Provincial public university in Mianyang, Sichuan, China
East gate
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.[1] The university covers an area of 4088 mu. As of 2015, Xiao Zhengxue (肖正学) is the president.[2][3]
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.[4]
Department
There are 17 departments, colleges, and schools:[5]
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
