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Xi sends congratulatory message on centennial of Sun Yat-sen University
GUANGZHOU, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter to Sun Yat-sen University on its centennial anniversary.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended congratulations to the university's faculty, students and alumni at home and abroad.Xi urged the uni...
November 12, 2024
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Professor Wenjun Li wins the 2025 Bergey Award: A historic first for Chinese microbiologists
Professor Wenjun Li from the School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Bergey Award, the highest international honor in the field of prokaryotic systematics. The accolade was officially presented at the Sixth Meeting of Bergey's International Society for Microbial Systematics (BISMiS) in recognition of Prof. Li's outstanding contributions to microbia...
October 29, 2025
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Fifteen years of friendship and exchange: SYSU and UCT mark Confucius Institute anniversary
The University of Cape Town (UCT) and Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) held a ceremony on October 9 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Confucius Institute at UCT. The event brought together more than 100 guests from the political, business, educational, and cultural sectors of both China and South Africa.Jointly established by SYSU and UCT in 2010, the Confucius Institute has become an impor...
October 14, 2025
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Sun Yat-sen University Observatory inaugurated on Zhuhai campus
On September 20, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) inaugurated a new observatory on its Zhuhai campus, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the School of Physics and Astronomy. The observatory’s architectural design replicates the original SYSU Observatory built in 1929 on Wenming Road in Guangzhou—the first astronomical observatory established by a Chinese university. The former observatory o...
September 23, 2025
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SYSU kicks off new academic year with opening ceremony
Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) welcomed over 20,000 new undergraduate and graduate students at its opening ceremony for the 2025-26 academic year on September 7. The event marked the beginning of a new chapter for the incoming class, bringing together first-year students, university leaders, faculty, and distinguished guests for a memorable celebration.The venue of the opening ceremony.Faculty a...
September 9, 2025