Southwest University of Science and Technology(SWUST）is located in Mian Yang--the only Science and Technology City in China, which is surrounded by green mountains and with beautiful Fujiang River running through. Mianyang boasts a magical land that had produced numerous talents and is the hometown of Dayu and Libai. The site where the campus stands now used to be occupied by the Mian Yang branch of Tsinghua University. SWUST dates back to 1939 during the Anti-Japanese War when Sichuan Jiang Jin Ceramics Vocational and Technical School and Sichuan Provincial Advanced Agricultural Vocational School were founded.

Having witnessed many hardships and several relocations, SWUST has developed into a comprehensive regular full-time undergraduate university in Sichuan Province authorized to confer doctoral degree and a university jointly constructed by the State Administration of Science and Technology Industry of National Defense (SASTIND) and people's Government of Sichuan Province. SWUST has become the one of 14 key institutions of higher learning which enjoys the priority for further development and approved by Ministry of Education and one of the pilot universities for modern distance education in China. It is qualified to recommend excellent undergraduates to pursue graduate studies without entrance exams and offer programs for part-time graduate students to apply for the master's degree and admit international students. The university adopts management system of joint construction by the ministries, the province and the city, with Sichuan province playing the leading role. And the university has been ranked as the

Currently, SWUST boasts one basic discipline for National Defence, 11 Key Disciplines at the Provincial Level,6 featured majors constructed at the national level,1 badly-needed major for National Defence,1 Key major for National defense and 15 featured majors at the provincial level. It also possesses 1 development base of state key laboratory jointed constructed by Sichuan province and the Ministry of Science and Technology.1 Key displinary Laboratory for National Defence,2 Key Laboratories jointly constructed by Bechance Provincial Ministry of Education, one Research Center for Engineering approved by ministry of Education,1 Key Laboratory at the provincial level, one Provincial Engineering Research Center,10 Key Provincial Laboratories,3 provincial Humanity and Social Science Research Bases,21 research Institutions,1 National Level Experiment Education Model Center. In addition, the university offer 3 National Fine Courses and processes,2 National Level Teaching Teams and 6 Provincial Level Teams.

Among over 2200 faculty members, there are more than 1700 full-time teachers, a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAG), more than 700 associate and full professor. There is a team of scientific and technological innovations for national defense and 17 academicians are employed from board units. SWUST boasts a group of doctoral supervisors, experts who enjoy special government allowances from the State Council, outstanding contributive experts with great and academic and technical leaders in Sichuan province.