Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai) belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, and is located in Weihai, a coastal city of Jiaodong Peninsula. It is an important part of the "one school, three districts" school-running pattern of Harbin Institute of Technology. The school belongs to the national "985 Project", "21/project", "201plan", "1/plan", "Everest Plan" and "Excellent Plan". Full-time students in the school will be awarded graduation certificates and degree certificates by Harbin Institute of Technology after graduation.

Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai) 1920, Harbin Sino-Russian Industrial School (predecessor of Harbin Institute of Technology) was established; 1985 Harbin institute of technology signed an agreement with weihai municipal government to jointly build weihai campus; 1988 began to enroll students; 1997 The School of Automotive Engineering of Harbin Institute of Technology officially moved to Weihai for reconstruction and expansion; In 2002, it was officially renamed Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai).

As of August 20 15, the school covers an area of 156 hectares with a building area of 320,000 square meters. There are 10 colleges (departments), 37 undergraduate majors, headquarters 148 master's programs and 82 doctoral programs, and 20 independent graduate students in two disciplines. The school has more than 600 full-time undergraduates 10000 and graduate students.