科教基地 

 　　武汉是国家重要的科教基地之一，科教综合实力居全国大城市第三位。拥有包括武汉大学、华中科技大学等 52 所普通高校， 70 万在校大学生。成人高校在校学生近 12 万人。各类科研机构 106 所，国家实验室 1 个，国家级重点实验室 13 个，在汉中国科学院与工程院院士 47 名。智力资源和人力资源十分丰富，“武汉·中国光谷”所在地武汉东湖地区是我国第二大智力密集区，在光通讯、生物工程、激光、微电子技术和新型材料等领域，科技开发实力处于全国领先地位。

Scientific and Educational Capabilities 
As one of the country's key scientific and educational bases, Wuhan enjoys the 3 rd biggest scientific and educational capabilities among major Chinese cities. It is home to 52 universities including Wuhan university and Huazhong University of Science and Technology with an enrolment of 700 thousand university students. There are 106 science and research institutes of various kinds, 1 national laboratory, 13 state key laboratories, 47 academicians of Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Academy of Engineering. Wuhan is abundant in talent and human resources. East Lake area where Wuhan Optics Valley of China is China's second talent-concentrated area. It is the country's leader in R&D capabilities of optical communications, biological engineering, laser, microelectronics and new building materials.