Hohai University is a national key university with a history of 100 years, featuring water conservancy science, focusing on engineering, and the coordinated development of science, engineering, economics, management and literature. The comprehensive strength of water conservancy and related disciplines ranks first in China, and it is the highest institution of water conservancy science in China. The school's predecessor can be traced back to Hehai Engineering College founded by Mr. Zhang Jian, a famous industrialist and educator in China, in 19 15.
As of August 20 14, Hohai University has undertaken a large number of national key and major research plans and key and major engineering research projects. Such as the National Natural Science Foundation, the 863 Program, the former 973 Program and the 948 Program.
Major water conservancy and hydropower projects such as Three Gorges, South-to-North Water Diversion Project, Xiaolangdi, Yangtze Estuary Waterway Regulation, Huaihe Waterway, Ertan, Xiluodu and Longtan; Nanjing Metro, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, Guangdong Shanfen Expressway, Nanjing Second Yangtze River Bridge, Runyang Yangtze River Bridge and other major traffic engineering construction projects. Among them, a number of scientific research achievements have made major breakthroughs and reached the international advanced level, winning 20 national scientific and technological achievement awards and 265 provincial scientific and technological achievement awards.
In 2022, the special enrollment plan of Huazhong University of Science and Technology has been announced.