In 1952, the Central Government of China sought to construct a new higher education system for the rapid development of economy, science and technology after Chinese Civil War. Three technical institutes were planned to be established in Wuhan, including Huazhong Institute of Technology (HIT, 华中工学院), South-Central China Institute of Power Engineering (中南动力学院) and South-Central China Institute of Water Conservancy and Electric Power (中南水利学院) . In March 1953, the institute's charter was signed by the South-Central China Government under the approval of the Central Government of China. In the original planning, the land south of the Yujia Hill was chosen for the three campuses. Physicist Qian Zha was appointed as chair of the three-institute initiative. Economist Peigang Zhang was appointed as chief in planning to lead the HIT initiative. In June 1953, the land south of the East Lake was chosen as the campus of South-Central China Institute of Water Conservancy and Electric Power. The same year, the South-Central China government decided not to establish an independent South-Central China Institute of Power Engineering. All the programs related to power engineering were administered by Huazhong Institute of Technology. The institute formally opened on October 15, 1953.
All the programs and departments at HIT were organized and formed from the programs related to electrical engineering, power engineering, electricity and mechanical engineering in Wuhan University, Hunan University, Guangxi University and South China Institute of Technology. HIT's first classes were held in spaces at those institutions. There were eight undergraduate programs, 314 full-time faculty members and 2,639 undergraduate students at that time. The first president is physicist Qian Zha, Dean of School of Engineering of Wuhan University. The first provost is Gancai Liu.
In 1960, HIT was evaluated to be a national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China.
In 1971, most of the Wuhan Mechanical Institute (武汉机械学院) was merged into the institute.
Six departments were established. There were 20 undergraduate programs, 1,097 faculty members. The number of undergraduate students reached to 6,087.
Graduate students began to be enrolled in 1978, and in 1984, the institute became one of 22 universities to be approved by the State Council to establish a graduate school. By approval of the State Education Committee, the institute was renamed Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中理工大学) in 1988.
With China's global strategy and the reform of the economy, HUST led a series of pivotal reforms among technical institutions in China. HUST is the first technical school to establish the Department of Journalism and Communication, the Department of Economics, and Department of Literature, and to host nationwide lectures in humanities.
On May 26, 2000, the former Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan Urban Construction Institute (武汉城市建设学院), and Wuhan Science and Technology Vocational College (科技部干部管理学院) combined to form the new Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学); the Chinese name was changed, but the English name remained the same.
The history of Tongji Medical College can be traced back to 1907 when Tongji German Medical School was founded by Erich Paulun in Shanghai. The name Tongji suggests cooperating by riding the same boat. In 1927, with the development of the institution, it expanded to include engineering programs. After the establishment of National Tongji University in 1927, the Tongji Medical College was affiliated to the university as one of the schools. In 1950, the medical school was moved to Wuhan from Shanghai and merged with Wuhan University School of Medicine to become South-Central China Tongji Medical College. The college was later renamed as Wuhan College of Medicine in 1955, as Tongji Medical University in 1985, and as Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2000.
Ding Lieyun (2014–present) Member of China's Academy of Engineering
Peigen Li (2005–2014) Member of China's Academy of Engineering
Mingwu Fan (2001–2005) Member of China's Academy of Engineering, former President of China Institute of Atomic Energy
Ji Zhou (1997–2001) Member of China's Academy of Engineering, current President of China's Academy of Engineering, former Minister of Education of China
Shuzi Yang (1993–1997) Member of China's Academy of Sciences
Shuhuai Huang (1984–1993)
Jiusi Zhu: (1979–1984)
Qian Zha: (1953–1979)
Main Campus at Wuchang
1037 Luoyu Road, Wuchang, Wuhan
13 Hangkong Road, Hankou, Wuhan
Sciences and Engineering
School of Physics
School of Automation
Department of Electronic Sci. & Tech.
Department of Electronics & Information Engr.
Department of Mathematics
School of Architecture & Urban Planning
School of Chemistry & Chemical Engr.
School of Computer Sciences & Engr.
School of Civil Engineering & Mechanics
School of Electrical & Electronic Engr.
School of Energy & Power Engineering
School of Environmental Science & Engr.
School of Hydropower & Information Engr.
School of Life Sciences & Technology
School of Materials Science & Engr.
School of Mechanical Science & Engr.
School of Optical & Electronic Information
School of Software Engineering
School of Transportation Sci. & Engr.
Department of Chinese Literature
Department of Philosophy
Department of Political Science
Department of Sociology
School of Economics
School of Education
School of Foreign Language
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
School of International Education
School of Journalism & Communication
School of Law
School of Management
School of Public Administration
Department of Forensic Medicine
Department of Nursing
Basic Medical School
School of Clinical Medicine I
（Wuhan Union Hospital）
School of Clinical Medicine II
（Wuhan Tongji Hospital）
School of Drug & Health Administration
School of Pharmacy
School of Public Health
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
Wuhan High Magnetic Field Center (WHMFC)
[National Precision Gravity Measurement Center(精密重力测量国家重大基础设施)]
State Key Laboratory of Laser Technology
State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology
State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion (SKLCC)
State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology
State Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Engineering and New Technology (Project newly approved in 2011)
National Specialized Laboratory for Storage System National Specialized
National Specialized Laboratory for New Type-Electrical Machinery
National Engineering Laboratory for Next Generation Internet Access
National Engineering Research Center for Nano-Medicine
National Anti-Counterfeit Engineering Research Center
National Engineering Research Center for CAD Software (Wuhan)
National Engineering Research Center for Numerical Control System
National Engineering Research Center for Manufacturing Equipment Digitization
National Engineering Research Center for Laser Processing
Intelligence Manufacturing Technology Lab of the Ministry of Education
Image Information Processing and Intelligence Control Lab of the Ministry of Education
Peripheral Memory Technology Laboratory of the Ministry of Education
Biomedical Photonics Lab of the Ministry of Education
Measurement of Elementary Physical Quantities Lab of the Ministry of Education
Organ Transplantation Lab of the Ministry of Education
Environment and Health Lab of the Ministry of Education
Respiratory System Laboratory of the Ministry of Health
Organ Transplantation Lab of the Ministry of Health
Water Supply & Drainage Laboratory of the Ministry of Construction
Gravitation and Quantum Physics Lab of Hubei Province
Environment Protection and Health Lab of Hubei Province
Tumour Attack Transfer Lab of Hubei Province
Cluster and Grid Computing Lab of Hubei Province
Digital Valley Technology Lab of Hubei Province
Biological Information and Molecule Imaging Lab of Hubei Province
Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Online Collaboration Research Center
Coal Combustion Online Collaboration Research Center
Biomedical Photonics Online Collaboration Research Center
Hubei Engineering Research Center for Nano-drugs
Functional Ceramics Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education
China-UK HUST-IACR International Joint Lab
HUST Chiang Foundation Industrial Training Center
Other centers and institutes
Center for Computation and Network
Institute of Education
Institute of History
Institute for Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence
School of Distance & Continuing Education
Division of Physical Education
China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy (ICARE)
Faculty and staff
Faculty: 3,448
Staff (main campus): 7,659
Staff (hospitals): 5,259
Chang Jiang Scholars: 65
Members of Chinese Academy of Sciences: 10
Members of Chinese Academy of Engineering: 14
In 2016, US News and World Report ranked HUST 265th in the world and 10th in China. Wu Shulian ranked it 10th and Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked it the 8th-13th in China.Times ranked HUST 401-500th in the world and 8th in China.
Undergraduate|Graduate
Engineering: #6 | #3; Medicine: #2 | #2; Management: #10 | #15; Science: #16 | #17;
Economics: #20 |-; Literature: #36 |-;
Natural Sciences (Engineering, Medicine, Science overall): #7 | #6;
Social Sciences (History, Management, Economics overall): #17 | #18
Mechanical Engineering: #1; Electrical Engineering: #2; Optical Engineering: #1;
Public Health: #1; Public Administration: #4; Biomedical Engineering: #5;
Control Engineering: #5 ; Power Engineering: #6; Computer Science: #9;
Electronics: #9;
Preventive Medicine Epidemiology: #5; Environmental Health: #1; Nutrition: #5; Gynecology: #2; Toxicology: #6;
Computer Science System Structure: #3; Software: #12 ;
Journalism & Communication Journalism: #3; Communication: #7;
Others Statistics: #6; Quantitative Economics: #3;
There are four libraries at HUST: the Old Library, the Shaw Library (New Library), the Medical Library and the Architecture Library. The Old Library and the Shaw Library are located in the center of main campus. The Old Library was designed and constructed in Soviet-Union style in the 1950s. It plays a major role in book circulation and conference hosting. It also provides classrooms for audio-video teaching program and some group-study programs. The first floor of the east wing is the Center for Reader's Services, which is a branch of University Bookstore System. The Shaw Library was donated by Sir Run Run Shaw and built in the 1990s. It has more than 30 reading rooms, including Chinese/English social sciences reading rooms, Chinese/English natural sciences reading rooms, Chinese/English archive reading rooms and electronic journal reading rooms. It also houses a multi-media center and a major branch of Center for Computing & Networking. Medical Library is located in Tongji Medical Campus in Hankou. It provides the same services to the medical students as the libraries in main campus. The Architecture Library is on the east side of the main campus. It accommodates books and journals in architecture and urban planning. The University Libraries have a total collection of 3.49 million volumes.
Wuhan Union Hospital (Affiliated Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College of HUST) category: IIIA | National
Wuhan Tongji Hospital (Affiliated Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of HUST) category: IIIA | National
Wuhan Liyuan Hospital (Affiliated Liyuan Hospital of Tongji Medical College of HUST) category: IIIA | National
Xiangfan Hospital (Affiliated Xiangfan Hospital of Tongji Medical College of HUST) category: IIIA | National
Jinzhou Hospital (Affiliated Jinzhou Hospital of Tongji Medical College of HUST) category: IIIA | National
Children's Hospital, Wuhan (Affiliated Women's and Children's Health Care Center of HUST) category: IIIA | National
Wuhan No. 1 Hospital (Affiliated Oriental & Occidental Medicine Hospital of HUST) category: IIIA | National
Wuhan Institute of Psychiatry (Affiliated Institute of Psychiatry of Tongji Medical College of HUST) category: IIIA | National
Wuhan Cape(Puai) Hospital category: IIIA | National
Undergraduate students: 36,275
Graduate & professional students: 20,044
International students: 560
HUST men's basketball team has won national championship (CUBA) in 2004. HUST men's team also won the fourth place in CUBA 1999. HUST women's basketball team lost the national champion titles and won the second places in WCUBA 2005 and 2006.
Academic life has always been put in the first place by HUST students. As the initial mission of early HUST, HUST graduates were expected to possess the skills and abilities for becoming outstanding experts in their science fields. However, the education in arts and literature were strengthened by the school since the late 1980s. Chinese literature is a required course for any degrees or programs at HUST. Former president of HUST, Shuzi Yang is an enthusiastic advocate to bring courses of arts and humanities into the curriculum. His great efforts make many HUST graduates not only the experts in science, but also the leaders in their fields.
He Jiesheng (何界生), Tongji Class 1970, former Vice Minister of Health, China
Lou Qinjian (娄勤俭), HIT Class 1981, Vice Minister of Information Industry, Governor of Shanxi(陕西) Province, China
Qian Xinzhong (钱信忠), Tongji Class 1928, Minister of Health, China (1965–1973,1979–1983)
Xie Fuzhan (谢伏瞻), HIT Class 1980, Governor of Henan Province
Yin Dakui (殷大奎), Tongji Class 1964, Vice Minister of Health, China
Zhou Ji (周济), HIT Class 1980, President, China Academy of Engineering (2010-), Minister of Education, China (2003–2009), Mayor of Wuhan (2001–2002)
Zou Shoubin (邹寿斌), HIT Class 1969, President, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China.
Duan Xianzhong (段献忠), HIT Class 1987, President, Hunan University.
Luo Jun (罗俊), HIT Class 1982, President, Sun-Yatsen University.
Zhou Zude (周祖德), HIT Class 1970, President, Wuhan University of Technology.
Wang Cheng (王乘), HIT Class 1981, President, Hohai University.
Yang Baofeng (杨宝峰), Tongji Class 1988, President, Harbin Medical University.
Luo Xiwen (罗锡文), HIT Class 1970, Vice President, South China Agricultural University.
Sun Yousong (孙友松), HIT Class 1967, Vice President, Guangdong University of Technology.
Chen Xiaolong (陈小龙), HIT Class 1976, Vice President, Tongji University.
Yang Zhiguang (杨志光), HIT Class 1976, Vice President, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.
Xu Xiaoming (许晓鸣), HIT Class 1982, Vice President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Zheng Xiaojing (郑晓静), HIT Class 1982, Vice President, Lanzhou University.
Yu Shiyou (喻世友), HIT Class 1982, Vice President, Sun Yat-Sen University.
Yang Yong (杨勇), HIT Class 1982, Vice President, Xiamen University.
Zhai Jinping (瞿金平), Vice President, South China University of Technology.
Chen Jianxin (陈建新), HIT Class 1982, Vice chair of university committee, South China University of Technology.
Yang Zongkai (杨宗凯), HIT Class 1985, Vice President, Central China Normal University
Li Jun (李军), President, Bank of Communications
Li Yinan (李一男), Class 1989, Vice CEO, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Wang Chaoyong (汪潮涌), Class 1984, President and CEO, ChinaEquity Group Inc.
Yan Yuanchao (严援朝), Class 1976, CTO, Chief Engineer, Sina.com
Zhang Xiaolong (张小龙) — creator of Foxmail (1997), a cost-free email client acquired by Tencent in 2005 [1]
Yao Xin (姚欣) — Class 2003, CEO of SynaCast Media Tech.Co.,LTD, creator of PPLive (2004), a Peer-to-Peer video steaming video network with top market share in China
Zheng Baoyong (郑宝用), Class 1987, Vice CEO, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Li Ting (李婷) Class 2006, - 2004 Olympic gold medallist in women's doubles tennis.
Li Na (李娜) Class 2005, 2011 French Open and Australian Open 2014 winner, first player from China and Asia to win a Grand Slam in singles.
Gong Hongjia, billionaire businessman, vice-chairman and the largest shareholder of Hikvision
Bei Shizhang, Tongji Class 1921, elected in 1955.
Liang Boqiang (梁伯强), Tongji Class 1922, elected in 1955, Pathologist.
Qiu Fazu, Tongji Class 1936, elected in 1993, Senior Member of CAS.
Shen Qizhen (沈其震), Tongji Class 1923, elected in 1955, Physiologist, founding president of Academy of Medicine China and China Union Medical University.
Wu Mengchao, Tongji Class 1949, 2005 National Science & Technology Awardee.
Wu Min (吴旻), Tongji Class 1950, elected in 1980.
Chen Xiaoping (陈孝平), Tongji Class 1985, elected in 2015.
Cheng Shijie (程时杰), HIT Class 1981, elected in 2007.
Yang Shuzi (杨叔子), HIT Class 1956, elected in 1991.
Zhu Zhongliang (朱中梁), HIT Class 1961, elected in 1999.
Luo Jun (罗俊), HIT Class 1982, elected in 2009.
Zheng Xiaojing (郑晓静), HIT Class 1982, elected in 2009.
Ding Han (丁汉), HIT Class 1989, elected in 2013.
Hou Yunde (侯云德), Tongji Class 1955, elected in 1994.
Lu Daopei (陆道培), Tongji Class 1955, elected in 1996.
Cui Kun (崔崑), HUST Professor since 1957, elected in 1997.
Zhou Honghao (周宏灏), Tongji Class 1962, elected in 2005.
Yang Baofeng (杨宝峰), Tongji Class 1988, elected in 2009.
Cen Kefa (岑可法), HIT Class 1956, elected in 1995, Dean, College of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University
Fan Mingwu (樊明武), HIT Class 1965, elected in 1999, PhD, former President of the China Academy of Atomic Energy
Li Peigen (李培根), HIT Class 1981, elected in 2003, President of HUST
Pan Yuan (潘垣), HIT Class 1955, elected in 1997.
Guo Konghui (郭孔辉), HIT Class 1954, elected in 1994, Honorary Dean, School of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
Tan Jianrong (谭建荣), HIT Class 1987, elected in 2007, Director, Department of Mechenical Engineering, College of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University
Yao Shaofu (姚绍福), HIT Class 1953, elected in 1997.
Ye Shenghua (叶声华), HIT Class 1956, elected in 2003.
Zhang Yongchuan (张勇传), HIT Class 1957, elected in 1997.
Zhou Ji (周济), HIT Class 1980, elected in 1999, President of Chinese Academy of Engineering, foreign member of National Academy of Engineering(US), Former Minister of Education of China.
Duan Zhengcheng (段正澄), HIT Class 1957, elected in 2009.
Luo Xiwen (罗锡文), HIT Class 1970, elected in 2009.
Yang Huayong (杨华勇), HIT Class 1982, elected in 2013.
Guo Jianbo (郭剑波), HIT Class 1982, elected in 2013.
Hu Shengshou (胡盛寿), Tongji Class 1982, elected in 2013.
You Zheng (尤政), HIT Class 1985, elected in 2013.
Niu Xinqiang (钮新强), HIT Class 2005, elected in 2013.
Li Dequn (李德群), HIT Class 1981, elected in 2015.
Ding Liyun(丁烈云), President of HUST 2014, elected in 2015.
Wu Weiren（吴伟仁）, HUST class 2001, chief designer of China's Moon Exploration program(探月工程总设计师), elected in 2015.
Gang Chen (陈刚), Dean, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, member of National Academy of Engineering, US
Yinyu Ye (叶荫宇), Professor, Department of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Jimmy Zhu (朱建刚), ABB Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Ning Wang (汪宁), Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lihong V. Wang (汪力宏), HUST Class 1984 (BS) 1987 (MS), Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Ying Wu (吴郢), Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University
Jianqiao Sun (孙剑桥), Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
Zhong (John) Zhang (张忠), Murrel J. Ades Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Susan Chun Zhu (祝淳), Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Michigan State University
Guofu Tan (谭国富), Professor, Department of Economics, University of Southern California
Guoqiang Tian (田国强), Professor, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University
Chunrong Ai (艾春荣), Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Florida
Shouyong Shi (石寿永), Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
Xi He (贺熹), Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Harvard University
Frank Hu (胡丙长), Professor, Department of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard University
Tao Xu (徐涛), HUST Class 1996, Director, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences, China
Zhao Wu (Helen) (吴钊), Associate Professor of Public Health, Co-director of Clinical Skills Assessment Program, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, USA
Kang Shen (沈康),Tongji Class 1994, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Peigang Zhang (张培刚), Economist, founder of Development Economics
Jiusi Zhu (朱九思), Educator
Fujing Li (李赋京) Pathologist
Fuhua Lv (吕富华), Tongji Class 1925, Pharmacologist,
Huanle Tao (陶桓乐), Tongji Class 1934, Respiratory System
MingJin Xie (谢敏晋), Tongji Class 1936, Microbiologist
Bingyang Shao (邵丙扬), Tongji Class 1942
Zhongbi Wu (武忠弼), Tongji Class 1945, Pathologist, member of Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (German Academy of Natural Science)
HUST maintains partnership with more than 90 universities all over the world, the following are parts of these universities
United States－Yale University, UC Berkeley, Georgia Institute of Technology, Boston College, Ohio State University, University of Southern California, Georgetown University
United Kingdom－University of Birmingham, University of Liverpool
Japan－University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, Nagoya University, Kyushu University, Nippon Institute of Technology
Singapore－National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University
South Korea－Gyeongsang National University, Yeungnam University
Hong Kong－Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, City University of Hong Kong
Taiwan－National Tsing Hua University
Germany－Technische Universitaet München
France－University of Paris-Sud
Australia－University of Adelaide
