The institute was established as a joint venture between Tianjin University and the Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2014, and received
higher education accreditation from the
Ministry of Education of China in March 2020. The campus of the institute is approximately 40 acres large. In 2020, the
United States Department of Commerce added Tianjin University to the
Entity List. In September 2024, Georgia Tech announced that it will exit the Shenzhen Institute, following
U.S. congressional scrutiny of Georgia Tech's potential ties with the
People's Liberation Army. == Programs ==