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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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • SYSU welcomes new postgraduates for 2025 academic year

    Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) kicked off its 2025 postgraduate enrollment day on September 5, with campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai buzzing with enthusiasm as domestic and international new students arrived to embark on their academic journeys. We extend a heartfelt welcome to each new student! May your time at SYSU be defined by relentless pursuit of knowledge and a journey of trans...

  • SYSU welcomes new cohort of undergraduates

    On August 19, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) kicked off the registration process for its incoming Class of 2025 undergraduate students, with over 8,000 new students arriving at the Guangzhou South Campus to embark on their academic journey.As they stepped into this new chapter, the entire SYSU community stood with them: future teachers, fellow classmates, dedicated staff, and 1,688 volunteers—a...

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