a new shenzhen university (szu) campus was officially put into use monday with four faculties moving to the campus located in xili university town of nanshan district.
so far, the college of materials science and engineering, school of chemistry and environment engineering, college of bio and marine sciences and college of medicine have moved onto the campus.
another three schools, including the college of management, college of economics and law school are expected to relocate to the new campus by the end of 2019. the total number of existing students on the xili campus is expected to reach 15,000 by then.
the university's old campus was elected as one of the most beautiful universities in china for years, and shenzhen university is ambitious to follow the tradition of building a campus with a good environment.
the new campus lies next to yangtai mountain and a golf club. the southern university of science and technology is also near szu's xili campus.
a set of photos and a design blueprint that were publicized by shenzhen university show that there will be two libraries on the new campus. one is located on the lower floors of the medicine building and the other library building is expected to be another landmark of the university.
as planned, there will be two residential areas on the new campus. compared with the dormitory buildings on the old campus, the residential buildings on the new campus will be taller in order to house more students. in the southern residential area, there are 1,450 dormitory rooms, with each accommodating four students with individual bathrooms and balconies.
the northern residential area will provide accommodations for students who move onto the new campus in the following years. the canteens are located in the lower sections of the residential buildings, making meals convenient for students.
a new bus route connecting the old campus in houhai to the new campus in xili opened yesterday.
