AsakeyuniversityunderthedirectadministrationoftheEducationMinistry,WuhanUniversityofTechnology(WUT)hasbeenoneofthe"State211Project"Undertheauspicesofthisprogram,WUThasachievedgreatadvancesasaninstitutionofhighereducation,particularlyinscienceandtechnologyrelatedWUTislocatedinWuhan,thebiggestmetropolitancityalongtheYangtzeRiver,incentralCRenownedas"theThoroughfareLeadingtoNineProvinces",Wuhanservesasthebiggestinlandjunctionofwater,roadandairtransportationandoffersanabundanceofnaturalresourcesbothregionallyandwithinthecityThecityisalsofamousasoneoftheforemostcenterforscience,educationandcultureinCentralCAsoneofthemostimportantuniversitiesinWuhan,WUToccupiesanareaof267hectareswiththetotalconstructionareaofover52millionsquareIthasnumerouscampusesspreadthroughtheWuhanmetropolitanWUThasformedasystemofdiversedisciplines,includingengineering,science,literature,management,economics,law,philosophy,history,education,medicineandmanyThereare79undergraduateprograms,153postgraduateprograms(includingMBA,MPAandMFA),62doctoralprogramsand13post-doctoralresearchWUThasalsoestablished3nationalkeylaboratoriesandindustrialexperimentbasesaswellas24provincial/ministerialkeylaboratoriesandengineeringresearchWUThasattachedgreatimportancetothedevelopmentofitsCurrently,thereareapproximately6,000fulltimeemployees,amongwhomthereare3,000facultymembers,including582professors,1,173associateprofessors,6academiciansbothoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesandtheChineseAcademyofEngineering,2scholarsofthe"One-thousand-talentPlan",2chiefscientistsofthe"973Program"andthe"ImportantSci-techResearchPlan",5CheungKongscholars,13ChutianScholars,75youngexpertswithprominentnationalandprovincialcontributions,4expertsofthe"NationalExcellentYouthFoundation",9expertsofthe"NewCenturyOne-hundred-million-talentProject"and212expertswithspecialgovernmentalIntotal,thereare36,100undergraduate,16,200postgraduateanddoctoratestudentsand450overseasInrecentyears,WUThasundertakenmassiveprojectsincollaborationwiththeNationalNaturalScienceFoundation,National973Program,National863Program,NationalSci-techSupportingPlanaswellasministerialandkeyprovincialresearchBygraspingthismyriadofopportunitiestocollaboratewithindustryandgovernment,WUThasgeneratedanannualincreaseinitsresearchfund,whichreachedRMB420millioninInthatsameyear,WUTalsoobtained57scientificandtechnologicalachievementprizesatthenational,ministerialandprovinciallevels,205grantedpatentstogetherwith1,223Sci-techpapersindexedbySCI,EIandISTPOvertheyears,aseriesofadvancedresearchachievementshavebeenattainedinadiversearrayofappliedandresearchorientedfieldsincludingfiberopticsensors,high-speedshipengineering,electricvehicles,newmaterials,harbormachineryandadvancedTheWUTSci-techPark,locatedinWuhan-ChinaOpticsValley,hasanareaof3hectares,contributinganincomeofRMB08billioninOnthebasisofcultivatinghigh-qualityandadaptabletalent,greatmotivationandastrongatmosphereofinnovation,WUThasdemonstrateditsdedicationtotheimprovementofstudents'overallqualitiesandinnovationMoreover,asetofnationalexperimentalteachinganddemonstrationcenters(MaterialScienceandEngineeringExperimentTeachingCenter,MechanicalandElectronicEngineeringExperimentTrainingCenter,NationalChemicalInstructionBaseforFundamentalCoursesofEngineering,NationalCollegeStudents'CultureandAll-roundDevelopmentEducationBase,3InnovativeExperimentBasesforNationalTalentCultivationMode)havebecomemoreandmoremature,continuallyproducingcuttingedgeeducationalFurthermore,WUTisalsoamodeluniversityfortheNationalCollegeEnglishTeachingRIn2007,WUTwasgradedashavingexcellentachievementinundergraduateeducationbytheHigherEducationEvaluationCommitteeoftheMinistryofEUpuntilnow,therehavebeen16nationalexcellencecourses,63provincialandministerialexcellencecourses,9nationalexcellenceteachingachievementsand68provincialandministerialteachingThepost-graduationemploymentratehasbeenkeptstableatover94%WUThasandcontinuestogreatlyemphasizeTheuniversityhasestablishedprogramswithover100universitiesandresearchinstitutesintheUS,theUK,Japan,Australia,Germany,Holland,Russia,FranceandIWUThasalsoinviteddistinguishedscholarsfromallovertheworldtogivelecturesoncampusandgranted200ofthemguestandhonoraryEachyear,asmanyas1,000foreignvisitingscholarsspendtimeonWUT'scampuses,600studentsgoabroadforfurthereducationandalmost400teachersspendtimeoverseasforvisitingandcooperativeresearchWUThasalsodevelopedstrongtieswithindustrialandgovernmentalTothisend,theuniversityhassuccessfullyestablished3BoardsofDirectorssupportedbyenterprisesinthebuildingmaterialsandconstructionengineering,transportationandautomotiveTheseboardsincluderepresentativesof65keybusinessesinthebuildingmaterialssector,50intransportationindustryand66inautomotiveindustryinCTherearealsonow52AlumniAssociationscollaboratingwiththeGeneralWUTAlumniOfficeand95local-governmentaljointbasesforproduction,studyandresearchthroughoutChina's32provincialadministrationWUTholdsregularmeetingsoftheboardofindustriesandtheboardofWiththeprincipleof"EducatingPeopleFirstandAcademicAdvancementPrioritized",WUThasalwaysbeenstrivingtokeephermotto--"SoundinMorality,BroadinLearningandPursuingExcellence"Theuniversityalsoendeavorstoextenditselfinfourfundamentaldirections:promotingindividuality,harmony,internationalizationandWUTpresentlyaimstotransformitselfintoafirst-classuniversityinChinaandestablishsomeofitsfeaturedprogramsasbeingamongthebestintheInattainingthesegoals,WUTwillbeanopen,multi-disciplinary,andindividualizedresearch-orienteduniversityby