The reason is that Tianjin used to belong to Hebei province, but it was too expensive for Hebei University of Technology to leave after Tianjin became a municipality directly under the Central Government, so it had to stay in Tianjin. However, it was under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province at that time, and later it was renamed Hebei University of Technology and became a university jointly established by Hebei Province, Tianjin and the Ministry of Education. It is now Hebei University of Technology.

The predecessor of Hebei University of Technology is Beiyang Technical School, which was founded in 1903. It is the earliest institution of higher learning in China to train industrial talents, and founded the earliest university-run factory in China. 1929 was renamed Hebei Institute of Technology.

The school has 18 teaching institutions and 73 undergraduate majors, covering 7 disciplines, including economics, management, literature, law and art, with 2 national key disciplines, 4 strong characteristic disciplines and 20 provincial key disciplines in Hebei Province. Three disciplines were selected into the world-class discipline construction project in Hebei Province.

As of September 2022, the school covers a total area of more than 4,000 mu, with two campuses in Tianjin and Langfang, of which Tianjin Beichen Campus covers an area of 3,063 mu; There are 10 postdoctoral research stations, 1 1 first-class doctoral degree authorized disciplines, 26 first-class master degree authorized disciplines, 17 professional degree categories and 28 professional master degree authorized fields;

Teaching institutions 2 1, 63 undergraduate enrollment majors; More than 2,800 faculty members, including full-time teachers 1.700; There are more than 30,000 full-time students, including 23,000 full-time undergraduates and 8,000 graduate students.