Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) is a comprehensive research university located in Wuhan, China under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Education. It is a participant university of the former “985” Project [1] in China, and also one of the first universities approved under the national "Double First-Class" Initiative, China’s “Excellence Initiative” for institutions of higher education. HUST has consistently ranked among the top 10 universities in China in the major domestic and international rankings, including the Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities and US News and World Report Best Global Universities Ranking. Situated in the city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, HUST lies near the central banks of the Yangtze River. With a population of over eleven million, Wuhan is the foremost cultural, educational, transportation and economic city in Central China, playing a leading role in the Yangtze River Economic Zone and now emerging as a global megacity with enormous business opportunities. HUST is comprised of its main campus close by picturesque East Lake and a satellite medical campus located in the central business district of Hankou across the Yangtze River. Today the university has more than 3,400 full-time teachers, including over 1,200 professors, serving approximately 55,000 full-time students. Complementing this rich academic environment is HUST’s remarkable greenscape – covering 72% of the campus, its rich canopy of trees explains why many people now refer to it as the “university in the forest.” HUST boasts a full range of academic disciplines, comprising 10 major categories that range from engineering and medicine --HUST’s two most notable pillars of strength – to its fast-growing science and distinctive liberal arts disciplines. Guided by its sense of mission to contribute to social progress and the greater global community, the university continues to explore the frontiers of science, and is the only university in China that includes four national research facilities. International cooperation also lies at the core of HUST development strategy.

华中科技大学是国家教育部直属重点综合性大学，由原华中理工大学、同济医科大学、武汉城市建设学院于2000年5月26日合并成立，是国家“211工程”重点建设和“985工程”建设高校之一，是首批“双一流”建设高校。

学校校园占地7000余亩，园内树木葱茏，碧草如茵，环境优雅，景色秀丽，绿化覆盖率72%，被誉为“森林式大学”。学校教学科研支撑体系完备，各项公共服务设施齐全。

学校学科齐全、结构合理，基本构建起综合性、研究型大学的学科体系。拥有哲学、经济学、法学、教育学、文学、理学、工学、医学、管理学、艺术学等10大学科门类；设有106个本科专业，46个硕士学位授权一级学科，44个博士学位授权一级学科，39个博士后科研流动站。现有一级学科国家重点学科7个，二级学科国家重点学科15个（内科学、外科学按三级计），国家重点（培育）学科7个。在教育部第四轮学科评估中，我校44个学科参评，全部上榜，其中机械工程、光学工程、生物医学工程、公共卫生与预防医学等4个学科进入A+，A类学科14个，B+及以上学科33个。入选一流建设学科数 8个。

按照“应用领先、基础突破、协调发展”的科技发展方略，构建起了覆盖基础研究层、高新技术研究层、技术开发层三个层次的科技创新体系。建设有武汉光电国家研究中心以及国家脉冲强磁场科学中心（筹）、精密重力测量研究设施等国家重大科技基础设施，还拥有1个国家制造业创新中心、4个国家重点实验室、1个国防科技重点实验室、6个国家工程（技术）研究中心、1个国家临床医学研究中心 、1个国家医学中心、1个国家工程实验室、2个国家专业实验室、6个科技部国家国际科技合作基地及一批省部级研究基地。

华中科技大学正以创建世界一流大学为目标，秉持“明德厚学，求是创新”的校训，敢于竞争，善于转化，聚精会神，科学发展，全面提升办学水平，努力开创更加辉煌灿烂的明天。

华中科技大学
Huazhong University of Science and Technology