SUSTech (http://www.sustech.edu.cn/en) was founded in 2011 with public funding from the Municipal Government of Shenzhen. A thriving metropolis of over 20 million people bordering Hong Kong, Shenzhen has often been referred to as the “Silicon Valley of China” with strong telecommunication, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical sectors. Widely regarded as a pioneer of higher-education reform in China, SUSTech aims to become a top-tier international university that excels in interdisciplinary research, talent development, and knowledge discovery. In the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World Universities Rankings 2020, SUSTech was ranked as the 9th among the mainland China universities and the No. 1 young university under 50-year old. Internationalization is a hallmark of SUSTech where English is a primary instructional language.