The School of Computer Science traces its origins to the Department of Mathematics and Physics, established in 1957, one of the three founding departments of Guangdong Minzu College (the predecessor of GPNU). Officially established as a school in 2007, it was concurrently approved as a Provincial Demonstration Software College. In 2022, it founded the Guangdong Provincial Intelligent Computing and Xinchuang Big Data Industry College, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Metaverse Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive and Innovative Industry College. With a clear developmental focus, the School closely aligns with the needs of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area construction. It adheres to the distinctive characteristics of "industry-education integration and university-enterprise cooperation," dedicated to cultivating high-quality talents with innovative spirit, practical capabilities, and international vision. It serves as a core base in South China for training applied computer professionals and "dual-qualified" vocational education teachers.
The School demonstrates prominent disciplinary and program strength. It houses the provincial key discipline, "Control Science and Engineering," and the Pearl River Scholar Position discipline, "Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems." Leveraging these strengths, it offers an academic Master's program in Control Science and Engineering and a professional Master's program in Electronic Information (with a focus on Computer Technology), establishing a comprehensive undergraduate-postgraduate talent cultivation system. At the undergraduate level, it offers five programs: Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, Internet of Things Engineering, Data Science and Big Data Technology, and Artificial Intelligence. Among these, Computer Science and Technology and Software Engineering are provincial first-class undergraduate programs and applied talent training demonstration programs, both accredited by the Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET). Internet of Things Engineering is a provincial characteristic program, highlighting leading program development standards.
Research and innovation achievements are remarkable. Over the past five years, the School has undertaken 132 public and government-sponsored research projects (including 16 national-level projects) and 143 commercial research projects, obtained 115 authorized patents, and published over 370 academic papers, of which more than 180 are SCI-indexed. The School has established several key provincial laboratories and research platforms, including Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Cognitive IoT Information Processing, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Industry-Education Integrated Big Data, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Multimodal Recognition and Intelligent Security Control, Guangzhou Key Laboratory, Sub-Laboratory of the Provincial Key Laboratory of Intellectual Property Rights. It maintains deep collaborative partnerships with leading industry enterprises such as GCI Science & Technology and South China Information, demonstrating robust research capabilities and societal service strength.
Faculty resources are highly qualified. The School currently employs 114 faculty staff, including 11 full professors and 22 associate professors. There are 24 doctoral and master's supervisors, with doctoral degree holders and candidates comprising more than 66% of the faculty. It hosts prestigious teams, including the National Vocational Education Teacher Teaching Innovation Team (Software Technology), the Provincial Teaching Innovation Team (Data Science and Big Data，Intelligent Computing and Security Processing Techniques for Multidimensional Signals), and a Provincial Education Department Scientific Research Innovation Team. Faculty members have received numerous prestigious awards and honors, including the China Excellent Patent Award, the Second Prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award (Vocational Education), the First Prize of the Guangdong Science and Technology Award, and the First Prize of the Guangdong Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award.
Talent cultivation outcomes are remarkable. Over the past three years, students have won over 1,183 provincial-level or higher awards in competitions, including the "Challenge Cup," the Guangdong "Internet Plus" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and the "Higher Education Press Cup" National Mathematical Modeling Contest, which includes 31 international awards and 304 national awards. Over the past five years, 232 graduates have successfully enrolled in master's programs, and 14 in doctoral programs. Graduates are highly sought-after, securing positions at renowned internet companies such as Tencent, Huawei, Alibaba, and ByteDance. The School also offers international classes in Computer Science and Technology, as well as Software Engineering, effectively enhancing students' international competitiveness.
Rooted at the forefront of national technical teacher education, the School of Computer Science at Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, with its profound disciplinary heritage, distinctive vocational education features, and close industry linkages, continuously supplies the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area's digital construction with compound innovative talents. It is resolutely committed to becoming a practitioner and leader in high-level, distinctive technical teacher education with Chinese characteristics.
