Harbin Engineering University

The predecessor of HEU, the PLA Military Engineering Institute was established in 1953. In 1970, with the original military relations academicians from the Naval Engineering Department of the PLA Military Engineering Institute and some staff from other departments, Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute (HSEI) was established at the original sit... e. In 1978, HSEI was listed as one of the key institutes by the State Council. In 1982, it gained the right to confer doctorate and master degree among the first. In 1994, HSEI was renamed as Harbin Engineering University (HEU), which later was listed as one of the key universities being enhanced by the first batch of the '211 Project' in 1996. In 2002, the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense and the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province signed an agreement to jointly construct this university, and in the same year the Graduate School of HEU was approved for review by the Ministry of Education of the State Council. In 2003 the Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education approved the construction of a national University Science Park within HEU. In 2007, the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, the Ministry of Education, the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province and the Navy agreed to jointly construct this university. The same year, the Graduate School of HEU was approved by the Ministry of Education. In 2011 it entered into the rank of the national "985 Project" with its advanced discipline innovation platform. At present, subordinating to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, HEU is an important base for talent cultivation and scientific research in the fields of ship industry, marine equipment, marine engineering and nuclear application. The total area of HEU is 1,256,100 square meters, with a building floor area of 1,035,400 square meters. The architectures on campus combine both the Chinese and Western elements, solemn and magnificent. The university is ...Read More