Four. According to the inquiry of official website of Harbin Institute of Technology, the Institute of Science and Industrial Technology of Harbin Institute of Technology consists of four departments: Science and Technology Research Institute, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Basic and Interdisciplinary Science Research Institute and Scientific Research and Production Management Center. Harbin Institute of Technology was founded in 1920. 195 1 was identified as one of the two model universities in China to learn from foreign higher education. 1954 entered the ranks of the first batch of six key universities in China and was known as the "cradle of engineers".