Henan Polytechnic University is better. Henan Polytechnic University ranked 199 nationwide, and Inner Mongolia University of Technology ranked 282nd in the latest 20 17. Henan Polytechnic University, founded in 1909, is the first mining institution of higher learning in China and the earliest institution of higher learning in Henan Province. It is a key university in Henan Province jointly funded by the central and local governments and mainly managed by local governments. In 2004, it changed its name to Henan Polytechnic University after such important historical periods as Jiaozuo Road and Mining School, Fuzhong University of Mining and Technology, private Jiaozuo Institute of Technology, National Northwest Institute of Technology, National Jiaozuo Institute of Technology, Jiaozuo Institute of Mining and Jiaozuo Institute of Technology. 20 1 1 became a university jointly established by the people's government of Henan province and the State Administration of Work Safety, and 20 12 was selected as the national "Basic Capacity Building Project for Universities in the Midwest".