Top 10 largest university campuses in China
- By Lu Na
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E-mail China.org.cn, June 2, 2011
Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Campus size: 4,666,690 square meters
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Huazhong University of Science and Technology is the merger of the former Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical University and Wuhan Urban Construction Institute. |
Founded in 2000, the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) is a key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education. It is the merger of the former Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical University and Wuhan Urban Construction Institute. Due to picturesque environment, elegant surroundings and 72% plant coverage, it is known as the “University in the Forest”.
At present, the University has 11 disciplines: engineering, medicine, management, science, philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history and agriculture, offering a variety of degree programs, including 86 undergraduate programs, 303 graduate programs, 237 PhD programs. There are 31 post-doctoral research centers, seven national key disciplines and 15 national key subdisciplines.
In addition, HUST has been awarded national prizes in many fields, including education reform, medical achievement and scientific research.
