Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST), formerly known as Tianjin Institute of Light Industry, was founded in 1958 in Tianjin, the cradle of modern industry of China and received its current name in 2002.

Tinajin University of Science and Technology is jointly constructed by the central government of China and the local government of Tianjin and mainly administered by the latter. It is a key comprehensive university in Tianjin, with balanced disciplined ranging from industry and science to art, economy, management and laws. The university offers a whole range of degree programs in bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.

Ever since it’s founding, it has been authorized to take international students.

TUST also cultivates backup military officers for the army.

The university has three campuses – Downtown Campus, TEDA Campus, and Tang’gu Campus. TEDA Campus is located in Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area – the center of Tianjin New Coastal Area, the third pole of economic growth of China.

The university covers an area of one million square meters, including a building area of over 500,000 square meters. Covering 26,000 square meters, its library stores over 1.4 million books and 3000 kinds of magazines.

The university has more than 18,000 registered students.TUST has a mobile postdoctoral center of light industry technology and engineering and a mobile postdoctoral center of Tianjin municipal food processing engineering.

TUST offers 11 doctoral programs, 39 master programs, 10 master programs of engineering, 4 on-job master programs for university teachers, and 62 undergraduate programs. There is an MOE engineering research center, 6 provincial key disciplines, 6 provincial key labs, research centers and industry technology centers.

The university has a faculty of 1560, including 269 master and doctoral candidate supervisors. More than 500 faculty are with senior professional technological titles, including members of disciplinary assessment group of the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council, candidates for the national talent program for the new century, young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions at the state level, excellent talents of the Ministry of Education, special professors of Tianjin, honored experts of Tianjin, experts enjoying the special allowances from the State Council, special “Haihe Scholars” professors, etc.

The university has invited well-known experts and scholars from home and abroad to deliver lectures, and carry out research of cooperation projects in science and technology. Apart from this, the university has established academic relations with over 40 colleges and research institutions in the USA, Japan, U.K., France, Russia, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Korea, etc.

The education programs of international cooperation have been expanded and improved in both scale and level. Every year, the university sends excellent undergraduates to study abroad for international exchange.