Huazhong University of Science and Technology
华中科技大学 | |||||||
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| Motto | 明德厚学，求是创新[1] | ||||||
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Motto in English | Virtue, Knowledge, Truth, Originality[2] | ||||||
| Type | Public university | ||||||
| President | You Zheng | ||||||
Academic staff | 3,448 | ||||||
| Location | ,, | ||||||
| Colors | Blue Red | ||||||
| Mascot | Yellow Crane and White Cloud | ||||||
| Website | hust.edu.cn | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 华中科技大学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 華中科技大學 | ||||||
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The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; 华中科技大学) is a public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First-Class Construction.
Rankings
| BCUR National[3] | Domestic | 8 | |
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| Wu Shulian National[4] | Domestic | 5 | |
| CUAA National[5] | Alumni | 7 | |
| QS National[6] | General | 14 | |
| THE National[7] | General | 12 | |
| QS Asia (Asia version)[8] | General | 69 | |
| THE Asia (Asia version)[9] | General | 25 | |
| ARWU World[10] | Research | 79 | |
| QS World[11] | General | 300 | |
| THE World[12] | General | =166 | |
| USNWR World[13] | General | 100 | |
The university is ranked as below by ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[14][15][16]
- 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities: 79th in the world, 15th in Asia, and 8th in China.[17]
- 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking (U.S. News): 100th in the world, 17th in Asia and 9th in China.[16]
- 2024 Times Higher Education: 158th in the world and 9th in China.[18]
Alumni
Politicians
- Lou Qinjian, HUST Class 1981, CPC Secretary of Jiangsu Province, former Governor of Shaanxi Province and Vice Minister of Information Industry
- Qian Xinzhong, Tongji Class 1928, Minister of Health, China (1965–1973, 1979–1983)
- Xie Fuzhan, HUST Class 1980, President of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the former Governor of Henan Province, China.
- Zhou Ji, HUST Class 1980, President, China Academy of Engineering (2010–2018), Minister of Education, China (2003–2009), Mayor of Wuhan (2001–2002)
- Wang Cheng, HUST Class 1981, President, Hohai University.
Sportspeople
- Li Ting, HUST Class 2006, tennis player, Gold Medal Winner at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles.
- Li Na, HUST Class 2005, tennis player, Winner of Australian Open (2014) and French Open (2011), highest world ranking for Singles: No. 2.
- Zheng Qinwen, HUST Class 2023, tennis player, 2024 Paris Olympic golden medal winner of women's tennis single.
Businesspeople
- Gong Hongjia, HUST Class 1982, billionaire businessman, 137th in 2018 Forbes World billionaires list in 2018[19]
- Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer and deputy board chairperson of Huawei.
- Zhang Xiaolong, HUST Class 1991, Senior Vice President of Tencent, creator of WeChat.
Scientists
- Deng Julong, the founder of Grey system theory.
- Liu Sifeng, the Marie-Curie Fellow (UK), IEEE Fellow and the renowned expert of grey systems. He was one of the 10 shortlisted promising scientists in the MSCA (EU-funded Marie Curie Actions) 2017 Prizes.
- Chunying Chen, Chinese chemist and professor of chemistry at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Gang Chen, professor at MIT and elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (2010)
- Lihong V. Wang, professor at Caltech and elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (2018)
- Alan Luo, professor at Ohio State University and elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (2023)
- Frank Hu, professor at Harvard and elected member of the National Academy of Medicine(2015)
Members of the China Academy of Sciences
- Bei Shizhang, elected in 1955, Tongji Med BS (1921).
- Liang Boqiang, elected in 1955, Pathologist, Tongji Med BS (1922).
- Qiu Fazu, elected in 1993, Senior Member of CAS, Tongji Med BS (1936).
- Wu Mengchao, elected in 1991, 2005 National Supreme Science and Technology Awardee, Tongji Med BS (1949).
- Yang Shuzi, elected in 1991, HUST BS (1956).
- Fang Fuquan (方复全), elected in 2017, Vice President of Capital Normal University, HUST BS (1986).
Members of the China Academy of Engineering
- Zhou Ji, elected in 1999, President of Chinese Academy of Engineering, foreign member of National Academy of Engineering (US), HUST MS (1980).
- Hou Yunde, National Supreme Science and Technology Awardee (2018), Vice president of Chinese Academy of Engineering, HUST Tongji Med BS (1955).
- Li Dequn (李德群), elected in 2015, HUST MS (1980).
- Ma Ding (马丁), elected in 2017, HUST Tongji Med BS (1982), MS (1986), Ph.D. (1990).
- Luo Xiwen (罗锡文), elected in 2009, Vice president of South China Agricultural University, HUST BS (1969).
- You Zheng (尤政), elected in 2013, Vice president of Tsinghua University, HUST BS (1985), MS (1987), Ph.D. (1990).
- Wu Weiren (吴伟仁), elected in 2015, Chief Designer of Lunar Exploration Engineering, HUST Ph.D. (2004).
- Zou Xuexiao (邹学校), elected in 2017, President of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, HUST Ph.D. (2002).
References
- ^ "学校简介". Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "Vision and Mission". Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "2024 Best Chinese Universities Ranking". Shanghai Ranking. 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Wu Shulian University Ranking". Chinese Academy of Management Science. 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Chinese Universities Alumni Association (2024). "Alumni Association (22nd Edition): Chinese University Rankings 2024". Retrieved January 16, 2024. Alternative URL
- ^ "QS University Rankings 2025 - China (Mainland)". Top Universities. 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "THE University Rankings 2025 - China". Times Higher Education (THE). 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "Asia University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report (2024). "2024-2025 Best Global Universities Rankings". Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Times Higher Education World University Ranking". Times Higher Education. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Huazhong University of Science and Technology". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. October 4, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Gong Hongjia". Forbes. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
External links
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (in English)
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