Tianjin University of Technology and Education University Scholarship

About the university

Tianjin University of Technology and Education (abbreviated as TUTE), also known as Tianjin Vocational and Technical Normal University, is a full-time undergraduate institution of higher education established by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government. It is jointly built by the Ministry of Education and the Tianjin Municipal People's Government, as well as by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Tianjin Municipal People's Government. It is a high-level characteristic university in Tianjin and is eligible to recommend graduates for postgraduate study without entrance exams. Founded in 1979, TUTE was originally under the former Ministry of Labor. It was renamed Tianjin Vocational and Technical Teachers College in 1983. In 2000, it transitioned to a central-local co-management model with Tianjin taking the lead. In 2010, it was renamed Tianjin University of Technology and Education. As of March 2025, the campus covers an area of 543,000 square meters, with a building area of 533,000 square meters. It has teaching and research equipment assets worth 735 million yuan. The university comprises 10 secondary colleges and 6 teaching units, offering 1 doctoral professional degree program, 10 first-level academic master's degree programs, 8 professional master's degree programs, and 52 undergraduate programs. It has over 1,300 faculty and staff members and more than 16,000 full-time undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students. The predecessor of the university was the Tianjin Technical Teachers School, established in 1959 by the Ministry of Labor. In 1960, it was renamed Tianjin Technical Teachers College. In February 1979, with the approval of 14 central leaders, the Tianjin Technical Teachers College was reestablished, directly under the former State Bureau of Labor. The campus was located in Xiaohai Di, Hexi District. In 1982, a student cafeteria (3,976 square meters) and three student dormitory buildings (8,832 square meters) were completed. In October of the following year, it was renamed Tianjin Vocational and Technical Teachers College with the approval of the Ministry of Labor and Personnel. In 1986, experimental buildings A and B were completed, along with a small auditorium. In 1988, the administrative building and the training center dormitory were completed. By 1989, the campus infrastructure had taken shape. In 2000, the university's management system shifted from being under the Ministry of Labor and Social Security to a central-local co-management model with Tianjin taking the lead. In 2004, it was renamed Tianjin Engineering Teachers College. On March 19, 2010, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, it was renamed Tianjin University of Technology and Education. In 2012, it became the first municipal university jointly built by the Ministry of Education and Tianjin. In 2017, it was included in the construction of high-level characteristic universities in Tianjin. In July 2021, the university signed an agreement with Jinnan District to jointly build the Tianjin University of Technology and Education Science Park; on December 22, 2021, the science park was recognized as a Tianjin university science park. On December 29, 2021, TUTE initiated the establishment of the Luban Workshop International Development Research Center. In April 2023, the center was selected as one of the fourth batch of think tanks for Tianjin universities. In March 2025, TUTE launched the DeepSeek series of models. On April 15, 2025, it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Haihe Laboratory of Advanced Computing and Key Software (Information Technology Application Innovation). On August 15, 2025, it was selected as one of the newly eligible universities for recommending graduates for postgraduate study without entrance exams. In September, the Ministry of Education filed the qualification for recommendation. As of March 2025, TUTE has 10 secondary colleges, 52 undergraduate programs, and offers degrees in 7 disciplines: education, engineering, science, management, economics, literature, and art.