Website: https://english.hebust.edu.cn/
Hebei Province is called ‘Ji’ for short, meaning ‘Hope’. Hebei is a coastal province in the eastern part of China opening to the outside world. It covers a total area of 187,700 square kilometers and is the only province in China that boasts highlands, mountainous regions, rolling hills, plains, lakes and the seaside. It has rich mineral, animal, plant and marine resources and sources of energy such as terrestrial neat, wind power, solar energy and bio-energy. The continental, monsoon climate of the subtropical zone gives the province pleasant weather and four distinct seasons. Hebei Province now has a population of 67,000,000, with 54 nationalities. Its provincial capital is Shijiazhuang.
Hebei University of Science and Technology (HEBUST) was founded in 1996 by incorporating former Hebei Institute of Chemical Technology and Light Industry, Hebei Institute of Mechano-Electric Engineering and Hebei Textile Staff & Workers University. It is one of the key multidiscipline universities of Hebei and the demonstration school of College English Teaching Reform of the Ministry of Education. Hebei University of Science and Technology covers an area of 1,653,000 square meters, of which 853,000 sq.ms. is the building section with graceful and comfortable campus surroundings, advanced teaching equipment and perfect teaching effect.
Hebei University of Science and Technology is a provincial whole with the 9 disciplines --- engineering, sciences, arts, economics, management, law, medicine education and fine art. At present, the university has 16 colleges, 79 specialties for undergraduates and 25 first-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees, 3 second-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees, and 15 professional master's degrees authorized categories. The university now has 2461 staff members, including 669 professors and associate professors, 16 doctoral advisers and 380 MA tutors. And it has a total enrollment of 16,427 full-time undergraduates and associate-degree students, postgraduates and foreign students, and 9,235 students for continuing education. The university was awarded excellent marks in the Undergraduate Teaching Quality Assessment of the Ministry of Education for 2007. Under the flagship of -Focus on man’s all-around development and serve local economy and social progress, the whole university has been upholding the spirit of Enterprise, Cooperation and Devotion to strive to be a first-class local university.
The university has been promoting opening and the academic exchanges with the outside world and has established cooperation with 65 universities and scientific research organizations, such as: U.S.A., UK, Canada, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Sweden, New Zealand, Holland, Singapore etc. The university has developed cooperation in such fields as: credit mutually admitted, students exchange cultivation, teachers exchange program, cooperation in scientific research and academic exchange, etc..
The university is located in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, which is the center of politics, economy, technology, finance, culture and information in Hebei province. Shijiazhuang is the transportation hub of Chinese rail-way and superhighway only 280KM south to Beijing, the capital city of P.R.C., so the transportation is very convenient. There are many humanity landscapes and natural sceneries around the city, and Chinese mandarin is the normal communication language in the city. With the excellent language learning environment of normal Chinese mandarin, the comfortable study environment, the outstanding staffs and the normative management system, the Chinese and relevant majors’ study can be guaranteed.
（Photo&Article are excerpted from official website ）
