A rendering of the Gaoyou Lake campus of Yangzhou Polytechnic College. [Photo/Jiangsu International Online]

Construction of the Gaoyou Lake campus of the Yangzhou Polytechnic College in Gaoyou, a county-level city in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province started on March 1.

The new campus, which represents an investment of 1.8 billion yuan ($258.14 million), is being built by the college and Gaoyou government. It will span an area of 38 hectares and accommodate 7,000 students.

Chen Yahong, vice-principal of Yangzhou Polytechnic College, said the new campus is expected to be completed by September 2024. Seven schools of the college, which are related to medicine, biochemistry, teacher training, natural resources and environmental engineering, electronic engineering, textile and clothing, as well as horticulture and gardening, will move to the new campus.

Upon its completion, the campus will supply more high-caliber talents to support Gaoyou's innovation-driven development.