Guangzhou Nanfang College (formerly Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University) is a comprehensive application-oriented undergraduate college approved by the Ministry of Education in 2006，Its mission is to build a first-class applied university with distinctive characteristics，At present, it has been approved as the doctoral workstation of Guangdong Province, the National Social Science Foundation project and the National Natural Science Foundation project support unit。

As a banner for the diversified development of higher education in Guangdong Province, the University is also a pilot institution for the comprehensive reform of higher education system in Guangdong Province and the first batch of pilot universities for undergraduate transformation in Guangdong Province。Since 2022, it has been ranked second in China and first in Guangdong in the ranking of comprehensive private universities in China by iResearch Alumni Association for three consecutive years。

The school attaches great importance to the construction of teaching staff，It has successively passed the global introduction of doctoral program, industry talent introduction program, young and middle-aged backbone teacher training program and other talent projects，We will continue to strengthen talent training，It has created a teaching team of young and middle-aged full-time teachers who are led by famous teachers and graduated from "double first-class" universities and famous foreign universities，To provide students with the world's top teaching resources, advanced teaching methods and broad vision。

At present, the university has 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 academician of the European Academy of Sciences, 1 National First Famous teaching teacher of Higher education, 1 National Special Support Plan teaching teacher, 2 selected by the Ministry of Education New Century Outstanding Talents Support Plan, and 2 famous teaching teachers of Guangdong Special Support Plan。

The school adheres to open education, integrates into the international higher education environment, implements a diversified joint training model, actively carries out international education cooperation, and introduces foreign high-quality education resources。

The school has cooperated with more than 30 well-known universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions to carry out a variety of international education programs such as exchange students, double degree, bachelor and master's degree, internship, winter and summer study Tours。In addition, the university has set up Sino-foreign cooperative education programs in 5 majors including data science and big Data technology, accounting, finance, economics and English, and the "Sino-US Talent Training Program" 121 double degree program to jointly cultivate practical composite talents who are well aware of international rules and have international competitiveness。

The university has deeply implemented the three-dimensional talent training program of "teaching discipline professional knowledge, inheriting core values, and cultivating ability and quality", and has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents for the society。

Since its establishment, the school has jointly built 6 industrial colleges, and more than 90% of the majors have realized the cooperation between government schools and enterprises to educate people, and a total of 6.More than 20,000 applied talents with ideals and beliefs, civic quality and sound personality, broad professional foundation, strong practical ability and innovative spirit。Nearly 90% of the school's graduates choose to serve the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the overall satisfaction of employers with graduates is 98%。At the same time, more and more school graduates are entering the Sun Yat-sen University, Nanjing University, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Sydney, the University of Hong Kong and other well-known institutions at home and abroad for further study。