Huazhong University of Science and Technology is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education. It is one of the universities under the construction of the national "211 Project" and "985 Project". The school has beautiful scenery and a green coverage rate of 72%. It is known as a "forest-style university".
The school has complete disciplines and reasonable structure, building a disciplinary system of a comprehensive and research-oriented university. It has 11 major subject categories including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, science, engineering, medicine, management, art, and interdisciplinary disciplines. The school adheres to the concept of open education and actively carries out all-round international exchanges and cooperation. It has carried out friendly cooperation with more than 300 universities and institutions in 41 countries and regions around the world.