Wuhan University of Technology, located in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, is the earliest school in China to train professionals in the grain industry. It is a university jointly established by the State Grain and Material Reserve Bureau and the People's Government of Hubei Province, a "double-first-class" university in Hubei Province, and a domestic first-class discipline construction university in Hubei Province.
The school originated from Wuhan Accounting Secondary Technical School founded by 195 1; 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; In 2000 and 2003, the former Wuhan Traffic Health School and the former Hubei General Technical Engineering School were merged as a whole. 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), international education colleges and continuing education colleges, with 70 undergraduate majors. There are 13 first-level master programs, 70 two-level master programs, 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.