Wuxi Institute of Technology

Wuxi Institute of Technology (WXIT), founded in March of 1959, is an independent and full-time public higher vocational institute, which was authorized by China’s Ministry of Education and is under the jurisdiction of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education. WXIT is one of the first group of twenty-eight “National Higher Vocational Model Colleges”. In 2012, WXIT has been approved to offer joint applied four-year educational programs by collaborating with Jiangsu University so as to train high-quality professional and technical talents at bachelor level.

WXIT, with two campuses of Zhongqiao Campus and Taihu Campus, is located near the beautiful Tai Hu Lake, and it occupies an area of 664,200 square meters. At present it has about 12,000 full-time students living and studying on campus and has a faculty of more than 780. WXIT has set up 13 academic schools and sections such as the School of Mechanical Technology, School of Automatic Control Technology, School of Telecommunication Technology, School of Business and Management, Department of Automobile Technology, Department of Foreign Languages, Department of Arts and Design, Section of General Education, Section of Social Science, Section of Physical Education, School of Further Education, Industrial Center and School of International Education. The setting of the institute’s programs mainly focuses on the backbone industry of Jiangsu—manufacturing and there are currently about 40 programs suitable for the manufacturing industry-chain as well as economical development including core industries, relevant industries and additional industries. Among them, there are 4 National Key Programs such as CNC Technology Application, Automobile Technology and Service, etc.; 8 Provincial Key Programs or Brand Programs such as Mold Design and Manufacturing, Computer Science and Technology, Marketing, etc.; 3 National Mechanical Industrial Brand Programs such as Software Technology, etc..

WXIT has been committed to providing quality education and training excellent talents with good professional skills and innovation spirit, strong social responsibility and professional ethics, positive entrepreneurship and healthy physique. With high educational quality, high employment rate and humanized students service, the institution has become a trustworthy partner for local community and enterprises, and therefore become one of the best choice among the higher vocational and technical colleges for the high school graduates within the province.

WXIT has been continuously forging ahead on the way of internationalization in the field of higher vocational education. In 2004, WXIT became the first affiliate member of the American Association Community Colleges for International Development (CCID). Currently, WXIT has established exchange and cooperation with various colleges and educational institutions from over 10 countries and regions such as America, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, Singapore, etc.

The 12th “Five-year” is the most strategic period for the development of higher vocational education in China. WXIT is trying to seize this opportunity, push the strategy of “Develop with Quality, Reinforce with Talents, Prosper with Culture”, and achieve the objective of developing into a “domestic top-ranking and internationally-recognized higher vocational college with distinctive characteristics”.

Official Website: http://english.wxit.edu.cn/