Guangdong Polytechnic College(广东理工职业学院)

Guangdong Polytechnic College is a full-time, regular undergraduate institution approved by the Ministry of Education. Its predecessor was the Zhaoqing Science and Technology Vocational and Technical College, established in 2004. In 2014, the school was renamed Guangdong Polytechnic College based on the "Notice of the Ministry of Education on Approving the Establishment of Guangdong Polytechnic College on the Basis of Zhaoqing Science and Technology Vocational and Technical College" (Jiao Fa Han [2014] No. 124). In the same year, the first batch of five undergraduate programs began admitting students. In 2018, the school was approved to confer bachelor's degrees.

Since its transition to an undergraduate institution, the college, under the leadership and support of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, the provincial government, the Provincial Education Work Committee, the Provincial Department of Education, as well as local party committees and governments, has adhered to Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The school fully implements the Party’s educational policies, strengthens the leadership of the Party and the construction of grassroots Party organizations, and fulfills the fundamental task of moral education. The college has focused on transforming from higher vocational education to applied undergraduate education, actively adapting to the regional economic and social development needs and the province's goal of increasing the gross enrollment rate in higher education. The college aims to improve the quality of talent cultivation and meet local needs, with a development focus on standardized management, internal development, and fostering the initiative and creativity of faculty, staff, and students. It also aims to strengthen investments, improve the educational environment, and protect the rights of teachers and students, ensuring progress in all areas of the college.

The school currently has 9 academic departments, including the School of Marxism, the Basic Education Department, and the General Education Center. It offers 37 undergraduate programs across 6 major disciplines: engineering, economics, management, literature, arts, and education. Engineering programs account for 19 of these, making up 55.88% of the total. The college employs 1,689 staff members, with 1,276 full-time teachers. There are currently over 34,800 full-time students enrolled. The campus covers an area of 918,600 square meters, with a total building area of 675,300 square meters. The school has 53,300 square meters of laboratory and practical training facilities, with teaching and research equipment valued at 207.1 million RMB. The library holds 3.99 million volumes of books, including 2.49 million physical books and 1.5 million e-books.

The school has made notable progress in academic development and scientific research. It is home to 1 Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center, 2 provincial-level key disciplines, 1 Zhaoqing City Engineering Technology Research Center, and 1 Zhaoqing City key discipline. It has 2 provincial-level first-class program construction points and 5 provincial-level first-class undergraduate courses.

Since becoming an undergraduate institution, the school has received several honors, including: "National Applied Talent Training Base" (2015), "Pilot Unit for Guangdong Province Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Space" (2016), "National Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Space" (2017), "Guangdong Provincial New-Type R&D Institution" (2017), "Advanced Unit for Recruitment Work in Guangdong Province" (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021), "National High-Tech Enterprise Incubator Cultivation Unit" (2018), "Safe and Civilized Campus in Guangdong Province" (2018), "Contribution Unit for the 15th Guangdong Provincial Games and the 8th Disabled Sports Games" (2018), "National Red Cross Model Unit" (2020), "Outstanding Unit for Summer Social Practice Activities of University Volunteers in Guangdong Province" (2020), "Advanced Grassroots Party Organization of Zhaoqing City Education Work Committee" (2021), "Pilot University for Precision Recruitment of Conscripts in Guangdong Province" (2022), "Green School in Guangdong Province" (2022), and "Training Base for Standardized Engineering and Technical Personnel in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area" (2022), among others.