Jianghan University

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Jianghan University (江汉大学) is a local university under the city government of Wuhan. It is located in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province. The 1.4km² campus is in Wuhan Economy and Technology Development Zone by the Lake Sanjiao.

There are ten disciplines in the university: economics, law, education, literature, history, agriculture, science, engineering, medicine and management. The University offers 42 undergraduate programs. There are about 1,000 full time teachers, of whom 103 are full professors and about 400 associate professors. The number of full time students is 15,600.

Jianghan University was started as a technical college by the city government of Wuhan in 1981. It started 4 year undergraduate program in 1990s. In 2001, it merged with HUST Hankou branch and Wuhan Worker's Medical College, and later moved to the current campus.