Henan University of Technology (HAUT)
University Description
Henan University of Technology (HAUT), located in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, serves as one of the leading provincial universities. HAUT, adhering to the motto of “Virtue, Truth-seeking, Innovation, Sincere Practice”, has vigorously carried forward the school ethos of “Respecting Science, Exploring Persistently, Serving Nation and Education, and Pursuing Self-improvement”. Upholding the tenet of “running education centered on talents-cultivation, guaranteed by high quality and sustained by characteristic development”, the university has made important contributions in aspects of talents-training, scientific research, social service, culture inheritance and innovation, and so on.
1. History
From 1956 to the end of the 20th century, the university has been affiliated to Ministries of Central Government. The year of 1959 has found the undergraduate education carried out in the university followed by the beginning of graduate programs in 1981. The administration of HAUT has been transferred to Henan Province ever since the year of 1998. In 2010, Henan Provincial Government and State Grain Bureau have signed the agreement to co-sponsor the university.
After more than five decades’ construction, HAUT has developed itself into a comprehensive university with a special priority in engineering science. Now we have five levels of talents-training system ranging from full-time study, continuing education, bachelor and master programs to doctor cultivation. HAUT is among the first group of universities to be included in 2011 Project of Collaborative Innovation, The Midwest University Foundation Ability Construction Project and Outstanding Engineers Training Project. Here you can also find Food Science and Engineering Center for Post-doctoral Studies and National Engineering Laboratory for Grain Further Processing and Food Storage. The campus, therefore, develops into an important national base for grain research and talents-training.
2. Disciplines and Specialties
Now HAUT has 20 colleges/schools, including 65 bachelor programs (14 programs for level-1 university entrance standard of China), 18 first-level master programs (113 second-level programs), 1 doctoral program for national specific requirements, 5 state-level disciplines with characteristics, 18 provincial key disciplines, 11 provincial disciplines with characteristics. HAUT also has disciplines authorized to award professional master degrees ranging from engineering, MBA, agricultural extension, news and communication to accounting and art.
3. Faculties
HAUT owns 2,188 qualified faculty members. Among over 1,600 full-time teachers, 863 hold senior professional titles, and 565 have doctorate degrees. The university also employs 2 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Cheung Kong scholar, 2 state-level persons of “New Century Talents Project”, 11 specially-appointed professors of Henan government, 25 doctoral supervisors, 23 experts awarded Government Special Allowance, 7 national outstanding teachers, 1 national model teacher, over 40 outstanding teachers and experts at provincial and ministerial level and more than 200 academic and technical leading persons and owners of Outstanding Talents Innovation Funds. The campus is authorized to confer the qualification of associate professors.
4. Talents-training
We have at present more than 32,000 full time students, including 27,000 undergraduate students, 3,500 junior college students, 1,300 graduate students, about 100 overseas students and over 18,000 for continuing study.
