Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School

Name

Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School

Legal name

北京大学深圳研究生院

Website

https://pkusz.edu.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences) (EDAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis (EDAHAAAD), Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

Keywords

• Graduate education
• Interdisciplinary research
• Scientific research
• AI for science
• Industry-academia collaboration

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenzhen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Graduate education programs including master's and doctoral degrees funded through tuition fees from domestic and international students.
2. Government Research Funding: Research projects funded by national自然科学基金, 广东省科技计划, 深圳市科技计划, and other government sources.
3. Industry Collaboration and Consulting: 产学研合作 (industry-academia-research) projects with enterprise partners, technology transfer, and consulting services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School is a graduate education and research institution offering master's and doctoral programs across nine interdisciplinary schools, including information engineering, chemical biology, environment and energy, urban planning, advanced materials, AI for science, business, transnational law, and humanities. It conducts frontier scientific research and operates research platforms and provincial key laboratories in collaboration with industry and government partners.

Product overview

北京大学深圳研究生院是北京大学唯一异地校区，由北京大学和深圳市人民政府共同创办于2001年。设有9个学院：信息工程学院、化学生物学与生物技术学院、环境与能源学院、城市规划与设计学院、新材料学院、科学智能学院、汇丰商学院、国际法学院、人文社会科学学院。学院提供全日制研究生教育，开展前沿领域、交叉学科、应用学术研究，在Science、Nature子刊、JACS等顶级期刊发表大量研究成果。科学智能学院推动AI与科学研究融合，研发Xrd2Mof等AI模型用于材料科学研究。环境与能源学院聚焦减污降碳技术研发，新材料学院在锂电池和MOF材料领域取得突破。学院还运营广东省新能源材料设计与计算重点实验室等科研平台，提供南燕刊物等院内出版物。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master's and Doctoral Programs in Information Engineering (信息工程学院) Graduate degree programs in computer science, electronic engineering, and artificial intelligence, with research outputs published at top international venues such as ACL.
• Master's and Doctoral Programs in Chemical Biology and Biotechnology (化学生物学与生物技术学院) Graduate programs focused on the intersection of chemistry and biology, training researchers for biotechnology and pharmaceutical research.
• Master's and Doctoral Programs in Environment and Energy (环境与能源学院) Graduate programs covering ecological environment, pollution reduction and carbon reduction, water environment, and atmospheric science research.
• Master's and Doctoral Programs in Urban Planning and Design (城市规划与设计学院) Graduate programs in urban planning and design, with research published in venues such as Nature Sustainability.
• Master's and Doctoral Programs in Advanced Materials (新材料学院) Graduate programs in new materials R&D, including lithium batteries, MOF materials, and photocatalysis, with research published in JACS and other top journals.
• Master's and Doctoral Programs in AI for Science (科学智能学院) Graduate programs dedicated to the integration of AI and scientific research, advancing AI-driven research paradigms.
• Master's Programs in International Business Management (汇丰商学院 / PHBS) Graduate business programs providing internationalized business management education.
• Juris Doctor and Graduate Programs in Transnational Law (国际法学院) Graduate law programs cultivating legal talent with an international perspective.
• Master's and Doctoral Programs in Humanities and Social Sciences (人文社会科学学院) Graduate programs in humanities and social sciences disciplines.
• Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration (产学研合作) Joint research platforms, technology transfer, and consulting projects with enterprise partners and government bodies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Research teams regularly publish in top-tier journals including Nature, Science, JACS, Angew. Chem., and Nature Communications

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 深港河套科学创新中心 (SHINES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShenzhen-Hong Kong Hetao Science Innovation Center supports international programs and provides research collaboration opportunities for the school's international activities and initiatives.
• 广东省存算一体芯片重点实验室coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Computation-Integrated Chips supports research in AI hardware and computing architectures.
• 广东省新能源材料设计与计算重点实验室coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey laboratory for new energy materials design and computation supporting materials genome research and AI-driven materials discovery.
• 深圳市新能源材料基因组制备和检测重点实验室coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShenzhen key laboratory for new energy materials genome preparation and testing supporting high-throughput materials research.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Peking University (Main Campus, Beijing): The parent institution and a comprehensive research university; shares faculty, governance, and brand. As the dominant PKU brand, it sets the ceiling on Shenzhen's relative prestige and talent recruitment.
• Tsinghua University: China's premier engineering and computer science university; the dominant national incumbent in STEM research and the parent of a competing Shenzhen graduate campus. Comparable in research output and tier-one prestige.
• MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology): Global benchmark for interdisciplinary STEM research universities; aspirational peer in AI for Science, advanced materials, and urban planning research output and methodology.
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Top-tier comprehensive research university with strong programs in engineering, materials, AI, and biomedical sciences; competes nationally for faculty, government funding, and global rankings.

Direct peers

• Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School: Tsinghua University's graduate campus co-located in Shenzhen University Town; offers master's and doctoral programs in data science, AI, precision medicine, and engineering — directly comparable as a competing elite research university branch in the same city.
• Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech): Public research university in Shenzhen focused on STEM graduate programs; rapidly rising in research rankings and competing directly for top students, faculty, and provincial key lab designations.
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen: Research-intensive graduate university in Shenzhen with elite global brand (CUHK), strong in data science, robotics, and finance — competes for top graduate students and faculty in the same Shenzhen talent market.
• Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen: Another graduate research campus in Shenzhen University Town; strong focus on mechanical, electrical, materials, and computer science engineering — directly competing for the same faculty, students, and government funding pool.

Emerging players

• Westlake University: Newly founded research-intensive graduate university in Hangzhou focused on STEM and AI for science; rising fast in research rankings and competing for top Chinese and international graduate students.

Regional players

• Shenzhen University: Comprehensive research university located in Shenzhen with growing graduate programs in engineering, computer science, and materials — overlaps in student/faculty pool and competes for provincial research funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

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