Wuhan University of Technology
| 武汉理工大学 | |
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Former names
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Wuhan Transportation University Wuhan Automotive Polytechnic University |
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| Motto | 厚德博学，追求卓越 |
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Motto in English
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Sound in Morality, Broad in Learning and Pursuing Excellence |
| Type | National university |
| Established | 1948 (Wuhan University of Technology) 1945 (Wuhan Transportation University) 1958 (Wuhan Automotive Polytechnic University) |
| President | Zhang Qingjie |
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Academic staff
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5,570 |
| Undergraduates | 36,000 |
| Postgraduates | 16,000 |
| Location | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 武汉理工大学 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 武漢理工大學 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Wǔhàn Lǐgōng Dàxué |
Wuhan University of Technology (WUT or WHUT) - located in Wuhan, Hubei, China - was merged on May 27, 2000, from the former three universities, Wuhan University of Technology (established in 1948), Wuhan Transportation University (established in 1946) and Wuhan Automotive Polytechnic University (established in 1958). WUT is one of the leading Chinese universities accredited by the Ministry of Education and one of the universities constructed in priority by the "State Project 211" for Chinese higher education institutions.
Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) was founded on May 27, 2000 from the former Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan Transportation University and Wuhan Automotive Polytechnic University. Each of these three universities has its own uniquely important history.
The former Wuhan University of Technology dated back from three colleges, namely, Zhongnan Construction Engineering College in 1952, Shenyang Building Materials Industry College in 1958 and Beijing Institute of Building Engineering in 1958. Then in 1971, Beijing Institute of Building Engineering merged with Wuhan Construction Engineering School and thus formed Hubei Construction Industry College. Later in 1978, the college was awarded the title as national key university and then changed its name to Wuhan Institute of Building Materials. In 1985, the college changed its name to Wuhan University of Technology, which later passed the evaluation of "State 211 Project" in 1996 and entered into the direct administration of the Ministry of Education in 1998 before its merge with the other two universities in May 2000.
The former Wuhan Transportation University mainly originated from National Maritime Vocational School in 1946.Then in 1949, the college changed its name to Wuhan Transportation College. in 1952, the college changed its name to Wuhan River Transportation College. Later in 1957, the college changed its name to Wuhan University of Water Transportation Engineering which then received the discipline adjustment by the Ministry of Transportation in 1963. More importantly, the college merged with Wuhan River Transportation School and thus got its name as Wuhan University of Water Transportation Engineering. Later in 1993, the college was officially named as Wuhan Transportation University by the Ministry of Transportation before its merge with the other two universities in May 2000.
The former Wuhan Automotive Polytechnic University came from the original Wuhan Institute of Technology which was founded in 1958. In 1959, it was merged into Hubei Chemical Engineering College. Then in 1961, the college merged with the other two colleges, respectively, Wuhan Institute of Technology and Hubei Industry College and thus named itself Wuhan Institute of Technology. During the next fifteen years, the Institute underwent great changes and was forced to change its name due to China's Cultural Revolution. Then in 1979, the Institute regained its name as Wuhan Institute of Technology. Later from 1983 to 1994, the Institute showed its rapid development in many aspects. Then in 1995, the Institute changed its name to Wuhan Automotive Polytechnic University. What was more, in 1999, Hubei No.1 Mechanical Industry School and Hubei Energy Economy School were merged into the university. Later in May 2000, it merged with the other two universities mentioned in the beginning and thus formed Wuhan University of Technology.
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