Harbin Institute
of Technology

Welcome to HIT, member of China’s top nine University Union (C9)!

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Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) is a National Key University with science and engineering as its core and has developed with management, liberal arts, economy, law and other disciplines.

HIT was established in 1920 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. In 1954, HIT became one of China’s first six leading universities.

Currently, HIT is a member of China’s top nine University Union (C9).

HIT is steadily moving towards the goal of becoming a world-class university.

International Development of HIT

HIT is committed to international development by expanding partnerships with top universities globally and offering collaborative opportunities for cutting-edge research.

Led by partnerships with institutions in Russia, the university works to strengthen its links with partners in the Europe, Japan and South Korea. It has also established concrete cooperative links with world-class universities such as the University of Cambridge, the Imperial College London and the Technical University of Munich for student exchange, academic exchange and international conferences.

International education is core to the teaching and learning activities at HIT.

Guided by the goals set for developing HIT as a “Double First-class” university, the university aims to foster top innovative talents for the future with a global vision and leadership capacities.

HIT is actively engaged in developing joint colleges and programmes through Sino-foreign cooperation in education. This includes Shenzhen International School of Design through partnership between HIT and Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), and other joint programmes following the “1+N” model.

Currently, HIT is home to 1,011 international students from 89 countries. 91.5% of them on degree programmes at the undergraduate, Master’s and doctorate levels.

Key Facts & Figures
2000

Current Students, including

0

International Students

1

Undergraduate Programmes

1

First-level Disciplines
for Master’s Degrees

CCN
IFP Graduates

CCN Students on
Degree Programmes

200000 +

Excellent Alumni, including

0

Academicians

1

First-level Disciplines for Doctoral Degrees

1

Post-doctoral Research Stations

1

UEA
Degree Programmes

Academic Strength
HIT has a well-established academic system with interdisciplinary strength in Engineering and Technology. Renowned as “the cradle of engineers,” the university has many FIRSTs:
  • 1st School of Astronautics in China
  • 1st Chinese university to independently develop and enter small satellites into the moon’s orbit
  • 1st to achieve satellite ground laser communication link communications
  • 1st computer to play chess and talk with people
  • 1st university to produce arc- and spot welding robots.
  • 1st university to reveal the virulent factor of the HIV virus
  • 1st university to achieve a major breakthrough in supporting structure development for the largest radio telescopes
  • 1st human–machine in orbit maintenance experiments on a space operator

9

National Key
First-level Disciplines

7

National Key
Laboratories

3

National Engineering
Research Centers/
Laboratories

42

Academicians of
Chinese Academies
of Sciences &
Engineering

Global Ranking 

2023

QS World University Ranking:

#=217

QS WUR Ranking by Subject:

#51-100

Asian University Rankings:

#=59

Graduate Employability Ranking:

#301-500

2022-2023

Best Global Universities:

#196

Best Global Universities in Asia:

#28

Engineering:

#5

Graduate Employability Ranking:

#301-500

National Recognition  

Mechanics:

#1

Excellence Rate of Disciplines :

#6

National-level Excellent
Teaching Teams:

6

The following degree programmes are offered by HIT to international students from members of the CCN global network with authorisation.

Please click the map on the left to view the list of CCN Global Offices worldwide.

Programmes for IFP1-N Students
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  • Chinese Literature
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Postgraduate

Programmes for IFP1-N Students

Undergraduate Programmes  

Science &
Engineering

Automation

Aircraft Design and Engineering

Space Science and Technology

Electronics Science & Technology

Communication Engineering

Electronic Information Engineering

Computer Science and Technology

Information Security

Internet of Things Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Data Science and Big Data Technology

Software Engineering

Mechanical Design Manufacturing and Automation

Flight Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Robot Engineering

Industrial Design

Energy and Power Engineering

Aircraft Power Engineering

New Energy Science and Engineering

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Food Science and Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Science (Science)

Civil Engineering

Architecture (Five years)

Urban and Rural Planning (Five Years)

Digital Media Technology

Traffic Engineering

Transportation Equipment and Control Engineering

Statistics (Science)

Bioengineering

Business

Information Management and Information System (Management)

Big Data Management and Application (Management)

E-commerce (Management)

Business Administration (Management)

Marketing (Management)

Accounting (Management)

Financial Management (Management)

International Economy and Trade (Economics)

Finance (Economics)

Humanities

Law

Chinese Language and Literature (Literature)

English

* Programme information is subject to change according to actual student enrollment at the university.

Postgraduate Programmes  

Science &
Engineering

Control Science and Engineering

Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology

Electronics Science and Technology

Power Engineering and Engineering Thermo-Physics

Computer Science and Technology

Software Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Environmental Science and Engineering

Civil Engineering (Discipline Direction: Municipal Engineering)

Architecture

Urban and Rural Planning

Design

Landscape Architecture

Communication and Transportation Engineering

Food Science and Engineering

Information and Communication Engineering

Biology

Biomedical Engineering (Master of Engineering)

Business

Management Science and Engineering

Business Administration

Humanities

Applied Economics

Sociology

Law

University Facilities

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HLJU provides students with a good environment for teaching and learning, with excellent facilities and equipment of 582 million Yuan and a well-established library with more than 4200,000 books and journals. It also has a university town, which can accommodate over 30,000 students with sports facilities, canteens and restaurants.

Teaching & Learning  

Life on Campus