The predecessor of the College of Electronics and Information Engineering at Shenzhen University was the Department of Electronics, which was established in 1983 with the assistance of Tsinghua University. The first department head was Tong Shibai. In 1997, the School of Information Engineering was established, and in January 2019, it merged with the School of Electronics Science and Technology to form the College of Electronics and Information Engineering. The college currently has two primary disciplines: Information and Communication Engineering and Electronic Science and Technology. It also has two doctoral programs: one in Information and Communication Engineering and the other in Electronic Information. Information and Communication Engineering is one of the earliest doctoral programs established at Shenzhen University in 2006. It is a key discipline in Guangdong Province (the highest level in the province), a key discipline for the construction of high-level universities in Guangdong Province, and a key discipline for "Boosting and Reinforcing" in Guangdong Province (with an A+ evaluation during the construction period). In the fourth round of national disciplinary evaluations, Information and Communication Engineering ranked second in Guangdong Province (alongside South China University of Technology), tied for 28th in the country. In the 2020 and 2021 rankings for the Best Subjects in China by RUR, Information and Communication Engineering ranked 13th in the country and second in the province. In the 2022 rankings, it moved up to 13th in the country. The College of Telecommunications had eight faculty members selected for the "Lifetime Scientific Impact Rankings" of the top 2% of scientists globally in 2022, ranking second at the university. In 2021, 21 faculty members were selected for the "Scientific Impact Rankings for 2021" of the top 2% of scientists globally, ranking first at the university. These rankings reflect the college's commitment to excellenc...