It is an independent auditing unit authorized by the degree, a national demonstration university for deepening the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, a first-class network security college construction demonstration project university, a scholarship receiving institution for overseas students of China government, and a demonstration base for studying in China by the Ministry of Education. The school was formed by the merger of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical University and Wuhan Institute of Urban Construction in 2000. Huazhong University of Science and Technology was formerly Huazhong University of Science and Technology, which was held by the state in 1952 and started in 1953.
The school campus covers an area of more than 7,000 mu, with a green coverage rate of 72%; Undergraduate majors 5 1 departments112; There are 39 post-doctoral research stations, 46 first-level disciplines authorized by doctoral degrees and 48 first-level disciplines authorized by master's degrees; There are 7 national key disciplines, 7 national key disciplines in two disciplines 15 and 7 national key (cultivation) disciplines. More than 3,700 full-time teachers.