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Founded in 1999, BGI is one of the world’s leading life science and genomics organizations (https://en.genomics.cn/). With businesses in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, BGI has established cooperation and partnerships with thousands of different organizations across multi-disciplinary research areas including medical health, resource conservation and judicial services. BGI provides equipment, technical support and solutions for the needs of national economies and people’s livelihoods, such as precision medicine and precision health.
BGI College provides innovative joint training opportunities for top-tier life sciences researchers and industry professionals. BGI College has developed a talent training model that keeps pace with the evolution of genomic science.

  1. BGI International students and postdoctoral projects

BGI – University joint programs
One year innovative class program
Joint postgraduate program
Joint postdoctoral program

BGI offers:

  • Integrated, open environment of research education and industry
  • Immersive training in international big science projects of genomics, single cell omics and spatiotemporal omics
  • Firsthand access and contribution to the state-of-the-art gene technologies and products before their announcement
  • Personalized global career development plan and priority and priority entry into the BGI management trainee program
  • Diverse stipends and scholarships

More information can be found on this link


  1. 2024 BGI International Summer Workshop & ICG (International Conference on Genomics) – 19 Youth Symposium “Bio Revolution for a Sustainable Future”

Set to take place from July 29th to August 2nd at the Shenzhen BGI Center, the 2024 BGI International Summer Workshop & ICG-19 Youth Symposium, orchestrated by BGI College, is dedicated to the theme of “Bio Revolution for a Sustainable Future.”

Event tends to inspire and equip the next generation of scientists to contribute to a more sustainable, healthier, and environmentally responsible world.
During the one-week workshop, participants will engage in cutting-edge lecturers led by leaders in the field of life sciences, and take part in the DCSM training courses (DNA Omics, Cell Omics, Spatial Omics and Mass Spectrometry) experiencing and learning about the latest scientific and technological advancements.

International Conference on Genomics (ICG) is a globally influential event, integrating research, learning, and production in the fields of genomics and medicine and excellent opportunity to achieve thorough and comprehensive overview of BGI and its technologies.

Affiliated symposium of ICG, the ICG Youth Symposium aims to gather young students and scholars from around the world, facilitating academic discussions, sharing innovative technologies, and highlighting the latest advancements in the field of omics.

This year’s Symposium, themed “Bio Revolution for a Sustainable Future”, includes three sub-themes, Astro-ecology, Bio-computing, and Biomanufacturing.
The ICG Youth Symposium places a special emphasis on the academic growth and career development of young talents. This year, the conference has specially added career development masterclasses.

Participants: Young teachers, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, undergraduates, and high school students with a strong interest in life sciences.

More about this event you can find on this LINK


  1. BGI Serbia-China Scholarship

On November 13, 2023, BGI College, in collaboration with the Mammoth Foundation, launched the BGI Serbia-China Scholarship to support students, scholars, and researchers from Serbia to engage in educational and academic activities at BGI in China. The Scholarship offers support and incentives for the exchange of knowledge and expertise and enables talent from Serbia to gain an international perspective in the life sciences field.

The details about scholarships can be found here