Taiyuan University of Technology is established in the predecessor of the National Institute of Shanxi Province in 1902 Hall, Western professionals fasting, is the establishment of China's first national university, one of three. After over a hundred years of tradition and development, and schools have been so into a work-based, combination of Science and Technology, science, engineering, culture, management, economics, law, body, the United States, the military, such as the coordinated development of multi-disciplinary institution of higher learning, is in Shanxi Province only a national "211 Project" universities, the central region is also a national key construction of one of five colleges and universities. Dr. Xie Kechang current Vice-Chancellor is the first of China's coal chemical industry of China Academy of Engineering, Shanxi, local culture is also the first Academy of Engineering.

More than a century, Taiyuan University of Technology is committed to developing a "thinking human beings, keep abreast of the times to serve the community," the high-quality talent, our universities a hundred years "pioneers innovation, have the courage to compete," the traditional spirit, and strive to build a multi-level, more complex specifications of personnel training model, has been training for national and social of 13 million, has been named the "common good Undergraduate Education Unit," "national advanced unit of spiritual civilization," award " services for Chinese. "

Schools focus on strengthening the centrality of undergraduate teaching, and actively develop post-graduate education, for China's 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, students, the existing full-time in school more than 20,000 undergraduate and doctoral, master more than 5,000 graduate students. Schools with 62 undergraduate, 78 master points, 25 doctoral and 5 post-doctoral research station, there are 20 engineering master's degree in engineering the right to grant, with three Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Shanxi Province, the focus of four experiments room, an Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, eight in Shanxi Province Engineering Research Center, a national experimental teaching demonstration center, a state-level centers of the construction of experimental teaching units, 3 national key disciplines, 13 key disciplines in Shanxi Province , a national quality courses, 17 provincial-level quality courses, two characteristics of the professional building at the national level, 16 provincial-level professional brand, a provincial-level training model innovation experimental zone.

Strong teachers, the existing more than 1,900 full-time faculty with professors, associate professors and other senior professional titles more than 1200 staff, over 100 doctoral tutors and Engineering Department of the Ministry of Education

a state-level outstanding the contribution of seven middle-aged and young experts, the Ministry of Education for New Century Excellent Talents 6, an outstanding professional and technical personnel of the National 2, the Ministry of Education selected the "New Century Talents Project百千万" 2, a state-level teacher education, selected in Shanxi Province " academic technology leaders in the new century 333 Talent Project "12, Shanxi Science and Technology hero 4, 10 provincial-level outstanding experts, provincial teachers teaching 20, 100 Professor Yu Ming enjoy special government allowances, more than 130 domestic and foreign well-known scholar was appointed honorary professor, visiting professor or part-time professor.

Focus on cultivating high-quality innovative talents, the school implemented a dual-degree and minor, the selection of outstanding undergraduate students pursuing Master's degree exemption,system, school or in the Beijing Military Region, Shanxi Province, the first pilot reserve officer training college.

Vigorously promote the school of scientific research and technological development, and actively carry out basic research applications, two units as Chief Scientist National Key Basic Research Development Program (973 Program) projects, and to bear, including the "863" project, including the National Hi-Tech development projects, national scientific and technological project, National Outstanding Youth Fund for various projects, such as 390-level, access to national and provincial and ministerial level scientific awards 370, 117 Teaching Achievement Award. Outputs the results of scientific and technological development and the school-run lead into the rapid development of high-tech industries, highlights the innovative development of high-tech industries in Shanxi important leader of the lead role in the country through science and education strategy for regional economic development and industry provides a powerful technical support and personnel support. Accelerating the integration of the school production process, greatly enhance the ability of local services, over the past few years and has more than a dozen cities nationwide and nearly 400 companies signed a long-term technical cooperation agreement, the outcome of the project into the creation of local governments and enterprises accumulated economic up to 3.0 billion.

Over the years the school to further demonstrate the formation of "people-oriented style for the boat, carrying moral, all-round development" of the characteristics of various cultural and sports events at all levels, fruitful: the ninth school in Shanxi Province, "Xing Jin Challenge" works of young college teachers and students of science and technology once again won the race, won the "Challenge Cup Jin Xing", a total score of participating colleges and universities across the province continue to top the list; known as "Northwest King" reputation of the men's basketball team won nine consecutive Northwest Division CUBA champion, and several times in the finals CUBA achieved outstanding results; school women's basketball, women's volleyball, soccer, track and field, martial arts, such as sports teams have repeatedly entered the national finals of major competitions, and has achieved remarkable results. Especially in the fifteenth session of the Doha Asian Games, Taiyuan University of Technology Student Yuan-chao men's all-around champion Changquan for the Shanxi Province and the school won the honor.

As the process of creating a high level of research in university teaching, the school continued to increase international exchanges and cooperation, and met with the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, Russia, France and Italy to carry out multi-level colleges and universities, sponsoring a two-way cooperation in personnel training, academic and international high-level exchanges between the more closely, at home and abroad to enhance the well-known with the Japanese.

Looking back a hundred years, on behalf of Acting University with responsibility and conviction to forge a century and the glorious mission of universities; looking tomorrow, more than 30,000 teachers and students of Polytechnic great wisdom and diligence is used, the interpretation of hope and glory. In the new historical journey, Taiyuan University of Technology will continue to implement the scientific concept of development in depth to promote education reform, efforts to strengthen teaching management, school level and improve the quality of personnel training for the realization of high-level research university teaching and the grand goal of unremitting efforts!