, Guangdong province.

GTIIT is the first Sino-foreign cooperative research university and the first to introduce Israel's high-quality higher education resources to China. Its academic program is strictly based on the Technion program, representing genuine cooperation between China and Israel in the field of research and education. GTIIT welcomed its first undergraduate cohort in 2017. The first cohort completed its education in 2021, receiving both GTIIT and Technion’s diplomas. Over 80% of the graduates were accepted to continue their graduate studies in the top 100 leading universities world-wide, including the Technion. The Technion, located in Haifa, is the oldest academic institute in Israel and a leading national and international research university. The Technion faculty and alumni are internationally known for their achievements including 4 scientists who are Nobel prize laurates.

SUSTech

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is a public innovative university with high starting point and high positioning established in Shenzhen in the context of China's higher education reform and development. In 2022, Southern University of Science and Technology and it’s mathematics discipline have been selected into the list of "double first-class" construction universities and construction disciplines. 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.

Text: RIGS

Photos: GTIIT News & Public Affairs