Wuhan University of Technology (hereafter referred to as WUT) is a national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education. It is one of the first batch of universities which have entered the national “211 Project” and the national ”DoubleTop” Plan for Promoting the Develop-ment of World-class Universities and Disciplines. WUT is jointly constructed by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Transport. It is also the largest university inside the Ministry of Education in talents cultivation for building materials, transportation and automobile, WUT has become an important base for the cultivation of high-level scientific talents and technological innovation for the three major industrial sectors.

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