Foundedin 1956, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) isa research-intensive university located in Chengdu, China, which is ranked inthe top 100 of the QS University Rankings: BRICS 2016. Originally founded asthe Chengdu Institute of Radio Engineering, the university was named one of China’s National Key Institutes by the Higher Education Ministry of the Statein 1960. It has an enrollment of over 31,000 students, with 3,000 facultymembers.
After more than sixty years of development, UESTC now has evolved into a multidisciplinary university covering all-around programs in electronic disciplines with electronic science and technology as its nucleus, engineering as its major field, and
integrating science, engineering, management, liberal arts, and medical science.
In the new century, electronic information science and technology rapidly drive new high-tech developments, bringing about new opportunities and challenges. The University holds on its notion of "to seek facts and truth, to be noble and ambitious" in the pursuit of excellence and embarks on the journey to a more glorious future.