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Huazhong University of Science and Technology, or HUUST for short, is a national key university located in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, founded in 1953. The school, formerly known as Huazhong Institute of Technology, is one of the first engineering schools built after the founding of New China and one of the first ten engineering schools in China. The school has become a comprehensive research university, covering science, engineering, medicine, management, literature, law, economics, teaching and other disciplines. It is one of the national key universities directly under the Ministry of Education of China.
The school campus has a beautiful environment, covering an area of about 1, 153 mu, and is divided into four campuses: east, south, north and west. The campus has a variety of architectural styles, including modern teaching buildings, libraries, experimental buildings and student dormitories. , as well as antique cultural landscapes, such as bell tower, school history museum, etc. There are also sports facilities such as sports ground, swimming pool and gym on campus, which provide students with colorful extracurricular activities and exercise places.
The school has a complete range of disciplines, covering natural science, engineering technology, medicine, humanities and social sciences. Among them, engineering is the dominant discipline of the school, covering mechanical engineering, electronic information engineering, material science and engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering and technology, energy and power engineering and many other disciplines. In addition, the school's life sciences, medicine, management and other disciplines also have certain advantages.
The school pays attention to teaching quality and scientific research innovation, and has a high-level faculty, including many academicians and national talents. The school has a number of national and provincial key laboratories and engineering centers. It is one of the universities supported by the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project", and it is also the key support object of the national "double first-class" high-level university construction.