Wuhan Institute of Technology

Wuhan Institute of Technology
武汉工程大学
Motto 团结 严谨 勤奋 求实 (Chinese)
Motto in English
Unity, Rigour, Diligence and Seeking truth
Type National university
Established June 18, 1972
President Wang CunWen (王存文)
Academic staff
2,000
Students 21,000
Location Wuhan, Hubei,  People's Republic of China
Campus Urban, 1,600 mu (亩)
Website www.wit.edu.cn

Wuhan Institute of Technology (WIT; simplified Chinese: 武汉工程大学; traditional Chinese: 武漢工程大學; pinyin: Wǔhàn Gōngchéng Dàxué; colloquially 武工大, Pinyin: WǔGōngDà) is a university in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.

History

The university was founded in 1972 as Hubei Institute of Petrochemical and Chemical Technology (湖北化工石油学院). It was under the administration of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.

In 1980, with the authorization of the Ministry of Education of China, it was renamed Wuhan Institute of Chemical Technology (武汉化工学院). In 2006 it was renamed again as Wuhan Institute of Technology (武汉工程大学) by the Ministry of Education.

Organization and administration

WIT has 15 schools:[1]

References

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Coordinates: 30°30′03″N 114°23′13″E / 30.50083°N 114.38694°E / 30.50083; 114.38694

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