Heilongjiang University of Technology

Heilongjiang University of Technology (HUT), founded in 1984, is located in Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province, a border city just a few hours' drive from Russia. Originally established as Jixi University, it was upgraded to a full undergraduate institution and renamed in 2013 with approval from the Ministry of Education.

As a public comprehensive university, HUT emphasizes engineering while offering programs in management, economics, law, literature, education, and arts across 29 undergraduate majors. As of June 2025, it enrolls about 10,722 full-time students and employs 649 faculty and staff, of whom 490 hold master's or doctoral degrees.

HUT's core strengths lie in its applied engineering programs and border location. Engineering majors account for 52% of its 29 undergraduate programs (15 in total), with coal mining technology and mining machinery earning strong reputations in Northeast China.

The university boasts one national-level and three provincial-level teaching reform pilot programs, plus two national-level projects for enhancing professional service capabilities. It collaborates with over 40 local enterprises, including Longmei Group, on technical research, and has hosted two high-end forums on coal enterprise transformation.

Academically, HUT emphasizes hands-on learning with 60 on-campus labs and 218 off-campus practice bases. Its 29 undergraduate majors span engineering (15), literature (4), management (3), education (2), arts (2), law (2), and economics (1), forming a balanced yet engineering-focused structure.

Faculty quality is high: 75.5% hold master's or doctoral degrees, and the university employs 12 tenured/visiting professors and 79 part-time industry experts to keep curricula aligned with market needs. The coal mining technology program runs a provincial talent cultivation innovation experimental zone, and four provincial-level 'curriculum ideology and politics' demonstration courses and teaching teams exist.

The campus covers 580,000 square meters with 250,000 square meters of buildings, offering a pleasant environment and modern facilities. Total fixed assets are valued at 600 million yuan, with teaching and research equipment worth 120 million yuan.

The library holds 1 million print books and 1.2 million e-books, providing ample learning resources. Student dormitories are equipped with basic amenities, and the campus includes canteens, sports fields, and activity centers.