According to checking the official website of South China University of Technology (SCUT), the School of Future Technology is a new school set up by SCUT on its international campus in Guangzhou, focusing on the construction of two professional directions of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and Big Data Technology, and servicing the national strategy of innovation-driven development, construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the "Belt and Road "The Future Technology Institute (FTI) The faculty of the School of Future Technology consists of outstanding professors and researchers from the School of Telecommunications, the School of Computer Science, the School of Software and other related fields of South China University of Technology, including internationally renowned AI experts such as Shen Xiangyang, Zhang Lei, Tao Dacheng and others. The enrollment plan of the School of Future Technology is divided into two levels: master's degree and doctoral degree, with about 100 master's degree students and 20 doctoral degree students enrolled each year. The master's degree program of the School of Future Technology only admits candidates with comprehensive evaluation, not those who take the unified examination. The annual tuition fee for master's degree students in the School of Future Technology is 95,000 yuan, and that for doctoral degree students is 100,000 yuan. The cultivation goal of the School of Future Technology is to cultivate a group of leading engineering talents who master the key technologies of the future and are able to meet international standards, so as to provide high-level scientific and technological innovation and services for the country and society. The curriculum and teaching mode of the School of Future Technology are relative to the international first-class artificial intelligence and data science education, focusing on the combination of theory and practice, and cultivating students' innovative thinking and practical ability. Graduates of the School of Future Technology will have the opportunity to work in research, education, industry or public ****service in the field of artificial intelligence and data science, or to continue their studies for a higher degree. The School of Future Technology has established cooperative relationships with a number of renowned companies and organizations at home and abroad, providing graduates with abundant employment opportunities and development space.
In short, the School of Future Technology of South China University of Technology is a new type of forward-looking, innovative and internationalized school, providing a quality platform for candidates who are interested in research or application in the field of artificial intelligence and data science.