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University Introduction


Changchun University of Science and Technology is a university founded in 1958 by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Through years, it has developed into a provincial key university in Jilin province with Optoelectronic technology as its outstanding feature,   integrating Optics, Mechanics, Electronics, Computer and Material Science as its superiority and coordinately developing in the fields of Arts, Economics, Management and Law. It has been widely acknowledged as “the Cradle for Chinese Optical Talents”.Currently, there are 18 schools and teaching institutions, 60 undergraduate programs, 100 graduate programs, and 32 doctoral programs. Holding a leading position in China, the potential research fields cover the aspects of laser technology, optoelectronic instruments, measurement techniques, advanced manufacturing technology, optoelectronic medical instruments and nanometer manufacturing. In December 2019, there were 16,158 undergraduates, 3,980 postgraduates and 550 doctoral candidates. Changchun University of Science and Technology attached great importance to international exchange and cooperation by successively creating international links with universities and research institutes from more than 20 countries. It has a Confucius Institute in Russia as one of 20 lists of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Chinese-Project Universities. CUST sincerely welcomes students from all over the world and provides Chinese Government Scholarship, Jilin Province Government Scholarship, Confucius Institute Scholarship, etc. Now there are more than 300 foreign students from about 50 countries studying in CUST every year.