Shenzhen University (SZU, Chinese: 深圳大学) is a municipal public research university in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The university is funded by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government.
SZU comprises two campuses, Houhai campus and Xili campus, occupying 2.72 square kilometers in total. The Houhai campus is located on the coastline of Houhai Bay with 1.34 square kilometers. The new Xili campus now under construction is located in the city's University Town and takes up 1.38 square kilometers.
Shenzhen University was established as a full-time comprehensive university, in line with the aim of China's Ministry of Education (MOE) to further develop the critical infrastructure in the Special Economic Zone of Shenzhen with strong supports from Chinese leading universities including Peking University, Tsinghua University and Renmin University of China.
Professor Zhang Wei, who was the former vice-president of Tsinghua University, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was appointed its first president of to develop it.
深圳大学
Shenzhen University Logo.svg
Motto 自立，自律，自强
Motto in English Self-reliance, Self-discipline, Self-improvement
Type Public
Established September 27, 1983; 39 years ago
Endowment ¥1.11 billion (2019) [1]
Budget ¥6.08 billion (2020) [2]
President Mao Junfa
Vice-president Du Hongbiao, Xu Chen, Wang Hui, Li Yonghua, Zhang Xueji
Party Secretary Li Qingquan
Academic staff 3,776
Students 35,455
Undergraduates 28,674
Postgraduates 6,433
Location Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Campus Suburban, 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Colors Lychee Red[3]
Mascot Li-Li (励励)[4]
Website szu.edu.cn
en.szu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 深圳大学
Traditional Chinese 深圳大學
