The North China University of Technology (NCUT) is a multi-disciplinary institution, Which, taking industrial automation and modern management as its main fields of study and Instruction, combines engineering and science with liberal arts in its teaching and research programs. It grew out of the former state-run Beijing Senior Polytechnic High School founded in 1946 and has undergone various changes in its structure ever since. In 1978,under the authorization of the State Council, it became Beijing Metallurgical Institute of Mechanic and Electric Engineering, and, in 1985, it was renamed North China University of Technology. NCUT is comprised of the following 7 colleges: College of Engineering, College of Economics and Business Administration, College of Architecture, College of Basic Sciences, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Applied Technologies and College of Continuing Education, offering 25 undergraduate programs,8 experimental centers and 5 research institutes, as well as a computer-managed library with a collection of 46,430 books and periodicals, an art gallery, a remote audio and visual education center and a sports center.

NCUT is situated at the foot of Beijing's Western Hills, covering an area of 247,600 square meters with the total floor space of 170,000 square meters, and a sporting space of 38,958 square meters. NCUT has constructed an Intranet, covering the whole campus facilities NCUT enrolls its students from all parts of the country for its 29 specialties and has thus developed into a three-level higher education system, including full-time senior occupational, undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as the continuing education programs, with stress on undergraduate programs. At present, the total number of full-time students is 5,839 in addition to 62 graduate students, 11 international students and 2,984 evening and correspondence students. NCUT has full-time teaching and administrative staff of 725,of whom the teachers in charge with high academic titles account for 38.4%, and the faculty under the age of 35 holding Ph.D. and Master's degrees as well as Master's records, for 64.7%.