The
University of Science and Technology of China (
USTC) is a national research university in
Hefei,
Anhui, China, under the direct leadership of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It is a member of the
C9 League formed by nine top universities in China. Founded in
Beijing by the CAS in September 1958, it was moved to Hefei in the beginning of 1970 during the
Cultural Revolution.