Introduction of  Hubei Polytechnic University

Located in Huangshi city, Hubei province, a cradle of modern Chinese national industry, Hubei Polytechnic University(HBPU) is a general higher education institution that focuses on engineering and cultivating application-oriented talents. Backed by Qinglong Mountain and surrounded by Cihu Lake, HBPU enjoys a beautiful environment and picturesque scenery, with a total land area of 1.244 million square meters and a floor space of 650,600 square meters.

Since the founding in 1975, HBPU began to run undergraduate programs in 1977, going through different development stages as Huangshi Engineer Section of Hubei Polytechnic College, Huangshi Branch of Wuhan Institute of Technology (now Wuhan University of Technology), Huangshi Polytechnic College. In 2004, the university was renamed to Huangshi Institute of Technology. In 2010, HBPU was in the first group to pass the Undergraduate Programs Evaluation sponsored by the Ministry of Education. In 2011, the present name of Hubei Polytechnic University was formally adopted. In 2016, HBPU was elected the first rotating chairman of Hubei Universities Application-orientated Alliance. Among the local universities in Hubei province, HBPU is in the first group to receive the national evaluation of undergraduate teaching quality launched by the Ministry of Education. In 2019, HBPU was awarded "National Exemplary University of Innovation and Entrepreneurship", and in 2021, HBPU was awarded "National May 1st Labor Certificate".

HBPU consists of 16 schools and 57 undergraduate programs covering 8 disciplines including engineering, science, economics, management, medicine, literature, education and arts. Adhering to moral cultivation and always taking discipline construction as the guide, HBPU boasts two provincial-level discipline groups with distinctive characteristics: Ecological Environment Restoration and Health, Intelligent Manufacturing, as well as 4 provincial-level key disciplines, namely Environmental Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Art Theory and Pharmacy. The discipline of Clinical Medicine ranked the top 1% globally by ESI, which is an important symbol of the university's increasing international academic level and discipline influence.

HBPU is guided by the construction of first-class specialties and strengthens the position of talent cultivation. Clinical Medicine, Environmental Engineering, Primary Education, Chinese Language and Literature and other majors have passed the professional certification. HBPU has one national-level characteristic specialty and one national undergraduate comprehensive reform pilot specialty respectively, 4 national first-class undergraduate majors, 20 provincial first-class undergraduate programs, 16 provincial excellent primary-level teaching organizations, and 9 provincial teaching teams. HBPU has 5 provincial "Jingchu Outstanding Talents" collaborative programs, 6 provincial experimental exemplary programs, 6 provincial strategic pillar industry project programs, 2 national top-ranking courses, 48 provincial top-ranking courses, 14 provincial excellent (open) courses, 2 provincial virtual simulation experimental teaching projects and 90 industry-university cooperative education projects approved by the Ministry of Education.

HBPU's various scientific and technological innovation and teaching practice platforms provide strong support for the cultivation of high-quality talents and the output of high-level results. The university has:

1 National Academician Workstation

1 Provincial Postgraduate Workstation

1 National Patent Navigation Service Base

1 Provincial Graduate Workstation

13 Provincial Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Science and Technology Innovation Teams

1 Provincial Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base

3 Provincial Key Laboratories

3 Provincial Key Research Bases of Humanities and Social Sciences

1 Provincial University Patented Technology Commercialization Base

1 Provincial Pilot-Plant Base

1 Provincial University Science Park

1 Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center

5 Provincial Engineering Technology Research Centers (Engineering Research Center and Engineering Laboratory)

2 Provincial Productivity Promotion Centers

1 Provincial Generic Technology Promotion Center for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

38 Innovation Centers Jointly Built with Huangshi Regional Enterprises

1 National Education Base for College Students' off-campus Practice

1 National Training Base for Environmental Protection

6 Provincial Experimental Teaching Demonstration Centers

1 Provincial Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Center

6 Provincial College Students' Practice and Training Bases

2 Provincial Service Outsourcing Talent Nurturing (training) Bases

1 Provincial Environmental Monitoring Talent Training Base

1 Provincial Intellectual Property Training Base

1 Provincial College Students' Innovation Activity Base

HBPU academician expert workstation has been selected as "the  Provincial Demonstration Academician Workstation" and "the National Demonstration Academician Workstation".

HBPU has a library of 1.2 million books, 17 digital database (including 1.8335 million e-books). The total value of fixed assets of the university is 1.262 billion RMB, including the teaching and scientific research equipment with the value of 219 million RMB and fully- equipped stadiums.

At present, the university has a total enrollment of 18,000 students, including  international students. HBPU boasts a faculty of 1300 members, 1100 full-time teachers, including 119 professors, 380 associate professors, 374 doctors' degree holders, 26 doctoral candidates. Doctors accounted for 33% of full-time teachers, and senior titles accounted for 45% of full-time teachers. Among them, there are 5 accredited with the 100 Talents Project for Innovation of Hubei, 5 enjoying the special allowance granted by State Council, 2 candidate of the New Century Excellent Talents Support Program of the Ministry of Education, 2 awarded as experts with outstanding contributions by provincial government, 10 enjoying the special allowance granted by provincial government, 4 candidate of the New Century Excellent Talents Support Program of provincial government, 15 Chutian Scholars, 5 industry professors of Hubei Province, 10 experts with outstanding contributions awarded by Huangshi, 34 "Dong Chu Talents" of Huangshi. HBPU has invited 2 well-known academicians and over 30 influential scholars from home and abroad as guest professors.

HBPU upholds the concept of OBE to promote education and teaching reform, continuously improves the quality of application-oriented talent training, and takes the lead in innovation and entrepreneurship education in Hubei province. In the past three years, students have earned 1202 awards in various competitions such as "Internet +" college students' innovation and entrepreneur competition, electronic design, mechanical creative design, including 215 national prizes and 987 provincial awards. The students have undertaken more than 240 innovation and entrepreneurship training programs at provincial level or above. In the past five years, the initial employment rate of HBPU graduates holds above 90%, and HBPU has won Excellent University of Employment in Hubei Province. In 2021, HBPU has won National Employment Ability Training Base for Graduates granted by Ministry of Education. The graduates are well received by large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises, high-end manufacturing industries and high-tech industries. Many alumni have assumed leadership roles in different fields such as industry, academia and business, some of whom have won the provincial model workers' title and the National "May 1st Labor Medal". Many companies founded by HBPU alumni have become listed ones successfully and their industry pacemakers. HBPU has made outstanding achievements in innovation and entrepreneurship education, cultivating and incubating more than 200 start-up companies among college students. The university's Innovative Entrepreneurial Base is considered a club of "National Demonstration Base of Start-up Incubator" by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, "National Level Maker Space" by Ministry of Science and Technology, the first batch of "Both Innovative and Entrepreneurial Demonstration Base" at the provincial level granted by Hubei Provincial Government, the first batch of "College Students’ Entrepreneurship Demonstration Base of Hubei Province" granted by Hubei Provincial Department of Education, the first batch of "College Students’ Entrepreneurship Demonstration Base of Hubei Province" and "Provincial Institute of Entrepreneurship" granted by Hubei Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, "Provincial Scientific Business Incubator" and "provincial 3A Maker Space" granted by Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology, "Provincial Micro and Small Enterprises Entrepreneurship and Innovation Demonstration Base" granted by Hubei Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology. HBPU has been granted as "National Demonstration Base for National Youth Health Education " .

Adhering to running an open and cooperative education, HBPU has established exchanges and cooperation programs with more than 20 universities and research institutions in the United States, Canada, Italy, Malaysia and other countries and regions, carrying out exchanges and cooperation in such aspects as student exchange, faculty exchange, scientific research cooperation and so on. HBPU has developed three Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs with Northern Kentucky University (USA), Merrimack College (USA) and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (New Zealand), with more than 805 enrolled students on campus. HBPU enrolls international students majoring in Clinical Medicine and other undergraduate programs, and currently has more than 160 international students.

HBPU has built 2 independent secondary schools with local governments inside and outside Hubei Province, national science and technology parks and well-known domestic enterprises; 3 clinical schools were founded with local medical groups; Nearly 20 research institutes and development centers have been founded with enterprises across the country. HBPU has co-cultivated more than 200 full-time postgraduates with Wuhan University of Technology and Wuhan University of Science and Technology.

HBPU hoists the great banner of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and fully implements the fundamental task of strengthening moral education and cultivating talents, having established the goal of development: “to build a high-level application-oriented university of open and innovative type with distinctive features.” All staff and students of Hubei Polytechnic University will adhere to the school spirit “strengthening willpower constantly, undertaking tasks with perseverance, sticking to openness and innovation”. HBPU will keep on adhering to the establishment of high-quality university, strengthening it by the talents, leading it by disciplines, prospering it by innovation, invigorating it by opening-up, beautifying it by enriching the culture, governing it by laws, making HBPU a green, civilized, digital, intelligent, beautiful, safe and happy university. We are committed to cultivating high-quality applied talents, undertaking the historical mission of HBPU in the new era, and striving to write a new chapter of innovation and development.