Founded in 1958 by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CUST is renowned for its expertise in optical engineering, instrumentation, materials science, and computer science.
Address: 7080 Weixing Road, Jingyue District, 130022 Changchun, Jilin, China
Optical Engineering, Instrument Science & Technology, Materials Science & Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong historical links with Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP, CAS). Collaborations with optoelectronics industry.
Research:
Laser Technology & Applications, Optical Design & Metrology, Advanced Functional Materials, AI & Computer Vision, Precision Instrumentation.
Famous Alumnis:
Wang Daheng (founder)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1500
Current students***:
20000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Leading university for optical engineering in China, strong research in optics and photonics, historical CAS links.
Cons
Highly specialized in optics and related fields.
Best For
Leading university for optical engineering, instrumentation, and materials science.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology shares the core fields of this university, namely nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics; it is slightly larger, at about 25,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- In terms of fields, Beihang University is the nearest neighbour, with nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics again at the core; it covers aerospace and transportations as well, and is larger, enrolling about 35,000 students against roughly 20,000 here.
- Shenyang Ligong University takes a similar route through optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it has almost the same size, at about 18,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology shares the core fields of this university, namely nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Among national alternatives, Anhui University stands out for its focus on nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics, and it is slightly larger, at about 28,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Abroad, Université de Franche-Comté (France) covers metrology, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Hochschule Aalen – Technik und Wirtschaft brings a Germany setting to the same core fields, metrology, nanotechnologies and optics, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, in Germany, takes a similar route through metrology, nanotechnologies and optics; it is slightly larger, at about 28,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- In Poland, Silesian University of Technology teaches much the same core subjects, metrology, nanotechnologies and optics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers aerospace and transportations as well.
- Kyushu University in Japan is the nearest foreign match on nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Additive Manufacturing, Materials, Optics, Photovoltaic, Robotics, Sensors
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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