Guilin University of Electronic Technology was founded in ‎‎1960‎‎, and in ‎‎1980, it‎ was approved by the State Council to establish Guilin Institute of Electronic Technology. In ‎‎2006‎, it was renamed Guilin University of Electronic Science and Technology. The school has successively been affiliated to the Fourth Ministry of Machinery Industry, Ministry of Electronics Industry, Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry, China Electronics Industry Corporation, and Ministry of Information Industry.

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