The school was founded in 1995, formerly known as Handan Iron and Steel Company Staff University. After several times of renaming and development, it has become a full-time comprehensive university with engineering as the mainstay, engineering, management, science, literature, law and art infiltrating and developing harmoniously.
The school has four campuses, covering an area of more than 4,440 mu, of which the main campus is located at congtai district Daxue Road 169, covering an area of 1800 mu.