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The Southwest University of Science and Technology (SWUST; Chinese: 西南科技大学; pinyin: Xīnán Kējìdàxué) is a provincial public university in Mianyang, Sichuan, China. It is affiliated with the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education of China, SASTIND, and the Sichuan Provincial Government.

The university has 17 schools. The campus has over 29,000 students: graduate and undergraduate.[1] The university covers an area of 4088 mu. As of 2015, Xiao Zhengxue (肖正学) is the president.[2][3]

History

The university originated with the 1939 founding of the Sichuan Jiangjin Ceramics Vocational and Technical School and the Sichuan Provincial Advanced Agricultural Vocational School, which occurred during the Sino-Japanese War. The campus was originally the Mianyang branch of Tsinghua University.[4]

Department

There are 17 departments, colleges, and schools:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Messages from the President" (Archive). Southwest University of Science and Technology. Retrieved on November 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Messages from the President." Southwest University of Science and Technology. Retrieved on December 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "历任领导." Southwest University of Science and Technology. May 18, 2015. Retrieved on December 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "[1]." About SWUST. Retrieved on January 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Schools & Departments1" [sic]. Southwest University of Science and Technology. Retrieved on November 5, 2014.

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