Is Tongji Medical University 985? Yes Official website of Tongji University shows that 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 "2 1 1 project" national key construction universities, and the first batch of "double first-class" construction universities.