The school's predecessor was Shanxi Machinery Manufacturing Industry School, which was founded in 1952 and later renamed Taiyuan Heavy Machinery College. In 2004, the school was renamed Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, and Shanxi Chemical Engineering School was merged into the school.
Official website 20 17 10 shows that the school has a strong faculty, with more than one full-time teacher 1000, including 5 10 senior professional titles, 24 doctoral supervisors and 326 master supervisors. There are 3 academicians of China Academy of Engineering (distinguished professor), 22 experts enjoying special government allowance, and 15 young talents, young academic leaders and young scientific research experts in Shanxi Province. 1 person was shortlisted for the national "100 million talents project", 3 people were shortlisted for the "333 talents project" in Shanxi Province, and 14 people were selected for the "100-person plan" for overseas talents in Shanxi Province. The school also hired nearly 100 well-known scholars at home and abroad as part-time professors. [2]
The school covers a total area of 772,000 square meters, with a building area of about 6 1.000 square meters, the total value of teaching instruments and equipment is 65.438+0.9 billion yuan, and the library has 65.438+0.3 million paper books. There are more than 0/000 full-time teachers and more than 30,000 students of all kinds. [3]