The school's predecessor was Huazhong Institute of Technology, one of the four major engineering schools established in 1952, Shanghai Wende Medical College established in 1907 and Hubei Technical School established in 1898. After inheritance and development, it was merged by Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical University and Wuhan Urban Construction College in 2000.
As of September 2022, the school covers an area of more than 7,000 mu; Undergraduate majors are112; More than 3,700 full-time teachers. [44] Selected as "Top Ten Scientific Research Institutions in China" by Nature magazine, which is called "the epitome of the development of higher education in new China".
As of 202 1 and 65438+February, Huazhong university of science and technology has 50 departments, including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, science, engineering, medicine, management, art, interdisciplinary subjects, etc. 1 1 disciplines, with undergraduate majors/kloc-0.
By 202 1, 1 1, the school has more than 3,700 full-time teachers, including professors 1400 and associate professors 1400. Among the teachers, there are 20 full-time academicians, 24 double-hired academicians 1 1, 69 winners of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 5 chief scientists of "973 Plan" project/kloc-0, 2 chief scientists of major national scientific research plans, 24 chief scientists of key national R&D plans, and 973 Plan (including major scientific research plans). There are 49 winners of the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars, 9 national famous teachers, 29 leading talents in the "Ten Thousand Talents Program", 2/kloc-0 outstanding young talents, 224 winners of the New Century Outstanding Talents Support Program of the Ministry of Education and 40 winners of the National Million Talents Project.