Wuhan University Of Science And Technology

About the university

Located in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province and the largest city in central China, Wuhan University of Science and Technology (WUST) is a key public higher learning institution that operates under the auspices of Hubei Provincial Government and the Ministry of Education of PRC. It is a university accredited with the National Project of Basic Capacity Building for Universities of Western and Central China and the Double First-Class Initiative of Hubei Province.

The University dates back to Hubei Gongyixuetang (Hubei Technical School) founded in — by Zhang Zhidong (—-—), viceroy of Huguang Province in China’s late Qing Dynasty. It began offering undergraduate degrees in — upon the establishment of Wuhan Iron and Steel Institute, the University’s forerunner in the modern times. In — and —, WUST was authorized by China’s State Council to confer its first master’s and doctoral degrees, respectively. In — the institution was granted university status and renamed Wuhan Yejin (metallurgical) University of Science and Technology when Wuhan Iron and Steel Institute merged with two other colleges also based in Wuhan and existing under the then Ministry of Metallurgy of PRC. The University acquired its current name—Wuhan University of Science and Technology—in — following its handover from China’s Ministry of Metallurgy to the local Hubei Provincial Government for administration.

WUST has three campuses distributed throughout Wuhan, including two in the vicinity of the Yangtze River and a lake, which has earned the University as an ecological garden. WUST’s campuses cover an area of about 1.71 million square meters (422 acres), including a floor space of over 1.23 million square meters (292 acres) for academic and administrative use. The University houses over 2.77 million volumes of books in two main libraries and their branches, a state-of–art information system, and modern facilities in support of the academic and research activities on campus.

WUST claims traditional strengths in engineering and sciences, which are integrated with contemporary popular disciplines such as management, medicine, humanities, economics, law, philosophy, and art. For about 30, 000 full-time students (including over — undergraduates and about — postgraduates) hosted by 20 schools, 42 research centers and 1 hospital, WUST now offers a wealth of programs spanning across a broad range of disciplines. They include:

77 undergraduate programs;

171 academic master’s degree programs;

18 professional master’s degree programs;

38 doctoral programs;

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