Soochow University (Suzhou) in the context of "China National Space Administration"

Soochow University (Chinese: 苏州大学; Pinyin: Sūzhōu Dàxué; abbreviated SUDA) is a comprehensive university located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, one of the most economically developed regions in China. It is administered by the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province as part of the national Double First-Class initiative. The university is also co-constructed by the China National Space Administration. Soochow University was among the first institutions included in China’s Project 211 and the 2011 Collaborative Innovation Plan. It is one of China’s leading universities, ranking 28th nationwide.

The university traces its origins to Soochow University, a private institution founded in 1900. In August 1952, the Chinese Departments of the private Soochow University, along with its Departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, the Suxun Institute of Culture and Education, and the Mathematics and Physics Department of the private Jiangnan University, were merged to establish the Sunan Teachers College on the former Soochow University campus. In December of the same year, the institution was renamed Jiangsu Teachers College.