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Southwest University of Science and Technology
Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Public SHANGHAI #205 · 2026
About the university
Southwest University of Science and Technology(SWUST）is located in Mianyang--the only Science and Technology City in China,which is surrounded by green mountains and with beautiful Fujiang River running through.Mianyang boasts a magical land that had produced numerous talents and is the hometown of Dayu and Libai.The site where the campus stands now used to be occupied by the Mianyang branch of Tsinghua University.SWUSTdates back to — during theAnti-Japanese War when Sichuan Jiang Jin Ceramics Vocational and Technical School and Sichuan Provincial Advanced Agricultural Vocational Schoool were founded.
Having witnessed many hardships and several relocations,SWUST has developed into a comprehensive regular full-time undergraduate university in Sichuan Province authorized to confer doctoral degree and a university jointly constructed by the State Administration of Science and Technology Industry of National Defence (SASTIND) and people's Government of Sichuan Province.SWUSThas become the one of 14 key institutions of higher learning which enjoys the priority for fuether development and approved by Ministry of Education and one of the pilot universities for modern distance education in China.It is qualified to recommend excellent undergraduates to pursue graduate studies without entrance exams and offer programs for part-time graduate students to apply for the master's degree and admit international students.The university adoptsa management system of joint construction by the ministries,the province and the city,with Sichuan province playing the leading role.And the university has been ranked as the “National Civilized Unit”。
Its campus covers an area of 272.53 hectares with a floor area of one million squar meters.With a beautiful and pleasant sceneryand thanks to the large numbers of green trees and several blue lakes,it is indeed an ideal place for learning and researching.
There are over — college and graduate students .Besides Academy of Science and Technology for National defense,it consists of 17 schools,72 majors for undergraduates,the university has a range of disciplines covering 9 categories,namely,Engineering,Agriculture,Science,Economy,Law,Liberal Arts,Manegement,Education,Medicine and Arts.SWUST has 17 key disciplines coffering the master's degree in 4 categories：Engineering(13 fields),Business and Administration,Law and Translation and Interpreting.There are four subjects which confer the doctoral degree based on the cooperation with China Academy of Engineering Physics.
Currently,SWUST boasts one basic discipline for National Defence,11 Key Disciplines at the Provincial Level,6 featured majors constructed at the national level,1 badly-needed major for National Defence,1 Key major for Naional Defence and 15 featured majors at the provincial level.It also possesses 1 development base of state key laboratory jointed constructed by Sichuan province and the Ministry of Science and Technology.1 Key displinary Laboratory for National Defence,2 Key Laboratories jointly constructed by Bechance Provincial Ministry of Education,one Research Center for Engineering approved by ministry of Education,1 Key Laboratory at the provincial level,one Provincial Engineering Research Center,10 Key Provincial Laboratories,3 provincial Humanity and Social Science Research Bases,21 reserach Institutions,1 National Level Experiment Education Model Center.In addtion,the university offer 3 National Fine Courses and processes,2 National Level Teaching Teams and 6 Provincial Level Teams.
Among over — faculty members,there are more than — full-time teachers,a member of Chinese Academy of Engineerig (CAG),more than 700 associate and full professor.There is a team of scientific and technological innovations for national defence and 17 academicians are employed from board units.SWUST boasts a group of doctoral supervisors,experts who enjoy special government allowances from the State Council,outstanding contributive experts with great and academic and technical leaders in Sichuan province.
For having been located in the west part of China,SWUST has developed a campus spirit of“work arduously and strive for innovations”and established a motto of “Morility,Komwledge,Determination and Innvation”under the guidance of the educaional philosophy of “cultivation,morality,rationality,toleranceand excellence”and the educational methodology of “quality,talent,feature and harmony”.
The university highlights the idea of openness,deepens the reform of its educational system and strenthen the joint efforts made by businesses,institutions and the university itself to promote education in this region.It has set up the board of directors consisting of 36 large-scale research institutes and enterprises such as China Academy of Engineering Physics,China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center,Sichuan Changhong Electronics limiter company with being the chairman and vice governer of Sichuan province who is in charge of education.The university has been appionted some senior experits and technicians from the board unions as professors and assoicate professors and made up a team of high-qualified part-time teachers.By co-establishing and sharing 17 labs with the board unions sharing resources and managing jointly,SWUST has rapidly improved its educational level and promoted the common development of the board members,resulting in distinct feature of co-construction and joint management by business,institutions and the university itself.