Harbin Institute of Technology

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Harbin Institute of Technology


Motto	规格严格，功夫到家
Established	1920
Type	Public
President	Wang Shuguo (王树国)
Staff	2957
Undergraduates	25,002
Postgraduates	12,710
Location	Harbin, Heilongjiang, PRC
Campus	Urban, 4.293 km²
Website	www.hit.edu.cn

The Harbin Institute of Technology (Simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨工业大学; Traditional Chinese: 哈爾濱工業大學; pinyin: Hāerbīn Gōngyè Dàxué), or HIT, colloquially known as Hagongda (哈工大, Hǎgōngdà). It is a technical university in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, similar to Georgia Tech or Carnegie Mellon in the United States.

1 History
2 Present day
3 Academics
- 3.1 Profile
4 External links

[edit] History

Founded in 1920, the Harbin Institute of Technology has developed into an important research university focusing on engineering with supporting faculties in the sciences, management, humanities and the social sciences. In 1954, it was named one of the first official institutions of higher education in the People's Republic of China and has subsequently enjoyed government sponsorship. In 1984, it was listed in the top 15 universities receiving financial support. In 1999, the Chinese government chose HIT as one of nine universities to receive special financing to transform them into world-class institutions.

The institute is geared to the needs of the development of China's economy and defense. With a strong emphasis in scientific research (ranked #2 in China), it has surpassed research outlays of 100 million yuan during the past nine years, reaching 516 million yuan in 2001.

The institute is ranking No.13 of 583 universities in China,enginnering rank as No.4.

Its faculty and students have invented many 'firsts' in China: the first analog computer, the first intelligent chess computer, the first arc welding robot, the first world-class new system radar, the first IC CMOS chip with its own copyright, the first superway computer real-time 3-D image creation system, and the first high-performance computer controlled fiber twister.

HIT was able to complete the Large-Size Vacuum Container Ground Simulation Equipment, an important national scientific research project, in only three years. HIT ranked No. 2 in the 10-year comprehensive evaluation of the state of research projects of the National 863 High-Tech Programs.

[edit] Present day

HIT is known to have close links to the People's Liberation Army and the space program of China is usually regarded as the main university in China for space and defence-related research.

The institute's main building, named Zhu-Lou, is a smaller version of the main building of the Moscow State University, and the majority of the buildings were built during the time of Sino-Soviet friendship from 1949 to 1959 when the Soviets were very active in helping to develop Northeast China.

[edit] Academics

[edit] Profile

HIT has approximately 40,000 students, more than 12,000 of them in graduate studies. The university has approximately 5,000 academic staff, more than 40% of them have the title of professor or assistant professor.