Overview of USTC

1. Overview of USTC

2. USTC History and Location USTC was established by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1958, and is the only university affiliated to CAS. Moved to Hefei, Anhui, in 1970. Hefei is about 3 hours’ train ride to Shanghai.

3. USTC is a Unique University in China Under Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a leading academic institution and comprehensive research and development center in natural science, technological science and high-tech innovation in China. USTC is part of CAS. CAS Headquarter, Beijing • CAS comprises 103 institutes with legal entity, more than 100 national key laboratories and national engineering research centers, and about 1,000 field stations throughout the country. Its staff even surpassed 50,000. • The schools and departments of USTC are directly linked to at least one of the CAS institutes. • Most of the leadership of the schools of USTC are undertaken by directors of the CAS institutes.

4. Colleges and Departments Schools & Departments Mathematics Engineering Science Physics Computer Science & Tech. Chemistry & Material Science Information Science & Tech. Life Science Management Humanities & Social Science Earth & Space Science Nuclear Science & Tech Gifted Young • 1450 academic staff, including 450 full professors, 32 academicians of CAS and/or CAE. • 16000 students, including 7400 undergraduates, 8700 graduate students (2200 PhD ).

5. Mission • President Hu hopes that USTC will become a world-class research university for educating more and better innovative talents. — President Hu Jintao’s Congratulatory Letter to USTC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Mission Statement To educate top leaders in science and technology for China and the world. Strategy Emphasize quality rather than quantity Focus on forefront areas of science and technology, including science and technology based management Combine education with research

6. Course requirement in Math & Physics 18% 600 500 15% 500 12% 400 292 9% 300 210 6% 200 135 3% 100 0% 0 USTC MIT Caltech Yale Credit Hours in Math Ratio in Total Hours Education USTC is regarded in China as “The Cradle of Scientific Elites.” • Enrollment to USTC is extremely selective, for only top 3-5 ‰ of the high school graduates are admitted. • Students receive solid training in mathematics and physics. • 70% of the undergraduates continue to pursue post-graduate study home and abroad every year. Nearly 30 % of the undergraduates are admitted with full scholarship for graduate study by overseas universities. • 42 graduates (1 ‰) have been elected to CAS or CAE, highest ratio among Chinese universities. • Over 10,000 alumni are working or studying outside China, mostly in northern America.

7. Education • Two teams from USTC won two gold medals and an award of Best Software Tool in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (IGEM) competition on November 9, 2010. USTC was the only university in the world awarded two gold medals in this competition, maintaining the record of the most gold medals. USTC teams achieved the best performance in Greater China. The Awarding Ceremony USTC Teams

8. Education USTC is launching educational programs in cooperation with the CAS institutes. Specialized Courses in CAS Institutes；Scientific Research Basic Courses at USTC …… 2nd Year 4th Year 8th Year 1st Year 3rd Year USTC + Institutes + International Bachelor – Master – Doctor

9. Research USTC is a vital base in China for science and technology innovation. • All the disciplines in science at USTC are rated A level. • USTC is the only university in China that has two national laboratories on campus: • National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) • Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Micro Scale (HFNL) • Successful rate of research proposals to NSF of China exceeds 45%, the highest among the Chinese universities. • Citations per faculty at USTC In the past ten years are 9.23, the highest among Chinese universities.

10. National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory • NSRL is the first dedicated synchrotron radiation facility in China, which locates on the West Campus of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in Hefei, Anhui Province. • NSRL is one of the key issues of China’s investments on large-scale scientific research facilities. Its construction began on Nov. 20, 1984, and completed with a national review in Dec. 1991. In order to make effective use of the facility, with an investment of 118 million RMB, the Phase II Project of NSRL was carried out in 1999 and passed the national quality evaluation in Dec. 2004.

11. Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences • Found in 2003，Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at the Microscale (HFNL) is located on the campus of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), under contract with the Ministry of Science and Technology and CAS. • At HFNL, major focus is placed on areas of nano-science, information technology, biological science and cognitive science. HFNL is currently composed of seven divisions, including Division of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Division of Nano-materials and Nano-chemistry, Division of Low-dimensional Physics and Chemistry, Division of Quantum Physics and Quantum Information, Division of Structure and Function of Biomacromolecules, Division of Bio-X interdisciplinarySciences, Division of Theoretical and Computational Sciences and Division of Public Technical Services.

12. High Magnetic Field Laboratory, CAS • High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HMFL) jointly built by CAS and USTC, was founded on April 30th, 2008 in Hefei city. HMFL was founded to provide first class steady high magnetic field facilities to researchers and to better develop high magnetic field science. • HMFL focuses on three missions: • Establish a wide range of user facilities and services for magnet-related research at the frontiers of science. These facilities are open to all qualified scientists and engineers. • Develop multidisciplinary researches, including physics, chemistry, biology, material. • Advance magnet-related technology; stimulate invention and creation in the high magnetic fields.

13. Research Labs • Large scientific facilities jointly built with other organizations • High Magnetic Field Laboratory • Meridian Space Weather Monitoring Project • Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopy Telescope (LAMOST) • State key laboratories • State Key Laboratory of Fire Science • State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Detection Technology & Nuclear Electronics • National engineering laboratory • National Engineering Laboratory of Speech and Language Information Processing • Other national-level research platforms • National High Performance Computing Center (Hefei) • Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory

14. International Reputation • USTC was ranked the 2nd top university in Mainland China and 49th in the world by 2010 World University Rankings of Times Higher Education Supplement (THES). • USTC was ranked the 4th in Mainland China and 24th in Asia by 2010 Asian University Rankings of Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). • USTC was ranked the 5th in Mainland China by 2010 World University Rankings of QS and US News & World Report. • USTC was ranked the 4th in Mainland China by Academic Ranking of World Universities 2010 of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Higher Education. • USTC was ranked the 3rd in Mainland China and the 9th top university in the greater China region by University Rankings in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Higher Education in 2011.

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