"C9" usually refers to the top nine comprehensive universities in China, that is, the Nine Alliances of China. They are: Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, University of Science and Technology of China, Harbin Institute of Technology and Sun Yat-sen University.
Everyone has different standards and perceptions of university rankings. Some people may think that Huazhong University of Science and Technology should also be one of c9 universities, but it is not one of the officially recognized c9 universities. Huazhong University of Science and Technology is also a well-known high-level university at home and abroad. It also has a good academic reputation and research strength in the fields of artificial intelligence, computer science and machinery manufacturing.
Advantages of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1. Comprehensive disciplines: Huazhong University of Science and Technology has many disciplines such as science, engineering, medicine, management, literature, law, economics, teaching and art, and is one of the most comprehensive universities.
2. Cross-integration: Huazhong University of Science and Technology pays attention to the cross-discipline and integration, and has established a number of interdisciplinary research institutions, such as the National Engineering Laboratory of Satellite Navigation and Positioning Technology, the Micro-Nano System and the Bionics Research Center.
3. Strong research strength: Huazhong University of Science and Technology has a good academic reputation and research strength in the fields of artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, electronic information, material science and machinery manufacturing. Especially in the field of artificial intelligence, Huazhong University of Science and Technology has made important achievements in deep learning and natural language processing.
4. Integration of Industry-University-Research: Huazhong University of Science and Technology cooperated with many enterprises and established several cooperation bases in Industry-University-Research, which played an active role in scientific and technological innovation and personnel training.
5. High degree of internationalization: Huazhong University of Science and Technology has carried out extensive international exchanges and cooperation and established cooperative partnerships with many internationally renowned universities. At the same time, teachers and students also actively participate in international conferences and scientific research projects.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education. On May 26th, 2000, it was formed by the merger of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical University and Wuhan Institute of Urban Construction. It is one of the national key construction universities of "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project", and it is the first batch of "double first-class" construction universities.