Kunming University of Science and Technology is a comprehensive provincial-level key university focusing on industry, combining science and technology, and coordinating multi-disciplinary development. It is a university jointly established by the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the People's Government of Yunnan Province, a national "Basic Capacity Building Project for Colleges and Universities in the Midwest", a national "Key Discipline Project with Characteristics" to build universities, a national high-level university graduate program, an "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program" by the Ministry of Education, a scholarship receiving institution for overseas students in China, and a national university student innovation.
The school was founded in 1954, formerly known as Kunming University of Science and Technology. 1995 was renamed Kunming University of Science and Technology; 1999 The former Kunming University of Science and Technology merged with the former Yunnan University of Technology to form a new Kunming University of Science and Technology. In February 2004, Yunnan Analysis and Testing Center was registered and established.