July 4, 2023. Official website of Anhui University of Science and Technology inquired that it officially became a double-class university on July 4th, 2023. "Double first-class" is the abbreviation of world-class university and first-class discipline construction. The purpose of "double first-class" is to make more universities and disciplines enter the world-class ranks, several universities enter the forefront of world-class universities and a number of disciplines enter the forefront of world-class disciplines, thus significantly enhancing the overall strength of higher education.