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.

The school campus covers an area of more than 7,000 mu, with lush trees and lush grass, elegant environment and beautiful scenery, with a green coverage rate of 72%. It is called "Forest University". The school has a complete teaching and research support system and complete public service facilities.

The school implements the school-running concept of students and scholars, adheres to the educational concept of "educating people as the foundation, innovation as the soul and responsibility as the line", adheres to the construction goal of "first-class teaching as a first-class undergraduate", adopts various measures, deepens the education and teaching reform, comprehensively promotes quality education, and constructs and perfects a dynamic innovative talent training system. Over the past decades, more than 700,000 graduates have gone to the society and spread all over the world.