Taiyuan University of Technology, referred to as "Taiyuan University of Technology", is located in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. It is a national "double-first-class" construction university, a key construction university of "2 1 1 Project", the first batch of "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan" universities of the Ministry of Education, and the member units of China-Russia Engineering University Alliance and CDIO Engineering Education Alliance, and was selected as the national "6544".

National College Students' Innovation Experiment Plan, National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Plan, China Municipal Government Scholarship Receiving Institution for Overseas Students in China, China Ministry of Education's "Hundred Schools Project" pilot college, national new engineering research and practice project, national innovative talents training demonstration base, national college practice education innovation and entrepreneurship base, the first batch of demonstration colleges in China to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, and the pilot colleges of the Ministry of Education's "Three All Education" comprehensive reform.

The school was founded in 1902, and was established independently after passing through the Engineering Department of Shanxi University and the Engineering Department of Shanxi University. 1953 was named Taiyuan University of Technology, directly under the Ministry of Higher Education. 1962 belongs to Shanxi province. 1984 was renamed Taiyuan University of Technology. 1997 Taiyuan University of Technology and Shanxi Mining Institute directly under the Ministry of Coal founded by 1958 merged to form Taiyuan University of Technology.