Anhui University of Technology

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Brief Introduction
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Anhui University of Technology

Anhui University of Technology (AHUT) offers a wide range of programs and courses including engineering, economics, management, literature, science and law while laying emphasis on engineering. The university is located in Ma’anshan city Anhui Province, which has been granted with many national titles “A National Garden City”, “Top Quality Environment City”, “National Tourism City” and “A Flower alongside South Bank of Yangtz River” and with half an hour’s drive to Nanjing, “Capital City for Six Dynasties in Ancient China” and 4 hours’ drive to Shanghai all by expressway.

Anhui University of Technology covers an area of 1.87 million square meters and has more than 1.65 million library collections (including electronic ones). The University has 20, 000 full-time students and 2, 000 staff members from the whole nation. AHUT has 16 schools, Metallurgy & Resources, Material Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Information, Arts and Law, Foreign Languages,Mathematics and Physics, Postgraduates Education, Continuing Education, Vocational Education, Physical Education, 43 bachelor-degree programs, 3 dual-bachelor-degree programs, 31 master-degree programs, and 4 engineering master-degree programs. Since 1995, the university has successfully jointly trained doctors with renowned foreign universities. In 2001, AHUT started to accept foreign students. AHUT has 12 provincial-level labs and research centers. In the past two years, AHUT has got over 40 awards with provincial –level or above, 24 patents, and 4000 papers published including more than 200 employed by SCI, EI etc.. In 2004, the university won Excellent Grade for its teaching quality evaluated by State Ministry of Education. In Ma’anshan Hi-tech Plaza, the University has constructed an area for science and technology development. Yearly output value of the university’s industry exceeds 200 million Yuan.

The International Affairs Office and International Exchange Center are responsible for the University’s international cooperation and exchange affairs. The University has carried out long-term academic exchange and cooperation with over 20 higher institutions in more than 10 countries, in the fields of industrial technology, management, culture, economics and education, AHUT has established quite a few international research centers and institutes to carry out inter-collegial and inter-governmental scientific research projects. The university also carries out students exchange programs with universities in America, Korea, Germany, Sweden, etc..

AHUT is always ready for potential cooperation and exchanges with international partners for common prosperity.

Anhui University of Technology is located in Ma'anshan, a city on the southern banks of the YangtseRiver, the longest river in China, eastern part of Anhui Province. The city is noted for the high quality of its environment which has been recognized in the granting of a number of national awards: "National Garden City", "National Top Quality Environment City", and "First Class National Tourism City". On the outskirts of the city is "Caishi Rock", regarded as the most magnificent of the "Three Rocks alongside the Yangtse River", unique as a scenic, historical and cultural site. Li Bai, one of the greatest Tang Dynasty poets, enjoyed the natural beauty of this spot and while boating and drinking on the river, he wrote many popular poems, such as "Gazing at Tianmen Mountain". An annual international poetry festival held at Cai Shi welcomes visitors from all over the world.

Ma'anshan is ideally located for visiting Anhui Province's other attractions. It is a province with a variety of natural attractions and cultural heritage sites. The ancient villages of Xidi and Hongcun in the south of the province are a World Heritage Site, Yellow Mountain, one of eastern China's greatest mountain landscapes. Jiu Hua Mountain is an ancient sacred Buddhist mountain. Tourism now plays a significant role in the economy of the province.

At the same time, Ma'anshan is only 30 minutes drive from Nanjing city for six Chinese ancient dynasties in the history, and today one of China's most prosperous cities. Further afield, Shanghai, the world metropolis is only a 3-hour drive away.

For travel around Anhui and further afield there are good train, bus, or boat services. The nearest international airport is at Nanjing.