Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, was founded in 1920. It operates three campuses in Harbin, Weihai and Shenzhen, and is hailed as the Cradle of Engineers.

As one of China’s first key universities, HIT is a Class A Double First-Class university with strong advantages in engineering, aerospace and national defense. It adheres to the motto Strict Standards, Meticulous Work, and has cultivated nearly 400,000 high-level talents, including a large number of academicians, aerospace chief designers and outstanding alumni in all walks of life.

HIT takes the lead in aerospace technology and has created many “China’s firsts”. It has made important contributions to major national projects such as lunar exploration, Mars exploration, space stations and FAST. The university also achieves remarkable results in nuclear engineering, life science and space environment simulation.

Committed to nurturing top innovative talents, HIT runs elite experimental classes and characteristic colleges. Its students consistently rank top in national discipline competitions. Moving forward, HIT strives to build a world-class university by 2035 and serve national strategic development with high-end talents and core technological breakthroughs.