Located in the city of Tianjin on the seaside of the Bohai sea, Hebei University of Technology ( HEBUT ) is the only one university in Hebei Province that ranks among the 100 key universities under "Project 211", a national program for promoting higher education in China. The present university grew out of the original institution, Beiyang Technological School, established in 1903. Ratified by the government of Hebei Province, in 1992, HEBUT established its branch school in Langfang city, which is 60 km away.

HEBUT has about 10,000 students full-time students including PhD candidates, graduate students and undergraduate students.

In its century-long history, especially through he construction under "Project 211", HEBUT has become a famous multi-discipline university in North China, with its focus on engineering and a rapid development of humanities and social sciences.

HEBUT keeps expanding international academic exchange and cooperation and has established ties with 26 foreign universities and institutions.