Smart Society Building

1. Business Frontier Tour in the Greater Bay Area: 7-day Academic and Cultural Experience of Artificial Intelligence, Finance and Digital Economy

Organizer: Lingnan College

Program Highlights:

This program centered on the core concept of "Innovative China·Linking the World", is specifically designed for overseas university students. It aims to help students gain a deeper understanding of China's cutting-edge developments in the fields of digital economy, financial innovation, and artificial intelligence, experience the business vitality and multicultural diversity of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and inspire global perspectives and innovative thinking.

Dates: July 26 -August 1, 2026

Who Can Apply: Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as young scholars, especially international students interested in China's economy and business innovation.

Registration opens in March 2026

Location: Guangzhou Campus

Contact: huanght66@mail.sysu.edu.cn

2. Field investigation of complex society: Method and practice

Organizer: School of Sociology and Anthropology

Program Highlights:

This program aims to build an interdisciplinary, cross-industry, and cross-institutional research community of field investigators, learners, practitioners, and advocates. The field training system is designed around two major scenarios of modern complex societies: urban communities and online social environments. Through two approaches—urban community tracking surveys and "online + offline" online social research—while avoiding oversimplification of complex social dynamics, the program emphasizes the close integration of field investigation training with students' academic development.

Dates: July 2026

Who Can Apply: Students in sociology, ethnology, anthropology, and related fields.

Registration opens in March 2026

Location: Shenzhen campus

Contact: qihx3@mail.sysu.edu.cn