**4. Research Findings**

SUSTech stands as a unique example of this transformative approach to general education. Its methodology defies easy categorization because it goes far beyond the boundaries of conventional curricular discussions. Instead, SUSTech's general education embodies a multifaceted approach that is interwoven with the university's core missions and unique historical path and embedded in its own structure. Intricately serving multiple functions, SUSTech's general education program not only nurtures student learning but also fosters communal well-being while integrating the institution's overarching mission into its educational endeavors. The result is a distinctive model that combines elements from multiple educational paradigms, as discussed in the literature review.

In order to gain insight into the organizational intricacies associated with designing, implementing, and sustaining general education initiatives that align with the overall goals of the university, a detailed description of SUSTech general education is used to provide readers with a clear picture. In order to comprehensively present the development, implementation, and support aspects of SUSTech's general education paradigm from an organizational perspective, the findings are structured into five dimensions that together comprise the description of SUSTech's general education.



This description of the different dimensions illustrates the complex interplay that makes up SUSTech's innovative approach to general education.
