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{{Short description|Public research university in Wuhan, Hubei, China}}
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 | name                   = Huazhong University of Science and Technology
 | native_name            = {{native name|zh-cn|paren=no|华中科技大学}}
 | motto                  = 明德厚学，求是创新<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hust.edu.cn/SchoolProfiles1.html|title=学校简介|access-date=June 30, 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701100416/http://www.hust.edu.cn/SchoolProfiles1.html|archive-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref>
 | mottoeng               = Virtue, Knowledge, Truth, Originality<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.hust.edu.cn/about_Vision.html |title=Vision and Mission |access-date=June 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314212726/http://english.hust.edu.cn/about_Vision.html |archive-date=March 14, 2015 }}</ref>
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | established            = 2000
 | president              = You Zheng
 | city                   = [[Wuhan]]
 | state                  = [[Hubei]]
 | country                = [[China]]
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 | mascot                 = Wild boar / Yellow Crane and White Cloud
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The '''Huazhong University of Science and Technology''' ('''HUST'''; {{zh|s=华中科技大学|t=|p=|labels=no}}) is a [[public university]] in [[Wuhan]], [[Hubei]], China. It is affiliated with the [[Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Education of China]]. The university is part of [[Project 985]], [[Project 211]], and the [[Double First-Class Construction]].

It is a comprehensive [[National Key Universities|key university]] directly under the [[Ministry of Education (China)|Ministry of Education]]. Its history can be traced back to the original Huazhong Institute of Technology established in Wuhan in 1952, the Shanghai German Medical School (predecessor of [[Tongji University]]) founded by German physician Dr. Erich Paulun in 1907, and the original Central South School of Architecture and Engineering established in [[Mount Lu]], [[Jiangxi province]] in the 1950s. The three schools merged to form Huazhong University of Science and Technology on May 26, 2000.

== History ==
After the [[Chinese Civil War|1949 Revolution]], [[Wuhan]] was designated the leading city of the Central South region, one of six geographical divisions in China. The Huazhong Institute of Technology, established in 1953, was envisioned as a major national polytechnic institution, akin to [[Harbin Institute of Technology]], [[Zhejiang University]], [[Shanghai Jiao Tong University|Jiao Tong University]], and [[Chongqing University]] within their respective regions. Under the leadership of [[Zhu Jiusi]], the institute rapidly developed into a significant technological university during the 1950s.<ref name=":3">{{Citation |last=Hayhoe |first=Ruth |title=Huazhong University of Science and Technology – A Microcosm of New China’s Higher Education |date=2012 |work=Portraits of 21st Century Chinese Universities: In the Move to Mass Higher Education |pages=307–343 |editor-last=Hayhoe |editor-first=Ruth |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-2789-2_10 |access-date=2024-12-08 |place=Dordrecht |publisher=Springer Netherlands |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-94-007-2789-2_10 |isbn=978-94-007-2789-2 |last2=Li |first2=Jun |last3=Min |first3=Chen |last4=Guangli |first4=Zhou |editor2-last=Li |editor2-first=Jun |editor3-last=Lin |editor3-first=Jing |editor4-last=Zha |editor4-first=Qiang|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

In 1958, the institute expanded its scope by introducing programmes in basic and applied sciences, including mathematics, physics, and chemistry. However, these efforts were disrupted by the [[Cultural Revolution]], which began in 1966. When Zhu Jiusi returned to the campus in 1970, he found the university largely abandoned and occupied by local farmers. He initiated efforts to rebuild the institution, recruiting scholars from top universities across China who had been sent to the countryside during the upheaval.<ref name=":3" />

Following the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, Deng Xiaoping’s return to power in 1978 marked a new era for higher education. That same year, Zhu Jiusi presented a report at a national meeting emphasising the dual importance of universities as centres for both research and teaching. After retiring in 1984, Zhu remained an influential figure in shaping China’s higher education.<ref name=":3" />

In 1998, China launched [[Project 985]] to develop world-class universities. Initially, the institution was not selected in the first batch. To improve its prospects, the Wuhan municipal government proposed merging the institute with [[Wuhan University]]. Following mediation by Education Minister [[Chen Zhili]], a compromise was reached: [[Tongji Medical College|Tongji Medical University]] and [[Wuhan Urban Construction University]] were merged into the institution and the institution was renamed as the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, while [[Wuhan University]] was consolidated with three other local universities. Both newly merged universities were subsequently included in Project 985.<ref name=":3" />

Since the 1990s, the university has spearheaded the establishment of a state laboratory in opto-electronics, which later evolved into the [[Optics Valley of China|Optics Valley]], a prominent high-tech development zone near its campus.<ref name=":3" />

== Rankings ==
{{Infobox Chinese university ranking
| BCUR_N = 9
| WS_N = 5
| CUAA_N = 8
| QS_N = 16
| THE_N = 12
| LINE_1 = 0
| QS_A = 69
| THE_A = 29
| LINE_2 = 0
| ARWU_W = 79
| QS_W = 319
| THE_W = =166
| USNWR_W = =91
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The university is ranked as below by [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|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]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2021 |access-date=2021-10-26 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2022 Times Higher Education World University Ranking |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats |access-date=26 October 2021 |website=Times Higher Education}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Huazhong University of Science and Technology |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/huazhong-university-of-science-and-technology-505190 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
* 2024 ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]'': 79th in the world, 15th in Asia, and 8th in China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}</ref>
* 2024 [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking]] (''[[U.S. News]]''): 100th in the world, 17th in Asia and 9th in China.<ref name=":1" />
* 2024 ''[[Times Higher Education]]'': 158th in the world and 9th in China.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/world-ranking |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Times Higher Education |language=en}}</ref>

== Alumni ==
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=== Politicians ===
* [[Lou Qinjian]], HUST Class 1981, [[Communist Party of China|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 (born 1946)|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 (tennis, born 1980)|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<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=Gong Hongjia|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/gong-hongjia/|website=Forbes|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[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 ===
[[File:Huazhong University of Science and Technology - a lake and a pavilion on a snow day - P1050013.JPG|thumb|On a winter day at HUST]]
* [[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 (engineer)|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]] ([[:zh:方复全|方复全]]), elected in 2017, Vice President of Capital Normal University, HUST BS (1986).

==== Members of the China Academy of Engineering ====
* [[Zhou Ji (born 1946)|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]] ([[:zh:李德群|李德群]]), elected in 2015, HUST MS (1980).
* [[Ma Ding]] ([[:zh:马丁|马丁]]), elected in 2017, HUST Tongji Med BS (1982), MS (1986), Ph.D. (1990).
* [[Luo Xiwen]] ([[:zh:罗锡文|罗锡文]]), elected in 2009, Vice president of South China Agricultural University, HUST BS (1969).
* [[You Zheng]] ([[:zh:尤政|尤政]]), elected in 2013, Vice president of [[Tsinghua University]], HUST BS (1985), MS (1987), Ph.D. (1990).
* [[Wu Weiren]] ([[:zh:吴伟仁|吴伟仁]]), elected in 2015, Chief Designer of Lunar Exploration Engineering, HUST Ph.D. (2004).
* [[Zou Xuexiao]] ([[:zh:邹学校|邹学校]]), elected in 2017, President of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, HUST Ph.D. (2002).

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://english.hust.edu.cn/ Huazhong University of Science and Technology] {{in lang|en}}

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