University of Science and Technology of China
The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is a public university in Baohe, Hefei, Anhui, China. It is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and co-funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Education of China, and the Anhui Provincial Government. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.
| Motto | 红专并进，理实交融 | ||||||||||||
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Motto in English | Being both responsible and professional, integrating theory with practice | ||||||||||||
| Type | Public university | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1958 | ||||||||||||
Parent institution | Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||||||||||||
| President | Bao Xinhe | ||||||||||||
Academic staff | 2621 | ||||||||||||
| Students | 16,718 | ||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 7,426 | ||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 9,292 | ||||||||||||
| Location | , , | ||||||||||||
| Campus | Urban | ||||||||||||
| Affiliations | C9, AEARU, APRU | ||||||||||||
| Website | ustc.edu.cn en ustc.edu | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国科学技术大学 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國科學技術大學 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中科大 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中科大 | ||||||||||||
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The university was founded in Beijing by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in September 1958. In the beginning of 1970, the university moved to Hefei during the Cultural Revolution. The university has 13 schools, 11 national research platforms, 8 science-education integration colleges, and 5 joint cooperative institutes with local governments. The university is a member of C9 League.