Wuhan Technical University

Wuhan Technical University is a full-time public undergraduate level vocational university under the supervision of the Hubei Provincial Department of Education, and is a national demonstration higher vocational college, a national high-quality junior college higher vocational college, a national "double high plan" high-level professional group (A level) construction unit, a national high-skilled talent training base, a national vocational teacher training key construction base, and a national vocational education "double teacher" teacher training base.  The school's predecessor was Wuhan Vocational and Technical College, founded in 1972 by Yangtze River Telecommunications Technical School; in 1979, it was renamed Wuhan Radio Industry School; In 1998, it merged with Hubei National University of National Defense Science and Technology Industry. In March 1999, it was upgraded to a higher vocational school with the approval of the Ministry of Education and named Wuhan Vocational and Technical College. In 1999, Hubei Electronic Industry School was merged; In 2003, Hubei Textile and Garment Industry School was merged; In 2010, Hubei Province No. 1 Light Industry School and Hubei Province Industrial Design School were merged [4]; In May 2024, the Hubei Provincial Department of Education plans to agree to establish Wuhan Vocational and Technical University on the basis of Wuhan Vocational and Technical College; In January 2025, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China announced that it plans to set up Wuhan Vocational and Technical University, which is a public vocational college at the undergraduate level; In February of the same year, the Ministry of Education issued a document agreeing to establish Wuhan Vocational and Technical University.  As of June 2025, the school has three campuses, including Optics Valley Campus, Optics Valley East Campus, and Macheng Campus, covering an area of 2,067 acres, with a total fixed asset value of 1.633 billion yuan, including a total value of teaching and research equipment of 303 million yuan, a total collection of 2.54 million books, and 13 secondary colleges (departments), with 6 vocational undergraduate majors and 58 higher vocational majors. There are 1,071 full-time teachers and 16,561 full-time students.