Harbin Institute of Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Hefei University of Technology are the first three industrial universities established in China, but for various reasons, Hefei University of Technology has lagged behind his two brothers.

Both Harbin Institute of Technology and Northwestern Polytechnical University have military backgrounds, so the adjustment of geographical location and national subordinates will not affect the funds of these two schools, which is the key.

Harbin Institute of Technology is the big brother, and 1954 is one of the six key universities. The related departments of Northwestern Polytechnical University moved in with the strength of most domestic universities, and 1960 is a national key university. Hefei University of Technology was successfully established in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and joined Xigong University in the ranks of national key universities with 1960.

Hefei University of Technology was subordinate to the Ministry of Education in the early days and was later adjusted by the Ministry of Machinery Industry. At that time, in the Ministry of Machinery Industry, Jilin University of Technology (now incorporated into Jilin University), Hunan University and Hefei University of Technology were three key points. Later, the state offered 2 1 1, and the Ministry of Machinery Industry only had two places. Hefei University of Technology only lost a doctorate to Hunan University. Due to deployment adjustment, the Ministry of Machinery Industry was dissolved. Please refer to the relevant documents. Hefei University of Technology is run by the provincial government, while Anhui Province has limited funds and only attaches importance to Anhui University. At that time, Anhui won the quota of 2 1 1, so it was given to Anhui University. Therefore, Hefei University of Technology is the only key university that passed the project of 2 1 1 in 1997, but did not enter 2 1 1. After 1997, the development of Hefei University of Technology entered the most difficult period. Every year, the state only gives 3 million scientific research funds, and other universities range from several hundred million to several billion. At the same time, many famous professors of Hefei University of Technology were poached by other universities in China. During this period, the development of Hefei University of Technology was even worse. 10 years, Hefei University of Technology had a hard time.