School profile:

Hefei University of Technology, headquartered in Hefei, Anhui Province, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Anhui Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

It is a national double-class construction university, a national 2 1 1 Engineering Construction University, and has been selected into the National 985 Innovation Platform of Engineering Superiority, 20 1 1 Plan,1/Plan, Education and Training Plan for Outstanding Engineers, National Innovative Experiment Plan for College Students, and National College Students.

National College Students' Cultural Quality Education Base, National College Practice Education Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base, the first batch of demonstration universities in China to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, national universities with typical experience in innovation and entrepreneurship, winners of China government scholarship for overseas students, and members of CDIO Engineering Education Alliance.

The school was founded in 1945 and has changed its name several times. 1958 was officially named Hefei university of technology, and 1960 was approved by the central government as a national key university. After the merger and reorganization with Anhui Institute of Technology and Anhui Institute of Water Conservancy and Electric Power, it successively belonged to the Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Machinery Industry, the Ministry of Mechanical and Electronic Industry and the Ministry of Education.

As of July 2023, the school covers a total area of 5,000 mu, with Tunxi Road Campus, Emerald Lake Campus, Lu 'an Road Campus and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Research Institute of Hefei University of Technology in Hefei, and Xuancheng Campus of Hefei University of Technology in Xuancheng. There are 22 colleges and universities offering 102 undergraduate majors;

There are 19 first-class disciplines authorized for doctoral degrees and 3 authorized points for doctoral professional degrees; 39 master's degrees are granted to first-class disciplines, and 2 1 master's degree awarding points; There are more than 2,400 full-time teachers, 32,500 full-time undergraduates, and master students and doctoral students 1.4 million.