University of Electronic Science and Technology of China is situated at Chengdu, the city of thousand-year-old cultural history in "the land of abundance". UESTC was founded on the basis of the incorporation of electronic divisions of the three universities including Jiaotong Universities, Nanjing Institute of Technology and South China Institute of Technology. As one of the 7 earliest key universities in national defense, UESTC became one of the nations key universities in 1960. UESTC was selected as one of the 39 research-intensive universities in China that gain special funding under "Project 985" for developing into world-class universities. UESTC has more than 3,000 faculty members, 325 full professors and 483 associate professors. It has an enrollment of 26,000 students, including 10,000 research students. UESTC has co-training agreements in place with over 40 overseas institutions, such as Purdue University, University of Glasgow and University of Minnesota in the world top 100 University League. UESTC collaborates with more than 300 overseas institutions and multi-national companies. Its research disciplines include, Communication and Information System, Signal and Information Processing, Circuit and System, Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology, Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics Physical Electronics, Optical Engineering, Applied Computer Technology. UESTC is an electronics-centered multidisciplinary leading research university, covers all 6 National Key Disciplines categorized for higher education in electronic and information science and technology in China and a broad range of subjects: Science: • School of Computer Science & Engineering • School of Energy Science and Engineering • School of Mathematical Sciences • School of Physical Electronics • School of Resources and the Environment • School of Information and Software Engineering: • School of Aeronautics and Astronautics • School of Automation Engineering • School of Electronic Engineering • School of Mechatronics Engineering • School of Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics • School of Optoelectronic Information • School of Communication and Information Engineering Medicine: • School of Life Science and Technology • School of Medicine (Est. jointly with Sichuan Provincial Peoples Hospital in 2013) Business and Administration: • School of Economics and Management • School of Marxism Education • School of Political Science and Public Administration • UESTC-ISCTE Joint Program of Doctor of Management • UESTC-Webster University Joint International MBA Program Humanities: • Alliance Française—Chengdu • School of Foreign Languages UESTC is the only higher-education institution in China that covers all 6 "National Key Disciplines" in electronic and information science and technology. It has 22 Ministerial or Provincial Key Disciplines, 4 National Key Labs and 39 Ministerial or Provincial Key Labs. UESTC offers 36 MoE-authorized subject areas for a Ph.D. It achieved 43 National Awards in science, over 600 ministerial or provincial awards, about 500 patents and 20,000 scientific papers and books during the past decade. Research funding reached RMB 510 million.