Taiyuan Institute of technology is a full-time undergraduate university which is mainly managed by the people's Government of Shanxi Province, covering eight disciplines of engineering, science, economics, management, arts, law, arts and education. The university is a national "13th five year plan" application-oriented undergraduate industry education integration development project to support colleges and universities, Shanxi Province Undergraduate Colleges and universities to the application-oriented transformation pilot colleges and universities, Shanxi Province deepen innovation and entrepreneurship education reform demonstration colleges and universities, selected into the new engineering research and practice project, Shanxi Province "1331 project".Founded in 1954, the university has successively used the names of North China No.5 technical school, Taiyuan No.2 technical school, Taiyuan No.1 Chemical technical school, Taiyuan Institute of chemical technology, No.2 technical secondary school of Taiyuan Institute of machinery, Taiyuan Institute of technology, Junior College of Taiyuan Institute of machinery, Junior College of Taiyuan Institute of machinery, Junior College of North China Institute of technology, branch of North China Institute of technology and branch of North China Institute of technology It was once under the management of the second Ministry of machinery industry, the first Ministry of machinery industry, the fifth Ministry of machinery industry, the Ministry of ordnance industry, the State Council of machinery industry, the Ministry of machinery and electronics industry, the Ordnance Industry Corporation and other ministries and commissions. In March 2007, it was officially renamed Taiyuan Institute of technology with the approval of the Ministry of education.As of March 2020, the school covers an area of 400000 square meters, with a total construction area of 356000 square meters; the total value of fixed assets is 879 million yuan, including 223 million yuan of teaching and research equipment; there are 13 departments and 2 teaching departments, 44 undergraduate majors; there are 16326 full-time students and 849 teaching staff.