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Anshan University of Science and Technology (鞍山科技大学) is a university in Liaoning, China under the provincial government. Liaoning (Simplified Chinese: è¾½å®; Traditional Chinese: é¼å¯§; pinyin: ) is a northeastern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
History and profile
Anshan University of Science and Technology was originally conceived in 1948, former Anshan Institute of Iron and Steel. Or in Chinese, "An Gang Yuan".
The University has 15 faculties(schools or departments). It provides 35 programs of undergraduate, 11 high-level special professional programs and 17 graduates programs. There are 14,000 students enrolled currently.
Anshan is located in the center of Liaoning Province which is one of the open cities on Liaodong Peninsula.
Anshan is famous for its iron and steel complex, which is the largest in China.
Anshan was the birthplace of Ann Hui (born 1947), a Hong Kong-based film director, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave.