University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
电子科技大学
Motto求实求真 大气大为
Motto in English
To seek facts and truth, to be noble and ambitious
TypePublic university
Established1956; 68 years ago (1956)
PresidentJun Hu
Party SecretaryPing Cao
Academic staff
3,800
Students40,000[1]
Undergraduates23,000
Postgraduates15,000
Location, ,
30°45′03″N 103°55′48″E / 30.750724556157014°N 103.93011689054471°E / 30.750724556157014; 103.93011689054471
CampusQingshuihe
Shahe
Jiulidi
Yongning
Colors  Dark Blue
  Yellow Ginkgo
AffiliationsMinistry of Education, Double First-Class Construction, 211 Project, 985 Project, AMBA
Websiteuestc.edu.cn
en.uestc.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese电子科技大学
Traditional Chinese電子科技大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDiànzǐ Kējì Dàxué

The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) is a public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Founded in 1956 by the instruction of then Premier Zhou Enlai, the university is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. It is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Sichuan Provincial Government, and the Chengdu Municipal Government. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.

UESTC was established on the basis of the incorporation of electronics divisions of then three universities including Jiaotong University (now Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Xi'an Jiaotong University), Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University), and South China Institute of Technology (now South China University of Technology). Now UESTC is a multidisciplinary research university with electronic science and technology as its nucleus, engineering as its major field, and featured with management, liberal art and medicine.[2]

UESTC is consisted of four campuses: Qingshuihe, Shahe, Jiulidi, and Yongning, with a gross built-up area of 1,490 km2 (370,000 acres) . It has more than 40 schools and 65 undergraduate majors (13 of them are national-level featured majors). In 2022, UESTC has more than 42,000 students and 3,800 faculties.

  1. ^ "学校简介 - 电子科技大学 Uestc".
  2. ^ "Introduction to the University". Homepage of UESTC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.