During the Cultural Revolution, the campus was closed and the school was forced to move to Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan City.

The Guangdong Institute of Mechanical Engineering was found in 1956 and also forced to close during the Cultural Revolution.

It has the privilege to confer Doctor’s, Master’s, and bachelor's degrees on qualified students.

Nature Index tracks the affiliations of high-quality scientific articles and presents research outputs by institution and country on monthly basis.

It has played an active role in international scientific research and cultural cooperation and exchanges.

[10] There are more than 50 universities, research institutions and companies abroad that have established academic exchange partnerships with it, including those in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, Poland, Thailand, Australia and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions.