Taiyuan University of Technology

Taiyuan University of Technology is a century-old university with a long history, profound heritage and distinctive characteristics. It is located in Taiyuan, a national historical and cultural city with a history of more than 2,500 years. Its predecessor was the Western Learning Hall of Shanxi University, founded in 1902, which is one of the three earliest national universities in China. In 1953, the school was established independently and named Taiyuan Institute of Technology, directly under the Ministry of Higher Education; in 1962, it was transferred to the management of Shanxi Province; in 1984, it was renamed Taiyuan University of Technology. In 1997, Taiyuan University of Technology merged with Shanxi Mining College (founded in 1958), which was directly under the Ministry of Coal Industry, to form Taiyuan University of Technology. In the same year, it became one of the key universities in the national "211 Project", opening a new chapter of reform and development. In 2017, the school was selected as a key university in the national "Double First-Class" construction, ushering in a new period of development. Over the past 120 years, the school has always adhered to the school motto of "seeking truth and innovation", adhered to the school-running tradition of "people-oriented, culture and sports as the boat, carrying moral intelligence, and comprehensive development", and demonstrated the spirit of "daring to be the first, daring to compete, and daring to innovate". A group of academic masters, industry leaders and moral role models have emerged, such as the famous educator Zhao Zongfu, "Father of China's Petroleum" Sun Jianchu, China's "Precambrian Geology Pioneer and Founder" Wang Yuelun, arc gear expert Zhu Jingzi, "One of the pioneers in the field of coal chemical technology" Xie Kechang, "Intellectual Model" Luan Fu, "Grassland Public Servant" Yun Bulong, etc., deeply interpreting the lofty pursuit of the 120-year-old school "to get the world's talents to educate them and educate a new generation to serve the country".

The school is mainly based on engineering, combines science and engineering, and develops in a coordinated manner across multiple disciplines, covering 8 categories including science, engineering, economics, law, education, literature, management, and art. It has 24 professional colleges and 1 Sino-foreign cooperative school (preparatory). There are four campuses, namely Mingxiang, Yingxi, Huyu and Berlin, covering an area of ​​2.13 million square meters and a total building area of ​​1.69 million square meters. As of now, the school has 40,311 full-time students, 475 international students and 4,039 faculty and staff. There are 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 10 dual-appointed academicians, 8 specially appointed (lecture) professors of the "Changjiang Scholars Award Program" of the Ministry of Education, 9 winners of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund, and 17 national candidates of the "New Century Hundred Thousand Talents Project". The school was selected as a national pilot university for the comprehensive reform of "three-dimensional education" and one of the top 50 universities for innovation and entrepreneurship, and was awarded the title of the first batch of "National Civilized Campus".

The school closely focuses on the "student-centered" school-running philosophy, adheres to the fundamental task of moral education and the goal of building a first-class university, and is committed to cultivating socialist builders and successors with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor. At present, 21 majors of the school have passed the international engineering education professional certification, and 30 majors have been selected as national first-class undergraduate professional construction sites; various innovative teams have repeatedly achieved good results in domestic and international competitions, and the results of college students' subject competitions have remained among the top 50 universities in the country; in the 7th China International "Internet +" College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition in 2021, it won 4 gold medals, ranking 9th in the national university gold medal rankings; the "Qingze Xinyu" ideological and political platform was approved as a high-quality project of ideological and political work in colleges and universities of the Ministry of Education, and the "Screw Home" was selected as a national Lei Feng activity demonstration site. The school attaches great importance to and strives to build a full-scale, multi-level sports work pattern and a positive and healthy campus cultural atmosphere. It has achieved remarkable results in competitive sports and is the only university in China that has won the national championships in men's basketball and men's football so far.

The school has strong scientific research strength and outstanding achievements. It has undertaken the National Key Basic Research and Development Program (973 Program) project as the chief scientist unit for two consecutive times, and has undertaken a total of 1,634 national-level projects such as the "863" program and the "National Key R&D Program"; and won 42 of the three national science and technology awards. The school has 1 national key laboratory co-built by the province and the ministry, 4 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 2 innovation teams of the Ministry of Education, and 1 innovation team in key fields of the Ministry of Science and Technology. In recent years, the school has worked hard to build a talent engine to serve the national and regional economic and social development. The transformation of achievements and technology transfer have cumulatively created economic benefits of more than 10 billion yuan for local and industry enterprises.

"By the banks of the Fen River, there is a brilliant school". The school will be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, keep its original aspirations in mind, bear its mission in mind, take the promotion of social progress, the realization of national prosperity, and the pursuit of human welfare as its own responsibility, and unswervingly move forward towards the goal of building a comprehensive research-oriented, high-level, first-class university.

(Data as of November 2021)