Overview of the School (or History of the School):

The School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering was originally established as the Department of Applied Physics in April 2000. It was renamed the School of Applied Physics in 2003 and then renamed the School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering in 2005. In the fall of 2000, undergraduate enrollment in the major of Electronic Science and Technology began. In 2001, enrollment in the master's program of Materials Physics and Chemistry began. In 2004, enrollment in the master's program of Physical Electronics and the undergraduate program of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology began. In 2012, a self - established doctoral program in Materials Physics and Chemistry was established. In 2013, the major of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology was renamed Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering. In 2020, enrollment in the professional master's program of Electronic Information began. In 2023, enrollment in the undergraduate program of Applied Physics began. In 2025, enrollment in the undergraduate program of Quantum Information Science and the "2 + 2" Sino - UK class of Electronic Science and Technology began.

The School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering is currently located in the Experimental Buildings 3 and 4 of the University Town Campus of Guangdong University of Technology. It includes the Department of Electronic Science and Technology, the Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, the Department of Physics, the Experimental Center, and the Party and Government Office. The school currently has a doctoral program in Materials Physics and Chemistry, first - level master's programs in Electronic Science and Technology and Optical Engineering, a master's program in Materials Physics and Chemistry, and four undergraduate majors: Electronic Science and Technology, Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, Applied Physics, and Quantum Information Science. "Physical Electronics" was listed as a provincial key - supported discipline in Guangdong in 2007. "Electronic Science and Technology" was listed as a provincial key discipline - an advantageous key discipline in Guangdong in 2012. The discipline of Physics has entered the top 1% of the ESI global ranking. The school has the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, as well as the Guangdong Provincial Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Optoelectronic Technology and the Guangdong Provincial Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Electronic Technology. The school is a standing director - level unit of the Guangdong Provincial Physical Society and a director - level unit of the Guangdong Provincial Optical Society. Since its establishment, the school has trained a group of high - quality applied talents for the economic construction and development of Guangdong Province.

Faculty Strength:

The school currently has a faculty with high teaching and research standards. Among the 91 full - time teachers, there are 24 professors, 28 associate professors, and teachers with senior titles account for 57%. There are four national - level talents, seven provincial - level talents, seven specially appointed professors under the university's "Hundred Talents Program," and 44 talents introduced under the university's "Young Hundred Talents Program." Among the teachers, 80 have doctoral degrees, accounting for 90% of the total number of teachers. There are 11 doctoral supervisors and 51 master's supervisors. The school has achieved fruitful results in research in disciplines such as optoelectronic information, electronics, and materials physics and chemistry. In recent years, the school has undertaken more than 50 national natural science fund projects, more than 160 scientific research projects including provincial natural science fund projects and provincial science and technology projects, with a total project funding of more than 90 million yuan. The research results have obtained more than 300 national patent authorizations, one first - prize in the provincial natural science and technology award, and three provincial and municipal science and technology progress awards. More than 900 scientific research papers have been published, among which more than 600 have been indexed by SCI and EI, and more than 500 have been published in foreign - language journals.

International Exchange:

In recent years, the school has continuously expanded its external exchanges and implemented the policy of "bringing in and going out." It has guided teachers and students to look to the international community, broaden their horizons, grasp the development dynamics of disciplines, and achieve open - ended education. More than 30 domestic and international experts and scholars have been invited to visit, lecture, and exchange. Several teachers have conducted academic activities in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Finland, Australia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. In recent years, outstanding students from the school have gone to universities such as the University of Nantes in France, Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology in Taiwan, Curtin University in Australia, University of California, Riverside in the United States, and Purdue University in the United States for exchange studies.

Student Achievements:

The school has always placed the cultivation of students' innovative practical abilities at the core. By building innovation laboratory platforms, cultivating professional academic associations, and constructing a regularized scientific and technological activity system, a multi - dimensional innovation ability cultivation mechanism has been formed. In the past five years, students have won 165 national awards and more than 600 provincial awards in scientific and technological innovation competitions. The key achievements include: one first - prize in the National Robot Competition; one gold and one silver award in the provincial "Challenge Cup" competition; one silver award in the "Internet + " Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition; continuous national second - prize or above in the electronic design competition for five sessions, with a total of five first - prizes and ten second - prizes; nine first - prizes and five second - prizes in the optoelectronic design competition in the past five sessions; continuous entry into the national finals of the physics experiment competition since 2022, with two first - prizes and four second - prizes; and four consecutive first - prizes in the RoboMaster Robotic Master Competition from 2022 to 2025. The competition results in various fields continue to break through, and the effectiveness of student innovation ability cultivation is significant.

Employment Prospects:

The school adheres to the training model of "solid foundation, broad scope, innovation - oriented, and employment - focused," striving to cultivate students' scientific quality and innovation ability. It aims to train senior applied talents for society based on the industrial needs of Guangdong Province. Graduates are welcomed by society. The average employment rate in the past three years has reached 95%, with more than 85% of graduates employed in the Pearl River Delta region, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, and Zhongshan. About 60% of graduates work in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The employment units include well - known enterprises such as Guangdong Power Grid Corporation, China Telecom Corporation Limited, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Samsung Electronics (China) R & D Center, Guangdong Midea Lighting Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Guangdong Provincial Telecommunication Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd., and China Mobile Communications Group Guangdong Co., Ltd.