Wuhan University of Technology is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), the first batch of national world-class discipline construction universities, and the first batch of national "2 1 1 project" construction universities, which are jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transport and the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
The school of Wuhan University of Technology originated from 1898 when Zhang Zhidong, Governor 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. After inheritance and development, 1985 was renamed Wuhan University of Technology, and 1998 was transferred from the former State Bureau of Building Materials Industry to the Director of the Ministry of Education.
Characteristics of Wuhan University of Technology
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 Institute of Automobile 1958 originated from Wuhan Institute of Technology. After inheritance and development, it was renamed Wuhan University of Automobile Technology on 1995, and it was affiliated to the former China Automobile Industry Group Corporation.
As of March, 2002 1, the school has Mafangshan Campus, Yujiatou Campus and Nanhu Campus, covering an area of nearly 4,000 mu, with a total construction area of1,866,5438+0,000 square meters; There are more than 36,000 undergraduates, 65,438 doctoral and master students and 65,438 international students.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wuhan University of Technology