Wuhan University of Technology is located in Wuhan, which is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a national "double-class" construction university, and it is a "2 1 1 project" and "985 engineering advantage discipline innovation platform" jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Transport, the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the Hubei Provincial People's Government.
The school originated from 1898. Governor Zhang Zhidong of Huguang invited the Qing government to establish Hubei Technical School. On May 27th, 2000, it was formed by the merger of Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan Jiaotong University and Wuhan Automobile Institute.
Wuhan University of Technology originated from 1948 China People's Liberation Army Northeast Military Region Ministry of Industry Professional School. 1978 was identified as a national key institution, 1985 was renamed Wuhan university of technology, and 1998 was transferred from the former state building materials bureau to the Ministry of education as the director.
Wuhan Jiaotong University originated from 1946 National Maritime Vocational School. After inheritance and development, it was renamed Wuhan Jiaotong University on 1993, which was under the former Ministry of Communications. Wuhan University of Automobile Technology 1958 originated from Wuhan University of Technology, and 1995 was renamed Wuhan University of Automobile Technology, which was affiliated to the former China Automobile Industry Group Corporation.
As of June 2022 165438+ 10, the school covers an area of more than 4,000 mu, with a total construction area of10.953 million square meters; There are 25 colleges offering 100 undergraduate majors; At present, there are 7 postdoctoral research stations 17, 22 doctoral programs in first-class disciplines, 45 master programs in first-class disciplines, 25 master degree authorization categories and 39 master degree authorization fields.