Hunan University of Technology

Public university in Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

Hunan University of Technology
湖南工业大学

Motto	厚德博学、和而不同
Type	Public university
Established	1979; 45 years ago (1979)
President	Jiang Changbo(蒋昌波)
Academic staff	2,370 (January 2020)^[1]
Students	30,664 (January 2020)^[1]
Undergraduates	28,345 (January 2020)^[1]
Postgraduates	1,805 (January 2020)^[1]
Doctoral students	31 (January 2020)^[1]
Location	Zhuzhou , Hunan , China
Website	www.hut.edu.cn

Hunan University of Technology (simplified Chinese: 湖南工业大学; traditional Chinese: 湖南工業大學; pinyin: Húnán Gōngyè Dàxué) is a university located in Zhuzhou, Hunan, China.^[2] As of April 2014, the university has five campuses, 37,907 students including 1,276 graduate students, and 1,793 faculty members. The university consists of 19 schools, with 60 undergraduate programs and 11 master's degree programs.^[2]

History

HUT was founded in 1979 with the name of Zhuzhou Primary University and then Zhuzhou University. Zhuzhou University changed its name to Zhuzhou Institute of Technology (ZIT) in 1989. In 2006, ZIT changed its name as Hunan University of Technology (HUT) with the approval of the Ministry of Education of China. In the same year, Hunan Metallurgy College and Zhuzhou Normal College merged into the University.^[2]

Academics

School of Packaging Design and Arts
School of Packaging and Materials Engineering
School of Mechanical Engineering
School of Civil Engineering
School of Electrical and Information Engineering
School of Computer and Communication
School of Metallurgical Engineering
School of Science
School of Business
School of Finance and Economics
School of Law
School of Literature and Journalism
School of Foreign Languages
School of Physical Education
School of Music
School of Architecture and Urban Planning
School of International Education
Department of Political Studies
Institute of Science and Technology (Independent Institute) ^[3]

Rankings

HUT is the only university characterized with the higher education of packaging engineering in China. It is a member of the International Association of Packaging Research Institutes (IAPRI).^[4]

As of 2022, the Best Chinese Universities Ranking, also known as the "Shanghai Ranking", placed the university 269th in China.^[5] Hunan University of Technology was ranked in the top 901 globally of the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities.^[6]

Culture

Motto: 厚德博学、和而不同 Loftiness in the morality Richness in the knowledge Difference in the harmony

International education

HUT has cooperation and provides exchange programs with universities in USA, UK, and Australia.^[7]

Notable alumni

Liu Zhenwu^{[citation needed]}
Zhou Bohua^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 学校简介. Hunan University of Technology (in Chinese). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "学校简介 - 湖南工业大学". www.hut.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07.
^ "机构设置 - 湖南工业大学". www.hut.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07.
^ "Hunan University of Technology, College of Packaging & Material Engineering". iapriweb.org. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05.
^ "ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
^ "ShanghaiRanking-Hunan University of Technology". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
^ "合作交流 - 湖南工业大学". www.hut.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07.