How many years' history of Huazhong University of Science and Technology? 70 years. Huazhong University of Science and Technology was formerly known as Huazhong Institute of Technology founded by 1952, Shanghai Devon Medical College founded by 1907 and Hubei Technical School founded by 1898. By 2022, Huazhong University of Science and Technology has a history of 70 years. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, referred to as Huazhong University and University of Science and Technology of China, located in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is a comprehensive research-oriented national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of China.