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Yitang Zhang: UC Santa Barbara to SYSU

From

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University of California, Santa Barbara

United States

To

Sun Yat-sen University (Institute of Advanced Study Hong Kong)

China

Effective · Jun 2025Announced · Jun 2025Last verified · Aug 2026

Stated non-policy reasons

“"I've actually been considering returning for several years. In 2019, at the Future Science Awards ceremony in Beijing, I mentioned China's rapid advancements in science and technology had me thinking about coming back." — Zhang, interview in National Science Review (2025).”

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  1. 张益唐：70岁归来不为"落叶"，一位数学家的严谨与浪漫Southern Metropolis Daily (oeeee.com) · 2026-04-13
  2. World-renowned mathematician Yitang Zhang joins Sun Yat-sen UniversitySun Yat-sen University · 2025-06-27
  3. Trailblazing mathematician Yitang Zhang leaves US for job at Chinese universitySouth China Morning Post · 2025-06-28
  4. Mathematician Yitang Zhang: why did I return to China at 70?National Science Review (Oxford University Press)
  5. World-renowned mathematician Yitang Zhang joins Sun Yat-sen UniversityInstitute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong, Sun Yat-sen University · 2025-06-28

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