New campus of USTC. [Photo by Yuan Chen and Liu Jianbo/WeChat account: hefeigaoxinfabu]

The campus of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, has taken initial shape after three years of construction.

After completion, the campus will become the largest USTC campus. With a focus on quantum science, the campus will support USTC's efforts to become a world-class university and promote innovations for the development of the Hefei high-tech zone, which is considered Anhui's high-tech hub and dubbed the "Quantum Center".