The discipline of materials science and engineering in Kunming University of Science and Technology is one of the traditional dominant disciplines established earlier in Kunming University of Science and Technology. Originated from the specialty of casting technology and equipment founded by the Mechanical Department of Kunming University of Science and Technology 1958, the specialty of nonferrous alloys enrolled by the Metallurgical Department 1962, and the specialty of metal materials and heat treatment and steel rolling technology and equipment enrolled by the Metallurgical Department 197 1. 198 1 year enrolled postgraduate students majoring in casting, and awarded 1996 and 1999 master's and doctor's degrees in materials science respectively. In 2003, he was authorized by the doctor's degree of material processing, and in 2005, he was authorized by the doctor's degree of material science and engineering.
Kunming University of Science and Technology, founded in 1954, has developed into a comprehensive university with work as the center, integration of science and technology and coordinated development of multiple disciplines. It is the largest key university with complete levels and categories in Yunnan Province. In order to meet the needs of the development of biomedical industry in Yunnan Province for engineering technology research and related personnel training, the school established the College of Life Science and Technology on June 5438+ 10, 2007 by vigorously introducing outstanding talents at home and abroad and integrating the original personnel of bioengineering and pharmaceutical engineering.
Kunming University of Science and Technology is a provincial key university with the combination of science and engineering and multidisciplinary development. It was established by the Yunnan Provincial People's Government and the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. It is a national key discipline project, a key construction university under the "Basic Capacity Building Project of Central and Western Universities", and a scholarship institution for international students in China. It was selected into the excellent engineer education and training plan of the Ministry of Education, the national postgraduate project of building a high-level university and the first batch of new engineering research and practice projects of the Ministry of Education.
As of March, 20 18, the school has 28 colleges, 1 teaching department, 6 research institutes, 13 clinical teaching bases and 3 applied talents training bases, with 1 10 undergraduate majors.