"Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学, pinyin - zhōngshān dàxué; SYSU, also known as Zhongshan University) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, SASTIND, and Guangdong Provincial Government. As one of the top universities in China, it is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. The university was founded in 1924 by and named after Sun Yat-sen (who in China is referred to as ""Zhongshan""), a revolutionary and the founder of the Republic of China. The university's main campus, commonly referred to as the South Campus, is located in Haizhu, Guangzhou, inheriting the campus from the former Lingnan University (est. 1888). The university has five campuses in the three cities of Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen, and ten affiliated hospitals. The SYSU organised centennial celebration conference on November 12, 2024 where a number of initiatives were announced for the future.