Hubei University of Technology

Hubei University of technology
湖北工业大学
Motto厚德博学 求实创新
Motto in English
for Morals and Knowledge; for Truth and Innovation
TypePublic university
Established1984
PresidentLiu Defu (刘德富)
Academic staff
2,300
Undergraduates18,000
Postgraduates2,001
Location
Wuhan, Hubei, China
CampusUrban, 1,675 mu (亩)
Websitewww.hbut.edu.cn

The Hubei University of Technology (HBUT; 湖北工业大学) is a provincial public university located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. The university is affiliated with and sponsored by the Hubei Provincial Government.

The school was established in 1984 as Hubei Institute of Technology, which was formed by merging the former Hubei Institute of Light Industry and the former Hubei Agricultural Machinery College. In 1986, the institution obtained the right to confer master's degrees, changed its name to Hubei University of Technology in 2004, and was approved as a doctoral degree conferring unit in 2017.[1]

Academic performance

In Nature Index 2015 Asia-Pacific, which tracks author contributions to scientific articles, HBUT was ranked 8 in the top 500 Asia Pacific region for Physical Sciences.[2]

References

  1. ^ "本院概况 – 湖北工业大学谷城产业研究院". 湖北工业大学谷城产业研究院 Hubei University of Technology Gucheng Industrial Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. ^ "Institution outputs | Nature Index". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.