The School of Software Engineering (SSE), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) was born in response to the needs of The Times and the development of national strategic industries. It stands as a pioneer among the first 35 National Model Software Schools in China. Facing the major national strategic needs, industrial development trends and technological frontiers, after more than 20 years of unremitting efforts, SSE has become an important personnel training and scientific research base in the field of software engineering in China, and has made positive contributions to the development of China's software industry and the construction of a strong manufacturing and network country.

SSE has 34 full-time teachers, including 11 professors (2 national high-level talents), 20 associate professors, 3 lecturers, and 7 research institutes.In addition, there is one industrialprofessor and 14 joint-appointment professors. Most of them have practical experience in the field of software engineering. Additionally, 28 part-time foreign teachers have been hired, mainly responsible for teaching professional courses; The school has also hired over 30 part-time teachers from IT companies, all of whom have extensive practical experience in the development and management of large-scale software projects.

Offering an undergraduate program in Software Engineering, SSE is honored as one of the inaugural national featured major construction sites and national first-class undergraduate major construction sites. In addition, SSE provides master's and doctoral degree programs in software engineering within the electronics and information field, clinching recognition as part of the esteemed "Excellent Engineer Program" by the Ministry of Education and a designated "National Engineering Master's Degree Education Characteristic Engineering Fields". Software engineering has been selected as a key discipline in Hubei Province.

Over the past five years, SSE has undertaken over 60 scientific research projects, including endeavors funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC),National Science and Technology Major Project, Teaching Reform Project of the Ministry of Education of China, Special Projects of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China and other national projects, as well as large-scale industry-sponsored development projects. In 2024, SSE collaborated with Baidu to jointly build a base for the innovation practice of artificial intelligence, hosted the first "Artificial Intelligence Trainer" training course in Hubei Province; SSE is also engaged in establishing the National School of Excellent Engineers of HUST.

It is over 20 years since SSE was established. Until now it has trained more than 3,600 undergraduates and more than 2,000 graduates, providing a large number of outstanding talents for China's software industry and related industries. These students have also shown excellent innovation and entrepreneurship ability, theyhave received more than 100 awards in both international and domestic competitions, including impressive accolades such as China College Students' Internet+ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, China College Students' Entrepreneurship Competition. Several alumni have been included in Forbes and Hurun's "30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs" list.

Today, SSE is inseparable from the joint efforts and support of teachers and students at home and abroad. Looking forward to the future, we warmly welcome new forces to join us, and look forward to deepening friendly cooperation with all parties, working together to contribute wisdom and strength to training more outstanding software talents and promoting the development of the industry!