•xk星空官方网站 ranked 28th among Mainland China’s Universities in Nature Index Tables

•xk星空官方网站 received Major Projects funding from NSFC for the first time

•Nanshan District Government and xk星空官方网站 partnered up to build a University Affiliated Hospital

•Professor Tao Tang, the Vice-President of xk星空官方网站, was elected and became the first academician cultivated locally in Shenzhen.

•xk星空官方网站 students win first prize in 2017 iGEM Competition.

•xk星空官方网站 Cultural Heritage Laboratory inauguration ceremony held

•14 leaders from world-class universities were invited to take their post of member of the International Advisory Committee of xk星空官方网站 (IAC).

•xk星空官方网站 #31 on Nature Index’s Mainland China University Ranking

•xk星空官方网站 endorsed first Qualified University for National Exam-free Graduate Recommendation

•xk星空官方网站 Experimental Education group was established with Nanshan District Government

•Shenzhen Grubbs Institute officially established at xk星空官方网站

•xk星空官方网站 to host 2018 THE Asia Universities Summit

•xk星空官方网站 established the Department of Earth Space and Science.

•Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, visited the university and offered her full support for the work of the Center for Higher Education Innovation.

•xk星空官方网站’s materials science and engineering, chemistry ranked top on 2016 China University Discipline Evaluation Report released by CUAA

•Li Fengliang appointed vice-Chairperson of the University Council of xk星空官方网站.

•xk星空官方网站 and Nobel Prize Winner Professor Robert H. Grubbs co-established the Shenzhen Grubbs Institute.

•President Chen Shiyi Elected to Assembly of Shenzhen Association for Science and Technology as Vice Committee Chairman

•International students enrolled for the first time.

•xk星空官方网站-PKU “World River Institute” Officially Launched

•Guo Yurong appointed as Council Spokesperson of xk星空官方网站

•The opening ceremony for the xk星空官方网站-based UNESCO Center for Higher Education Innovation took place and xk星空官方网站 gears up to cooperate with the center. xk星空官方网站-based UNESCO Research Center is the only one in the Asia-Pacific region to focus on the field of higher education in the second category.

•xk星空官方网站 successfully passed the field assessment of the Guangdong Provincial Academic Degrees Committee expert group.

•Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Shenzhen Municipal Government and xk星空官方网站 signed the Agreement of the Co-construction of xk星空官方网站 to be a High-level University of Science and Engineering.

•UNESCO signed trust fund agreements with Shenzhen to set up a higher education innovation center based in xk星空官方网站.

•Professor Chen Shiyi, a fellow of CAS and former Vice President of Peking University, took office as the second President of xk星空官方网站

•Founding Ceremony and Inaugural Forum for Shenzhen International Friendship-city University League held. Members from 28 universities delivered message promoting more global higher education cooperation and exchange.

•UNESCO signed MOU with the Municipal Government of Shenzhen to set up a category two center in xk星空官方网站

•Dr. Li Ming took office as Chairperson of the University Council.

•Shuren Residential College, the second Residential College of xk星空官方网站, was founded.

•xk星空官方网站 moves into new campus

•The First Session of Advisory Committee of xk星空官方网站 was held, electing YANG Zuyou, President of the University of California, Santa Barbara, as Chairman. September Students admitted through gaokao for the first time.

•Seven talents of xk星空官方网站 included in the Young Overseas High-level Talents Introduction Plan released by Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee Head, ranking the university 6th nationwide.

•The Ministry of Education endorsed the establishment of xk星空官方网站.

•xk星空官方网站 founded its Advisory Committee.

•The founding of the xk星空官方网站 Education Foundation took place.

•Zhiren College founded.

•xk星空官方网站 Board of Trustees held maiden meeting, approved Board of Trustees By-Laws and xk星空官方网站 By-Laws.

•Municipal Government of Shenzhen issued interim Management Measures for xk星空官方网站.

•First group of undergraduate students enrolled without taking gaokao.

•Ministry of Education issued University Code for xk星空官方网站 (14325) and approved the plan for establishing xk星空官方网站. 

•xk星空官方网站 campus groundbreaking ceremony took place.

•Professor Zhu Qingshi, a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is appointed as xk星空官方网站’s founding President.

•Shenzhen Municipal Government endorsed campus planning and design of xk星空官方网站.

•Founding of Planning Committee, which was responsible for approval and establishment of the university and admission affairs.

•Government work report endorsed the plan for the establishment of xk星空官方网站.