Harbin Institute of Technology

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{{Infobox_University |name = Harbin Institute of Technology |image= Image:HIT logo.gif |motto = 功夫严格，规格到家 |established = 1920 |type = Public |president = Wang Shuguo (王树国) |city = Harbin |Province = Mass. |country = PRC |undergrad = 25,002 |postgrad = 12,710 |staff= 2957 |campus = Urban, 4,292,876.77 sq metres |website= www.hit.edu.cn }}

The Harbin Institute of Technology (Template:Zh-stp), or HIT, colloquially known as Hagongda (哈工大, Hāgōngdà). It is a technical university in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, similar to Georgia Tech or Carnegie Mellon in the United States.

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History

Founded in 1920, the Harbin Institute of Technology has developed into an important research university focusing on engineering with supporting faculties in the sciences, management, humanities and the social sciences. In 1954, it was named one of the first official institutions of higher education in Communist China and has subsequently enjoyed government sponsorship. In 1984, it was listed in the top 15 universities receiving financial support. In 1999, the Chinese government chose HIT as one of nine universities to receive special financing to transform them into world-class institutions.

The institute is geared to the needs of the development of China's economy and defense. With a strong emphasis in scientific research (ranked #2 in China), it has surpassed research outlays of 100 million yuan during the past nine years, reaching 516 million yuan in 2001.

Its faculty and students have invented many 'firsts' in China: the first analog computer, the first intelligent chess computer, the first arc welding robot, the first world-class new system radar, the first IC CMOS chip with its own copyright, the first superway computer real-time 3-D image creation system, and the first high-performance computer controlled fiber twister.

HIT was able to complete the Large-Size Vacuum Container Ground Simulation Equipment, an important national scientific research project, in only three years. HIT ranked No. 2 in the 10-year comprehensive evaluation of the state of research projects of the National 863 High-Tech Programs.

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Present day

HIT is known to have close links to the People's Liberation Army and the space program of China is usually regarded as the main university in China for space and defence-related research.

The institute's main building, named Zhu-Lou, is a smaller version of the main building of the Moscow State University, and the majority of the buildings were built during the time of Sino-Soviet friendship from 1949 to 1959 when the Soviets were very active in helping to develop Northeast China.

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