Academics
As a famous university in China, HIT is known for its selectivity in several decades. Usually, only the students having very high scores in the National Higher Education Entrance Examination can be admitted into the undergraduate programs. Admission into the graduate school is also very competitive.
HIT operates on a year round schedule that includes a fall and spring semester. Winter and summer holidays are placed between semesters. In all holidays, the dormitories and part of the dining halls remain open to students.
HIT has a very strict standard in education. The motto, “Being strict in qualifications for graduates; making every endeavor in educating students”, which is quite different from the motto of other universities, reflects the tradition of HIT. Both theories and applications are emphasized. Instructors are required to have very good preparation for lectures. Many engineering major courses have laboratory sections, and the students must do well in both exams and experiments to get credit.
Engineering Programs' National Ranking based on China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Information's evaluation reports(2007~2009)
Mechanics #3/// Mechanical Engineering #4/// Instrument Science and Technology #3/// Materials Science and Engineering #4/// Power Engineering #7/// Electrical Engineering #4/// Electronics Science and Technology #12/// Information and Communication Engineering #13/// Control Science and Engineering #7/// Computer Science and Technology #5/// Architecture #7/// Civil Engineering #3/// Chemical Engineering and Technology #10/// Transportation Engineering #8/// Aeronautics and Astronautics Science and Technology #5 (Astronautics Science and Technology #1)/// Environmental Science and Engineering #3///
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