The Southwest University of Science and Technology (SWUST; Chinese: 西南科技大学; pinyin: Xīnán Kējìdàxué) is a provincial public university in Mianyang, Sichuan, China. It is affiliated with the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education of China, SASTIND, and the Sichuan Provincial Government.
The university has 17 schools. The campus has over 29,000 students: graduate and undergraduate. The university covers an area of 4088 mu. As of 2015, Xiao Zhengxue (肖正学) is the president.
History
The university originated with the 1939 founding of the Sichuan Jiangjin Ceramics Vocational and Technical School and the Sichuan Provincial Advanced Agricultural Vocational School, which occurred during the Sino-Japanese War. The campus was originally the Mianyang branch of Tsinghua University.
Department
There are 17 departments, colleges, and schools:
- College of Adult Education
- College of Network Education
- Department of Physical Education
- School of Applied Technology
- School of Chinese Literature and Arts
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
- School of Computer Science and Technology
- School of Economy and Management
- School of Environmental Resources and Engineering
- School of Foreign Languages and Cultures
- School of Information Engineering
- School of Law
- School of Life Science and Engineering
- School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
- School of Material Science and Engineering
- School National Defense Science and Technology
- School of Science
See also
- Lin Xiangdi, former president of Southwest University of Science and Technology
References
- "Messages from the President" (Archive). Southwest University of Science and Technology. Retrieved on November 5, 2014.
- "Messages from the President." Southwest University of Science and Technology. Retrieved on December 12, 2015.
- "历任领导." Southwest University of Science and Technology. May 18, 2015. Retrieved on December 12, 2015.
- "." About SWUST. Retrieved on January 15, 2016.
- "Schools & Departments1" [sic]. Southwest University of Science and Technology. Retrieved on November 5, 2014.
External links
- Southwest University of Science and Technology
- Southwest University of Science and Technology (in Chinese)
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