The school is the first batch of national master's degree awarding units and doctoral degree awarding units, the second batch of "excellent engineer education and training plan" universities of the Ministry of Education, and the national "basic capacity building project of central and western universities". The only university in Henan Province that has the qualification of self-enrollment graduate students and undertakes the national "high-level talent plan for ethnic minorities".
The Water Conservancy Training Center of the Ministry of Water Resources, the Open Education Office of the TV University of the Ministry of Water Resources and the Water Conservancy Industry Supervision and Research Center are located in the school. The school originated from 195 1 Water Conservancy School of the Ministry of Water Resources of the Central People's Government founded in Beijing, and 1954 was renamed Beijing Water Conservancy School of the Ministry of Water Resources.
1958 Beijing Hydropower School and Beijing Hydropower Correspondence College merged to form Beijing Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower. 1969 moved to Yuecheng Reservoir in Cixian County, Hebei Province to run a school; 197 1, renamed Hebei Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower; 1977 moved to Handan city, Hebei province to run a school; 1978 was renamed North China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower; 1990 moved to Zhengzhou city, Henan province to run a school.