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SKEMA China campus: Suzhou, world's largest industrial city in 2021

Published on February 14, 2022

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SKEMA China campus: Suzhou, world's largest industrial city in 2021

Suzhou, where SKEMA China’s campus is located, became the world's largest industrial city in 2021. In 2021, the gross industrial output value of Suzhou reached the milestone of 4 trillion yuan.

So, what is the engine of the city's economic growth in digital economy era?  The answer is innovation.

Suzhou has the advantage of building innovation clusters. The city attracts numerous talents, enterprises and research centres. 

111,555 hi-tech companies in Suzhou

 

The number of high-tech, innovative companies in Suzhou reached 111,555 by the end of 2021. And this figure refers only to high-tech innovative companies certified by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and does not include the countless smaller innovative companies.

For SKEMA and its students, it means development potential: limitless job opportunities.

Since 2009, SKEMA's Suzhou campus has been an important part of the local innovation community in Suzhou, developing together with the city, to train talent with a global vision and insight into the Chinese economy.