1. North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, referred to as "Huashui", is located in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is a key university with characteristics in Henan Province, which is jointly established by the Ministry of Water Resources and Henan Province and mainly managed by Henan Province. It is the leading unit of China University of BRICS Network University and a member of BRICS University Alliance. As the first batch of national master's and doctor's degree awarding units, it was selected into the excellent engineer education and training plan of the Ministry of Education, the basic capacity building project of central and western universities, the postgraduate qualification of independent enrollment, and the high-level backbone talents plan of ethnic minorities. The Water Conservancy Training Center of the Ministry of Water Resources and the Open Education Office of the Radio and TV University of the Ministry of Water Resources are located in the school.

2. The school originated from 195 1 Water Conservancy School of the Ministry of Water Resources of the Central People's Government founded in Beijing, and 1954 was renamed Beijing Water Conservancy School of the Ministry of Water Resources. 1958 Beijing Hydropower School and Beijing Hydropower Correspondence College merged to form Beijing Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower. 1969 moved to Yuecheng Reservoir in Cixian County, Hebei Province to run a school; 197 1, renamed Hebei Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower; 1977 moved to Handan city, Hebei province to run a school; 1978 was renamed North China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower; 1990 moved to Zhengzhou city, Henan province to run a school.

3. As of June 20021year, the school has two campuses, namely Garden Campus and Longzihu Campus, and Jianghuai Campus is under construction, covering an area of 937,900 square meters, or 4,335 mu. There are 24 teaching units, 65 undergraduate majors, 3 first-class disciplines authorized by doctoral degrees and 34 first-class disciplines authorized by master's degrees. At present, there are more than 2,500 faculty members and 32 182 full-time students (including 43 preparatory students), including 29,602 undergraduates and 2,393 full-time master's and doctoral students.