The name of the school is Hefei University of Technology, or He Gong University for short; The English translation is Hefei University of Technology, and the English abbreviation is HFUT. The school is a public undergraduate college, directly under the Ministry of Education, a national "double-class" discipline construction university, a national "2 1 1 Project" key construction university and a "985 Project" dominant discipline innovation platform construction university, which is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Anhui Province, the National Defense Science and Technology Bureau and the Ministry of Education.
Hefei University of Technology is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Anhui Provincial Government have established universities, and the National Defense Science and Technology Bureau and the Ministry of Education have established universities. The school was founded in 1945, and 1960 was approved by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as a national key university.
With the ambition of "serving the country through industry", adhering to the motto of "respecting morality, being diligent, being honest and innovative" and taking "cultivating backbone and leading talents with both ability and political integrity who consciously serve the country" as the overall goal of personnel training, the school has formed the characteristics of "strong engineering foundation, practical style and strong entrepreneurial ability".
The school cultivates and practices the campus culture of "patriotism, love for school, deep learning, unity and cooperation, dedication and pursuit of first-class", continuously deepens the reform of education and teaching, and continuously improves the quality of personnel training. The school has become an important base for national talent training, scientific research, social service, cultural inheritance and innovation, and international cooperation and exchange.