Changshu Institute of Technology

The Changshu Institute of Technology (CIT) (simplified Chinese: 常熟理工学院; traditional Chinese: 常熟理工學院; pinyin: Chángshúlǐgōng Xuéyuan) is a provincial public university focused on technology and teacher education. It is located in the center of the Yangtze Delta, in Changshu, a satellite city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (Chinese: 沙家浜). (Chinese: 东湖校区) They opened in 2004.^[1]

Changshu Institute of Technology

常熟理工学院
Seal of the school
Motto	立本求真，日新致遠
Motto in English	Seek truth till the foundation; Make progress till new horizon.
Type	Public
Established	1958
Chancellor	Zhang Qingkui
President	Zhu Shizhong
Academic staff	about 1,000
Students	about 11,000
Location	Changshu , Jiangsu , China
Campus	1,750 acres
Website	cslg.edu.cn

The school motto is "Breed integrity, seek truth—keep at it every day, and you'll go far along the way". (Motto: 立本求真、日新致远).^[2]

In 2025, it officialy changed its name to the Suzhou University of Technology (simplified Chinese: 苏州工学院).

History

The Changshu Institute of Technology^[3] was established in August 1958 and was originally known as Suzhou Normal Vocational College.^[4][5]

Sites

In addition, CIT established many construction sites.

Site	Number
National College Characteristic Specialized Construction	1
Provincial Excellent Subject Echelon	1
Provincial Excellent Teaching Team	1
Provincial Personnel Training Pattern Experiment Base of Higher Education	1
Provincial Engineering Center	1
Provincial Key Laboratory	1
Provincial Construction Site of Experimental Teaching Demonstration	4
Provincial Brand and Characteristic Specialized Construction	6
Provincial Key Disciplines	2

Teaching buildings

Zhi Dao building

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Library

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Academic Exchange Center

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Professor Dai Guohong is Vice President of CIT.^[17]

Environment

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