Guangxi University of Science and Technology

Guangxi University of Science and Technology (GXUST), approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE), is formed by amalgamating Guangxi University of Technology (GXUT) and Liuzhou Medical College (LMC). The university is directly under the leadership of the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. GXUST is located in Liuzhou, the second largest city and the industrial center in Guangxi, and a national famous historical and cultural tourist city. Currently, GXUST confers bachelor and master degree, which is authorized by the Academic Degrees Committee of the China State Council. GXUT was established in Nanning in 1958. In 1982, Guangxi Light Industry College, Guangxi Mechanical Engineering College and Guangxi Institute of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering merged into GXUT. In 1985, GXUT moved from Nanning to Liuzhou and became the only one university in the city. LMC was originally formed in 1951 and upgraded to be a college by the MOE in 2003.    GXUST has 3 campuses: Donghuan Campus, Liushi campus and Liudong campus (planning). The first 2 campuses cover an area of 425acres and Liudong campus 99 acres. The total floor space is 881,300 square meters. GXUST has 17 colleges, 4 teaching sections, 3 affiliated hospitals, and 14 research institutions/centers. The university offers 50undergraduate programs and 10 junior college programs. It enrolls students from 29 provinces and cities. The current student population is 24,200, including 15,400 undergraduate students, 1200 postgraduate students, and 7800 junior college students. The university started its joint postgraduate programs with other universities in 1990 and was approved to award master degree in February 2006. The university now confers 3 master degrees of fist-level discipline, which are mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and technology, and civil engineering, and 19 of second-level discipline. It has 7 key disciplines at the provincial level and has set up the discipline system which focuses on engineering and enjoys a well balanced development of other 8 disciplines: management, natural sciences, liberal arts, economics, law, arts, pedagogy, and medicine. There are 1,421 full-time faculty and staff at the university. Over 64.53% of them have obtained master’s degrees or doctorates. 39.19% of the faculty has senior professional titles. Some teachers have been granted governmental special subsidies and financial support by the “Program for Excellent Talents in Guangxi Higher Education Institutions.” Some have been awarded the titles of “National Excellent Teacher,” “National Excellent Educational Staff,” “Eminent Teacher in Guangxi”, “Master Teacher in Guangxi Higher Education Institutions,” “The One Hundred Middle-aged and Young Academic Leaders in Guangxi Higher Education Institutions,” “Provincial Excellent Teacher,” “Provincial Technical Personnel with Outstanding Achievements” and “Experts with Outstanding Achievements for Liuzhou,” etc. Some are selected as tutors for doctoral students.