Hunan University of Technology

Hunan University of Technology (HUT) was founded in 1979.It was formerly known as Zhuzhou Institute of Technology. After the development of 30 years, it has grown into a comprehensive university, Which has its specialized branches of science, engineering, arts, law and management. Packaging Engineering is the characteristic program, which was firstly accepted by the International Association of Packaging Research Institutes (IAPRI) in China. HUT has six campuses, and covers an area of over 2.8 million m2. It comprises 16 colleges and an independent institute (Institute of Science and Technology). HUT offers 19 Master’s degree programs, 51 Bachelor’s degree programs and 36 Non-degree programs. There are over 34504 full-time undergraduate students and another 452 graduate students.HUT has approximately 2581 full-time faculty and staff members, including 243 professors, 843 associate professors, and 817 doctor-degree and master-degree holders. With the development of the university, it has formed an open educational pattern characterized by a variety of forms and levels.

HUT has 17 research institutes, with 3 provincial key disciplines, 4 provincial/ministry level labs, 5 provincial/ministry level research bases (including technology center), 2 national-level programs, 9 provincial-level programs, and 6 provincial key programs.

HUT conducts international exchange and cooperation actively. Up till now, it has established friendly cooperative relations with over 10 colleges, universities and research institutes of the UK, the USA, Canada Japan, Korea, France, etc. It also takes initiatives in recruiting international students and students from the USA, Japan, Canada, Korea, France, Russia, have studied in it.

HUT also boasts excellent facilities for study, living and sports and has well prepared to welcome and accept international students from all over the world.