Civil Engineering

The Civil Engineering program at Hefei University of Technology has a history of over 70 years and is one of the three earliest programs established by the university. In 1981, it was authorized to confer master's degrees, followed by the authorization for a doctoral degree in the sub-discipline of Structural Engineering in 2002. In 2010, the program was granted the doctoral degree authorization for the first-level discipline of Civil Engineering and established a post-doctoral research station. Currently, the doctoral degree authorization for the first-level discipline of Civil Engineering includes eight sub-disciplines: Structural Engineering, Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Municipal Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering, Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Engineering, Sustainable Building Engineering, and Water Resources and Structures. The master's degree authorization for the first-level discipline includes six sub-disciplines: Structural Engineering, Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Municipal Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering, and Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Engineering. Structural Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering were recognized as key disciplines in Anhui Province in 2002 and 2010, respectively. In 2014, the Civil Engineering program was designated as a key discipline in Anhui Province. In the fourth round of national discipline evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Education in 2017, the program received a grade of B, ranking in the top 20%–30% nationwide.

Mechanics

The discipline of Mechanics serves as a cornerstone and a leading field of natural sciences, continuously evolving under the dual drivers of its own academic development and practical engineering applications. Mechanics is a vital foundational discipline with broad application prospects and significant vitality. This program aims to cultivate advanced engineering and scientific talents who possess fundamental theoretical knowledge in mechanics, as well as computational and experimental skills. Graduates are prepared to engage in mechanics-related scientific research, technological development, engineering design, and teaching in areas such as machinery, civil engineering, materials, energy, transportation, aerospace, shipbuilding, water resources, and chemical engineering. In China, Mechanics is a first-level discipline subdivided into four second-level disciplines: General Mechanics and Fundamental Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Engineering Mechanics. This program was authorized to confer master’s degrees in Solid Mechanics and Engineering Mechanics in 1981 and 1986, respectively. In 2000, it was authorized to award doctoral degrees in Engineering Mechanics, which was designated as a key discipline in Anhui Province in 2002. In 2011, the program was granted master’s degree authorization for the first-level discipline of Mechanics, covering all four second-level disciplines. In 2018, it was approved to offer doctoral degrees in the first-level discipline of Mechanics.

Hydraulic Engineering

The Department of Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering at Hefei University of Technology has a long and distinguished history. Its predecessor was the Huaihe River Water Conservancy School established in 1952 in Huaiyuan, Anhui Province, by the Ministry of Water Resources' Huai River Commission, offering a program in Hydropower Engineering Construction. In 1958, the school was renamed Anhui Institute of Water Resources and Electric Power and began offering a four-year undergraduate program in Hydropower Engineering Construction. Following a nationwide reorganization of institutions in 1969, the institute was incorporated into Hefei University of Technology, with its Water Conservancy Unit managing academic affairs. In 1978, Hefei University of Technology formally established the Department of Water Conservancy, offering two majors: Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering Construction and Farmland Water Conservancy Engineering. In 1984, the Water Science Research Institute was founded. In 1997, the major of Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering Construction was renamed Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering. With another institutional adjustment in 1999, the university formed the School of Civil and Architectural Engineering, which included the Department of Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering, responsible for undergraduate teaching in this field. To further promote the development of water conservancy disciplines, the school was renamed the School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering in 2007, maintaining the Department of Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering to oversee discipline development. Hydraulic Engineering remains one of the university's key areas of focus.

Geomatics

The Geomatics discipline at Hefei University of Technology has a long-standing history. The Geodesy and Surveying Engineering program, originally named Engineering Surveying, was authorized to confer master's degrees in 1986, making it one of the earliest universities in the country to offer a master's program in this field and one of the earliest at Hefei University of Technology to gain master's degree authorization. The discipline currently comprises a research institute and a laboratory: the Institute of Geomatics and 3S Technology and the Geospatial Information Measurement Laboratory. It is authorized to confer master's degrees in the first-level discipline of Geomatics Science and Technology, as well as professional master's degrees in Surveying and Mapping Engineering. Since enrolling its first master's students in 1986, the discipline has trained over 170 master's graduates. Among these, 16 have pursued doctoral studies at prestigious institutions such as Wuhan University (formerly Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping), Peking University, and Nanjing University. Four alumni have been recognized as young scientific and technological experts by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and provincial or ministerial-level organizations, while six have been selected as academic or teaching backbones by their respective provinces or departments. In 2010, the program applied for a master's professional degree authorization in Surveying and Mapping Engineering. In 2011, based on the existing Geodesy and Surveying Engineering program, it was upgraded to a first-level master's discipline in accordance with the national standards for Geomatics Science and Technology. This master's program encompasses three second-level disciplines: Geodesy and Surveying Engineering, Cartography and Geographic Information Engineering, and Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.