About Taiyuan University of Technology
Taiyuan University of Technology (TYUT) is situated in Taiyuan, capital city of Shanxi Province, in the north of China. It was established in 1902 as one of the first three national universities in China. It is a key construction university in “211 Project” and national “double-first-class” project. There are four campuses: Yingxi Campus, Huyu Campus, Bailin Campus and Mingxiang Campus, covering an area of nearly 3200 mu (about 2.13 million square meters).
TYUT now has 30960 full-time undergraduates, 7017 postgraduates and 762 doctoral candidates. It also has 84 undergraduate specialized programs, 34 master degree programs in first-level discipline, 15 doctoral programs in first-level disciplines, 15 post-doctoral research stations, 14 authorized points for professional degree and 3 national key disciplines, 4 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, 5 national characteristic specialized construction points, 7 national “ engineering practice education centers” and 1 state key laboratory base cofounded by the province and Ministry, 4 key laboratory of the Ministry of Education. Engineering Science, Materials Science and Chemistry have entered the top 1% of ESI in the world.
It has 3549 teaching and administrative staff, including 2178 full-time teachers, 3 academicians of the Academy of Engineering, 1 academician of the Academy of Sciences, 244 doctoral supervisors and 1254 teachers with senior professional and technical titles
TYUT links itself to the local development and has achieved a lot scientifically in research. The promotion in research and technology have been put into application for further study in TYUT. The output and transformation of sci-tech achievement have promoted the development of the university high-tech enterprises, and highlighted the leading role of TYUT in the re-inventive high-tech production, and offered the technological and personnel support to the regional and industrial economy construction in the realization of prospering the nation by science and education. Especially in the process of speeding up the unification of learning, research and production, TYUT’s researching advantage and innovating capacity have successively materialized into real productivity to serve the regional and industrial development, and prominent contributions have been made to the national economy construction and social development.
With the globalized vision and international exchange, TYUT has consistently accelerated the international cooperation and communication. Programs of various levels and modes and mutual education have been in effect with many universities and colleges from the U.S., Japan, the U.K., Australia, Canada, Germany, Russia, France, Italy and others. The more frequent international communication at higher academic level has helped upgrade TYUT’s reputation both at home and abroad.
Basic information
City: Taiyuan, Shanxi
Founded in: 1902
Type: Public
Number of total students: 41516
Number of international students: 473
Number of faculty: 4039
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As a century-old university and one of the three first-established national universities in China, Taiyuan University of Technology originated from the Western Learning School of National Shanxi Grand Academy.
Taking root in Shanxi province and with a global vision, Taiyuan University of Technology has been adhering to the motto of “Veritas & Ingenium”, and highlighting the idea of “putting the students at the center”. With an innovative development system for intellectual pursuits, first-class teaching, cutting-edge scientific research equipment, and a large number of scholars and experts well-known both domestically and abroad, Taiyuan University of Technology, as a century-old institution of higher learning, is exemplifying the scientific spirit of openness and inclusiveness and the dedication of responsibility to academic pursuits.
As a national “Double World-class” key construction university, Taiyuan University of Technology, with its rigorous attitudes of scholarship and open development environment, Taiyuan University of Technology is working persistently towards building a high-standard university featuring internationalization and innovation. We warmly welcome talented professionals from around the world to pursue their advanced studies at Taiyuan University of Technology. I am confident that it will be a new starting point to seize opportunities and to make achievements.
Taiyuan University of Technology can have its history traced all the way back to Western Learning School of National Shanxi Grand Academy, which was established in 1902 as one of the earliest universities in china. With the history of 100 years, it is now a modern general university, which is majored in engineering, conjoined by engineering and sciences, and harmonized with many other disciplines. Taiyuan University of Technology is the only university in Shanxi Province that is nominated as one of the top 100 universities by the national higher education program including Double First Class University Plan and former 211 Project.
The publications of this university include: “Journal of Taiyuan University of Technology”, “Taiyuan University of Technology Paper”, “Coal Conversion”, “Journal of Systematic Dialectics”, “Journal of Social Science” and “Shanxi Coal”.
With “Pursue Practicality, Create Originality, Serve Locality” as its policy, this university has contributed to the country and society over 100 thousand qualified graduates. In 2004, the Ministry of Education honored the university “Excellent University for Undergraduate Education”.
Over 30 universities from dozens of countries, such as the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Russia, Germany, France, India and Norway have established partnership with Taiyuan University of Technology. Dozens of universities from Taiwan, Hong Kong and the mainland have well cooperated with this university in the areas of education and research.
