Hebei University of Technology

Hebei University of Technology

Motto	勇毅专精 勤慎公忠
Type	Public
Established	1903
President	Prof. Zhan Yong (展永)
Academic staff	2,100
Undergraduates	17,300
Postgraduates	3,200
Location	Tianjin, China
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.hebut.edu.cn/ (中文) http://eweb.hebut.edu.cn/ (English)

Hebei University of Technology (HEBUT; simplified Chinese: 河北工业大学; traditional Chinese: 河北工業大學; pinyin: Héběi Gōngyè Dàxué) is a public university whose main campus lies in the Guangrong Dao neighborhood of the Hongqiao District in Tianjin, China. It is the first institute of technology in modern Chinese education history. It is among the first group of institutions of higher learning in the national “211-Project” to which priority is given in funding.

The institution was established by Yuan Shikai, receiving a royal charter in 1903 as Peiyang Technological School, from Guangxu Emperor. Zhou Xuexi was the first president (Chinese: 总办). The university modeled itself on the famous European and American institutions of higher learning and aimed to rejuvenate China by training qualified personnel with new scientific and technological knowledge. In 1958, after restructuring, institution was renamed Hebei institution of Technology. In 1995, institution was renamed Hebei University of Technology.

1903–1949

1903: Founded with the name Beiyang Technical School
1904: Renamed as Zhili Higher School of Technology
1929: Renamed as Hebei Provincial Technological Institute
1946: Renamed as Hebei Provincial Institute of Technology

1949–1993

1950: Renamed as Hebei Institute of Technology
1951: Merged with Beiyang University as Tianjin University
1958: Re-established as Hebei Institute of Technology
1962: Integrated with Tianjin Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Institute, Tianjin Institute of Chemical Technology as well as Tianjin Construction and Engineering Institute into Tianjin Institute of Technology, Hebei Province.
1971: Restored with the name Hebei Institute of Technology

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