·Huazhong Institute of Technology initially consisted of the Department of Mechanic Engineering and the Department of Electric Engine from the former Wuhan University, the former Hunan university,the former Nanchang University and the former Guangxi University.

·In 1960, Huazhong Institute of Technology was assessed as one of the state key universities.

·In 1966, the comprehensive strength of Huazhong Institute of Technology greatly improved. There are 6 departments, 20 undergraduate programs, 1097 teachers and 1664 staff. The students number 6087. The annual research expenditure reached 0.9 million yuan. The Institute was characterized of multidisciplinary technology institute, focusing on the education of undergraduate programs.

·In 1971, most departments and staff of the former Wuhan Mechanical Institute were merged into Huazhong Institute of Technology

·From 1972 to 1979, Huazhong Institute of Technology employed over 600 teachers from other institutes. ·From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, three transfers were adopted to the development of Huazhong Institute of Technology. The three transfers are from teaching-orientedness to emphasizing both teaching and research, from technology-dominated disciplines to containing science, technology, liberal arts and management.  ·Huazhong Institute of Technology is the first technological institute where the discipline of liberal arts was established. Some liberal arts and social sciences institutions were aftermath set up such as Chinese Language Research Institute, Philosophy Research Institute,Economics Research Institute and Sociology Research Institute.

·In 1978, Huazhong Institute of Technology began to recruit postgraduate students again. 181 graduate tudents were enrolled in that year.

·In 1979, the Department of Management Engineering was set up.·In 1982, the university motto came into being. The motto "Unity, Reality, Strictness and Initiation" had been guiding all the faculty and students since then.

·In 1983, the Department of Economics was set up and the discipline of economics was therefore added.

·In 1983, the discipline of journalism was set up.

·In 1984, the institute covered 45 undergraduate programs involving such disciplines as science, engineering, liberal arts and management. The institute was developing into a comprehensive one ever since.

·In 1984, 22 state key universities were approved to establish graduate school by the State Council. Huazhong Institute of Technology was one of them.

·In July 1984, Graduate School was set up. The education of graduate students took on a new look.

·In 1987, the discipline of Chinese Language & Literature was set up.

·In 1988, Huazhong Institute of Technology was renamed Huazhong University of Science & Technology under the approval of the State Education Committee.

·In 1994, Huazhong University of Science & Technology initially implemented the education of humanity quality towards students.

·In 1997, Huazhong University of Science & Technology was the first university which established a research base of educating humanity quality towards college students.

The past 22 years witnessed "Three Transfers" happening in the Huazhong University of Science & Technology. The "Three Transfers" are transferring from engineering-oriented institute to a comprehensive university involving science, engineering, liberal arts and management disciplines, from a teaching-focused university to a both teaching and research being focused university and from a mere undergraduate program university to covering undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and adult education programs.

 ·On May 26, 2000, a new Huazhong University of Science & Technology, a merger of the former HUST, the former Tongji Medical University, the former Wuhan Urban Construction Institute and the former Wuhan Science & Technology Vocational College, was established.

·The mission of the new HUST is to develop itself into an internationally recognized university by 2020 and make it one of the first-class universities around the world by 2050.