Wuhan Textile University

Wuhan Textile University (), founded in 1958 as the Wuhan Institute of Textile Engineering, is a university in Wuhan, China. It was formerly an industry institution affiliated to the Ministry of Textile Industry of China. In 1998, it was adjusted by the Chinese National Education Management System and transferred to the management of Hubei Province. In 1999, it was renamed Wuhan Institute of Science and Technology. In 2002, Hubei Foreign Trade School was merged; in 2010, it was renamed Wuhan Textile University.

Wuhan Textile University covers an area of more than 2,000 acres, and has four campuses: Nanhu (南湖), Yangguang (阳光), Donghu (东湖), and Xiongchu (雄楚). It has 20 teaching faculties and departments, with 67 undergraduate majors. The university has 15 authorized first-level master's degree disciplines and 9 authorized master's degree majors. There are around 2,000 faculty, and more than 20,000 full-time students of all levels and types.

History

* In 1958, Wuhan Institute of Textile Engineering (武汉纺织工学院) was founded in Sancenglou, Wuchang District, and was administered by the government of Wuhan City. In the same year, Hubei School of Light Industry (湖北轻工业学校) was founded in Mafangshan, Wuchang District, and was administered by Wuhan Ministry of Light Industry.
* In 1962, Wuhan Institute of Textile Engineering was closed. Later during the Cultural Revolution, Hubei School of Light Industry ceased its operation, and remained closed until 1970.
* In 1978, with the order from State Education Commission, Wuhan Institute of Textile Engineering was reopened and put under the administration of National Ministry of Textile Industry (国家纺织工业部). Two more academies in the textile and light industry fields were established: Hubei Provincial School of Textile Industry (湖北省纺织工业学校) and Hubei Academy of Light Industry (湖北轻工业学院)
* In 1998, after a reform in the system of education management, Wuhan Institute of Textile Engineering was co-administered by the national and Hubei provincial governments.
* In 1999, Wuhan Institute of Textile Engineering was renamed Wuhan University of Science and Engineering (武汉科技学院)
* In 2002, Hubei Foreign Trade School (湖北省对外贸易学院) was incorporated into Wuhan University of Science and Engineering.
* In 2003, Sun Zhigang, a student of Wuhan University of Science and Engineering, was beaten to death while being held in custody in Guangzhou. Custody and repatriation policy was abolished as a result.
* In 2006, with permission from the provincial government of Hubei, Hubei Academy of Finance and Economics (湖北财经高等专科学校) was put under the administration of Wuhan University of Science and Engineering.
* In 2010, Wuhan University of Science and Engineering was renamed Wuhan Textile University.
* In 2011, Hubei Academy of Finance and Economics was formally integrated into Wuhan Textile University.

Faculties and departments

* Birmingham Institute of Fashion and Creative Art
* Institute of Technology
* School of Accounting
* School of Advanced Textile
* School of Art and Design
* School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
* School of Economics
* School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
* School of Environment Engineering
* School of Fashion
* School of Foreign Languages
* School of Marxism
* School of Material Science and Engineering
* School of Mathematics and Computer Science
* School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation
* School of Media and Communication
* School of Textile Science and Engineering

References

Universities and colleges in Wuhan
1958 establishments in China

{{China-university-stub