Hunan University of Technology

Coordinates: 27°49′29″N 113°07′35″E / 27.824807°N 113.126507°E / 27.824807; 113.126507

Hunan University of Technology
湖南工业大学
Motto 厚德博学、和而不同
Type Public university
Established 1979 (1979)
President Wang Hanqing (王汉青)
Academic staff
1,793
Students 37,907
Postgraduates 1276
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.[1] 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]

HUT is the only university characterized with the higher education of packaging engineering in China. It is a member of International Association of Packaging Research Institutes (IAPRI).[3]

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 Ministry of Education of China. In the same year, Hunan Metallurgy College and Zhuzhou Normal College merged into the University.[4]

Academics

Culture

International education

HUT has cooperation and provides exchange programs with universities in USA, UK, and Australia.[6]

Notable alumni

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