Guangxi University of Science and Technology (GXUST) is located in Liuzhou, a national-level historical and cultural city, an important industrial town, transportation junction and business and logistics center in southwest China. Approved by the Ministry of Education in 2013, the university was established by the combination of Guangxi University of Technology and Liuzhou Medical College, and is one of the general institutes of higher education under the direct administration of the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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