The predecessor of Hebei University of Technology is Beiyang Technical School, which was founded in 1903. It is one of the earliest institutions 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, and 1995 was renamed Hebei University of Technology.

School 1996 ranks among the first batch of "2 1 1 Project" key construction universities in China; 20 14 was undertaken by Hebei Province, Tianjin City and Ministry of Education; 20 17 was selected as a "double first-class" construction university in China. Since 1 18, the school has always adhered to the tradition of "prospering the country and serving the country" and the spirit of "diligence, prudence and loyalty", and has formed the school-running characteristic of "combining work with study", which has trained more than 300,000 outstanding graduates for the country.

Scientific research achievements:

During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the school hosted 2 national key projects1,more than 400 national natural science funds and more than 2,700 patents, and was approved as the first batch of national intellectual property pilot universities, ranking 70th among the national universities 100 patents.

The first "high beam" small satellite successfully made its first flight with the Long March 8 carrier rocket and was in orbit. High-performance robot tactile sensing intelligent system was selected into the list of leading technologies of "Kechuang China" in 2020.

Reference: official website-school profile, Hebei University of Technology.