SUZHOU GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY (GIST)

Suzhou Global Institute of Software Technology, hereinafter “GIST”, is a three-year vocational college established with the approval of Jiangsu Provincial Government and registered by Chinese Ministry of Education as a full-time institution of higher education in 2007. Consisting of six schools, namely, School of Information & Software, School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, School of Arts & Architecture, School of Medicine & Public Service, School of International Business, and School of Humanities & Social Sciences, GIST has been delivering, to the satisfaction of all its stakeholders, a diverse corpus of diploma-offering course programs, including electronics and information, mechatronics and automation, medicine and health, finance and commerce, business and tourism, culture and art, sports and education, public management and service, etc. Currently, a 500-strong faculty and staff are servicing a 12,000-student body in their drive toward a bright future.

GIST has always attached great importance to international exchanges and cooperation, and has established friendly relationships with dozens of universities and colleges around the world. In 2016, GIST established the UWI China Institute of Information Technology (UWI-CIIT) in collaboration with University of the West Indies, the first bi-culture institute of its kind in the Caribbean. GIST is proudly selected as a top school for international learning for oversea students in Jiangsu province. 

Over the preceding years, GIST had made great achievements in talent cultivation, scientific research, community service, and cultural transmission, etc. It was listed among China’s first-class private vocational colleges in 2021. According to “2022 GDI University Rankings” published by Guangzhou Daily Data & Digit Institute, GIST was ranked 22 among all private vocational colleges in China and was on the top of the list of all private vocational colleges in Jiangsu Province.

GIST is located in Suzhou Science & Technology Town in Suzhou, a major economic and cultural center of China, known for its rich history, picturesque environment, well-developed economy and high standard of living. With Suzhou Science & Technology Town taking the initiative, in recent years, to develop such emerging high-tech fields as technology transformation-upgrading, big data and cloud computing, intelligent manufacturing, medical equipment production, modern service and creative cultural industry, a large number of innovation centers, research institutes and high-tech enterprises have been locating their R&D and production facilities in the neighborhood, hence both providing rich resources and placing GIST on a unique regional vantage point to meet the needs of the regional-local economy and culture with its future entrepreneurs,technicians and talents of the various arts.