The general situation of Wuhan University of Light Industry is as follows:

Wuhan University of Light Industry is a university in the province, enrolling two students in some provinces. Wuhan University of Light Industry was founded in 195 1, located in Wuhan, Hubei Province, which is known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces. It is the earliest school in China to train specialized personnel in the grain industry.

Wuhan University of Light Industry has been subordinate to the former Ministry of Food, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Domestic Trade. From 65438 to 0998, it was established by the central and local governments, with Hubei Province as the main management system. It is a university jointly established by the State Grain and Material Reserve Bureau and the Hubei Provincial People's Government, a first-class discipline construction university in Hubei Province, and the first batch of undergraduate enrollment universities in Hubei Province.

The school attaches great importance to the construction of teaching staff, vigorously implements the strategy of "strengthening the school with talents", and has formed a teaching staff with firm ideals and beliefs, noble moral sentiments, solid knowledge and caring. The school has strong scientific research strength and is a national education and training base for the grain industry, with obvious characteristics and advantages.

1980 Wuhan institute of grain industry was established with the approval of the State Council; 1993, renamed Wuhan Institute of Food Industry; During the period of 1998, a management system was established, which combined the central and local governments and focused on Hubei Province. 1999, renamed Wuhan Institute of Technology; 20 13 was renamed Wuhan University of Light Industry.

By June 5438+0, 2023, the school had two campuses, Changqing and gold and silver lake, covering an area of 6,543,800 square meters and a construction area of 600,000 square meters. The total value of teaching and scientific research instruments and equipment is 404 million yuan; The library has 6.5438+0.86 million paper documents, 48 databases and more than 2.3 million electronic books.

There are 17 teaching colleges (departments) and 70 undergraduate majors; There are 13 first-class master programs, 70 master programs in two disciplines, 4 interdisciplinary master programs, and master degree authorization points 1 1 category (16 fields). There are more than 300 full-time teachers/kloc-0, and more than 20,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students.