[9] The University's Central Building was opened in autumn 2013 and designed by the British-Asian architecture firm Aedas.

[10] The second development phase was focused on the South Campus, where building started in summer 2013.

[11] The first phase of the South Campus was opened to the public on 26 July 2016, to coincide with the university's 10th anniversary celebrations.

The Master of Architectural Design MArchDes was validated at Part 2 level by the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2016.

[26] The International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at XJTLU was established in January 2013 by Professor Sarah Dixon,[27] and currently has eight undergraduate programmes and eleven postgraduate programmes in the fields of management, economics, finance, accounting, finance and business.