Hubei University of Technology is located in Wuhan, a national regional central city known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces. It is a provincial key multidisciplinary university characterized by engineering, literature, science, art, economics, management, law and teaching. The school is a key construction university in Hubei Province, a key construction university in the "20 1 1 Plan" of Hubei Province, a second-class confidential qualification university for weapons and equipment research and production units, and an excellent university for undergraduate teaching evaluation by the Ministry of Education. It has been positioned as "a leading and exemplary university with a high level in the higher education system of Hubei Province" by the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government. 20 10 was awarded the title of "National College with Typical Experience in Graduate Employment"; 20 1 1 was selected as the "excellent engineer education and training plan" of the Ministry of Education; In 20 12, it became one of the key universities in China's "Central and Western Universities Basic Capacity Building Project" 100.

The history of the school can be traced back to Wuchang Agricultural School, which was founded in 1952. 1984 Hubei Institute of Technology was formed by the merger of the former Hubei Institute of Light Industry and the former Hubei Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, and was renamed Hubei University of Technology in 2004.