University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) consistently adheres to the school-running principle of pursuing the national and international interest and innovative pioneering. Currently, University of Science and Technology of China has 377 International students from more than 40 counties and regions. It upholds the combination of science with technology, teaching with research, and theory with practice. University of Science and Technology of China has made distinguished achievements in talent fostering, scientific research and technology transfer, turning into an important base of high-qualified talent training and high-level scientific research for the world. University of Science and Technology of China is regarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology as one of the 4 universities with best scientific research performance in China. It ranks among the best in the review of Chinese top universities by the US journal "Science" and the French journal "Research". From its foundation USTC has admitted a great number of international students.