At the critical juncture of the end of the 14th Five Year Plan and the beginning of the 15th Five Year Plan, Shenzhen University of Technology, as an important participant in the innovative development of higher education in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, has continued to make efforts in breaking down traditional disciplinary barriers, exploring the transformation of scientific research paradigms, and promoting the deep integration of industry, academia, and research through the layout of cutting-edge technology research institutes and deepening school enterprise collaborative innovation. This is not only a positive response to the national strategy of building a strong education country, but also a vivid portrayal of Shenzhen University of Technology's adherence to the educational philosophy of "innovation oriented, demand driven, open integration, and intelligent leadership".
Integrating high-quality resources to break down disciplinary barriers and explore the transformation of university research paradigms through new organizational forms
Under the widespread influence of the fourth technological revolution driven by artificial intelligence, a large number of emerging and future industries have emerged, driving the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. New types of universities have emerged in response to the times, and the logic of university education urgently needs to be transformed. In this context, the current development of universities needs to shift from academic logic to national strategic and industrial demand logic, emphasizing the paradigm shift of "applying for academic reasons and applying for academic reasons" in scientific research, and enabling innovation to truly respond to the demands of the times.
This is a profound transformation involving organizational form, resource allocation, and evaluation system. By reconstructing the scientific research ecosystem, constructing a deep integration mechanism of "government, industry, academia, research, and capital utilization", promoting enterprise led deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and breaking down barriers between application and academia, science and technology, it is necessary for the transformation of the scientific research paradigm of universities under the background of the logical transformation of university education.
Under the guidance of this concept, Shenzhen University of Technology will continue to make efforts in 2025: in May, the school established its first medical engineering cross innovation research institute with "flexible configuration", gathering forces in fields such as health engineering, big data, and intelligent manufacturing. Led by 10 academicians, the strategic consulting team formed an innovation alliance with more than 20 institutions, specializing in high-end medical equipment, surgical robots, and other "bottleneck" fields; In June, Shenzhen University of Technology established the first Technical Management College in South China, innovatively building an interdisciplinary system of "new engineering+new business+new finance", cultivating compound transfer talents who understand both technology and the market, and solving the "last mile" problem of technology transfer;
In December, Shenzhen University of Technology unveiled the Artificial Intelligence Technology Research Institute, Intelligent Transportation Technology Research Institute, Intelligent Biotechnology Research Institute, and Low altitude Intelligent Technology Research Institute, completely breaking away from the traditional departmental framework and responding to national and industrial needs through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Guided by national strategic needs, Shenzhen University of Technology integrates advantageous resources to form an efficient organizational system and structure. By breaking down traditional disciplinary barriers and building flexible organizational forms, it ensures that scientific research activities start with real needs and ultimately return to the paradigm of value creation innovation. In practice, it forms a circular symbiotic paradigm of "demand driven - technology research and development - scientific problem condensation - theoretical breakthroughs - technology iteration - industry feedback", providing practical exploration cases for organized scientific research.
At the critical juncture of the end of the 14th Five Year Plan and the beginning of the 15th Five Year Plan, Shenzhen University of Technology, as an important participant in the innovative development of higher education in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, has continued to make efforts in breaking down traditional disciplinary barriers, exploring the transformation of scientific research paradigms, and promoting the deep integration of industry, academia, and research through the layout of cutting-edge technology research institutes and deepening school enterprise collaborative innovation. This is not only a positive response to the national strategy of building a strong education country, but also a vivid portrayal of Shenzhen University of Technology's adherence to the educational philosophy of "innovation oriented, demand driven, open integration, and intelligent leadership".
Integrating high-quality resources to break down disciplinary barriers and explore the transformation of university research paradigms through new organizational forms
Under the widespread influence of the fourth technological revolution driven by artificial intelligence, a large number of emerging and future industries have emerged, driving the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. New types of universities have emerged in response to the times, and the logic of university education urgently needs to be transformed. In this context, the current development of universities needs to shift from academic logic to national strategic and industrial demand logic, emphasizing the paradigm shift of "applying for academic reasons and applying for academic reasons" in scientific research, and enabling innovation to truly respond to the demands of the times.
This is a profound transformation involving organizational form, resource allocation, and evaluation system. By reconstructing the scientific research ecosystem, constructing a deep integration mechanism of "government, industry, academia, research, and capital utilization", promoting enterprise led deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and breaking down barriers between application and academia, science and technology, it is necessary for the transformation of the scientific research paradigm of universities under the background of the logical transformation of university education.
Under the guidance of this concept, Shenzhen University of Technology will continue to make efforts in 2025: in May, the school established its first medical engineering cross innovation research institute with "flexible configuration", gathering forces in fields such as health engineering, big data, and intelligent manufacturing. Led by 10 academicians, the strategic consulting team formed an innovation alliance with more than 20 institutions, specializing in high-end medical equipment, surgical robots, and other "bottleneck" fields; In June, Shenzhen University of Technology established the first Technical Management College in South China, innovatively building an interdisciplinary system of "new engineering+new business+new finance", cultivating compound transfer talents who understand both technology and the market, and solving the "last mile" problem of technology transfer;
In December, Shenzhen University of Technology unveiled the Artificial Intelligence Technology Research Institute, Intelligent Transportation Technology Research Institute, Intelligent Biotechnology Research Institute, and Low altitude Intelligent Technology Research Institute, completely breaking away from the traditional departmental framework and responding to national and industrial needs through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Guided by national strategic needs, Shenzhen University of Technology integrates advantageous resources to form an efficient organizational system and structure. By breaking down traditional disciplinary barriers and building flexible organizational forms, it ensures that scientific research activities start with real needs and ultimately return to the paradigm of value creation innovation. In practice, it forms a circular symbiotic paradigm of "demand driven - technology research and development - scientific problem condensation - theoretical breakthroughs - technology iteration - industry feedback", providing practical exploration cases for organized scientific research.
Courageously answering the questions of the times and creating a 'deep technical sample' for cultivating new talents
In 2025, it coincides with the historical intersection of the end of the 14th Five Year Plan and the beginning of the 15th Five Year Plan. Since its establishment in 2018, Shenzhen University of Technology has achieved a leap from establishment to a complete talent training system for undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students in just a few years, creating the "Shenzhen speed" of undergraduate school construction in China and delivering an impressive answer to the "14th Five Year Plan" for higher education.
The core verification of educational quality is reflected in the dual breakthrough of student quality and employment and further education. In 2025, the school will enroll students in 24 provinces, with the average admission score for physics majors outside the province exceeding 40%. The original 985 and 211 universities that recruit students locally will rank 78th in the national physics admission score ranking, surpassing 54% of the "Double First Class" universities. The implementation rate of employment opportunities for graduates of the class of 2025 exceeds 92%, with 80% choosing to stay in Shenzhen and 90% serving the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. A large number of graduates have joined leading companies such as Huawei, Tencent, and BYD, or pursued further studies at Tsinghua University, Yale University, and other universities, ranking among the top in terms of employment quality and educational level in Guangdong Province.
In serving national strategies and regional development, the school's innovative vitality continues to burst forth. It is reported that Shenzhen University of Technology has invested a total of 2.4 billion yuan to build first-class teaching and research equipment, of which more than one-third are large instruments and equipment. It has built the largest and most complete semiconductor optoelectronic process platform independently operated by domestic universities, providing technical services to more than 100 enterprises and institutions such as BYD and Huawei, and has jointly built 63 school enterprise joint laboratories, allowing students to hone their innovation abilities in real research scenarios. Deep tech University is building future energy storage centers and quantum technology centers; Participate in the development of the 'HarmonyOS Ecological Talent Capability Evaluation Standards' and join the International Star Flash Alliance; We have jointly established 7 international joint laboratories with 117 overseas universities, and have been approved as the Ministry of Education Swiss GF Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation Practice Base to cultivate students' international perspectives.
Standing at a new starting point of the 15th Five Year Plan, Shenzhen University of Technology will comprehensively strengthen its connotation construction, focus on national strategic and industrial needs, promote the development of educational and technological talents, target key core technologies, strengthen organized scientific research, organize large teams, build large platforms, cultivate large projects, and deeply promote the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. The school will continue to adhere to its original mission of "cultivating applied research-oriented talents with patriotism, international perspective, solid professional foundation, and excellent practical ability", continuously promote institutional and mechanism innovation, anchor strategic logic based on national and industrial needs, and achieve the transformation of higher education institutions from "knowledge producers" to "value creators".
