After years of development and construction, TUT has significantly improved the educational standards.
The university has received 50 national construction projects, including national teaching teams, national experimental teaching demonstration centers, national teaching masters, national premium courses, and national virtual simulation experimental teaching projects.
Additionally, it has received 189 municipal-level construction projects, 8 national-level teaching achievement awards, and 70 municipal-level teaching achievement awards.
National Teaching Achievement Awards
No. |
Achievement |
Main Completers |
Award level |
1 |
Research on the Knowledge System and Training Model for Engineering Cost Management Talents for the 21st Century |
Yin Yilin, Yang Feixue, Chen Weike, Ke Hong and Xia Liming |
National Second Prize |
2 |
Establishing a Characteristic Higher Engineering Education for the Deaf |
Bao Guodong, Ma Fuye, Yang Jianqiu, Zhao Chuanyin and Li Qiang |
National Second Prize |
3 |
Construction of Engineering Cost Discipline Based on the Integration of Higher Education and Professional Qualifications and Internationalization |
Yin Yilin, Yan Ling, Chen Weike, Sun Chunling and Li Yanfei |
National Second Prize |
4 |
Research and Practice on the Cultivation Model of Three Important Abilities for Engineering Undergraduates |
Wei Kexin, Bie Lijian, Zhao Gang, Wang Liping, Ouyang Jie, Gao Qiang, Niu Xinghua and Zhang Jingpin |
National Second Prize |
5 |
Multi-university Collaboration to Build an Application-oriented Senior Talent Training System Urgently Needed by the Information Industry in Tianjin |
Ma Jianbiao, Zheng Qingchun, Zhang Hua, Wang Jinhai, Ma Yongjun, Li Lian, Fan Shunhou and Jiao Zhiyong |
National Second Prize |
6 |
Reform and Practice of Engineering Capability Education for Undergraduates in Mechanical and Electrical Majors |
Zheng Qingchun, Zhang Jinglei, Wei Kexin, Niu Xinghua, Bi Dasen, Wang Yunliang, Xie Ning, Wang Shoujun, He Hong and Han Meng |
National Second Prize |
7 |
Establishment and Implementation of a Quality Supervision and Assurance Mechanism for “Municipality-University Interaction” |
Zhang Fengbao, Wang Shirong, Zhang Weiguo, Liang Fucheng, Zheng Qingchun, Chen Wengui, Cao Yuzhen, Mu Shufa, Yang Qiubo, Wang Hai, Zong Ying and Zhao Wei |
National Second Prize (Third Completion Unit) |
8 |
Exploration and Practice of Enhancing Scientific Literacy for College Students |
Zhang Weigang, Song Feng, Liu Tiegeng, Ma Xiurong, Jiang Junfeng, Yan Tieyi, Gao Yi, Wang Kai, Shang Jiabin, Wang Binhui and Liu Jia |
National Second Prize (Third Completion Unit) |
National Teaching Team
No. |
Team |
Team Leader |
1 |
Engineering Cost Estimation Teaching Team |
Yin Yilin |
National Virtual Teaching and Research Office Pilot Program
No. |
Virtual Teaching and Research Office |
Affiliated School |
1 |
Mechatronic Engineering Virtual Teaching and Research Room |
School of Mechanical Engineering |
The Ministry of Education’ s “New Engineering” Research and Reform Practice Projects
No. |
Project |
Level |
Project Leader |
Approval Time |
1 |
Cultivation of Engineering Abilities and Construction of On-campus and Off-campus Practice Platforms |
National |
Bi Dasen |
2018 |
2 |
Exploration and Practice of Talent Cultivation Models for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Majors in Industry education Integration |
National |
Zheng Qingchun |
2018 |
3 |
Exploration and Practice of Transforming and Upgrading Traditional Engineering Majors at Local Universities with New Engineering Concepts |
National |
Zheng Qingchun |
2020 |
The Ministry of Education’s “New Humanities” Research and Reform Practice Project
No. |
Project |
Level |
Project Leader |
Approval Time |
1 |
Research and Practice on the Construction of New Humanities in Design Programs with a Science and Engineering Focus |
National |
Zhong Lei |
2021 |
The university implements career capability enhancement programs through activities such as the College Student Career Planning Competition, Initial Career Experience, and Career Carnival.
In May 2024, TUT students won 2 bronze medals in the national finals of the first National Career Planning Competition for College Students.
In October 2021, the university was approved by the Ministry of Education as a national training base for graduates’ employment capabilities under the “Central Special Lottery Public Welfare Fund Hongzhi Aiding Program”.
Adhering to the “Integrated Education” philosophy, the university strives to build an education system for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) that encourages competition participation. It aims to cultivate outstanding I&E talents who can meet the demands of new quality productive forces.
Proactive measures have been taken to build a “One-stop” I&E incubator, project refinement rooms, project demo halls, as well as centers for entrepreneurial practice, maker cultivation, and cloud-based innovation research.
The university’s makerspace has been recognized by the Torch Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology and named as one of the top 100 college student entrepreneurship promotion spaces nationwide. It has received A-level (excellent) ratings in Tianjin for eight consecutive years.
Students have won over a hundred national awards, including grand prizes and gold medals, in major competitions such as the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Tiankai Cup, and Challenge Cup, achieving the best results in Tianjin for multiple times.
In June 2024, Lin Huiqing, Vice President of the China Association for Higher Education and former member of the Leading Party Members Group and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education, visited the School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
In May 2024, the finals of the “Tiankai Cup” National College Students Intelligent Science and Technology Innovation Challenge, hosted by TUT, concluded at Tiankai Higher Education Innovation Park. Zhang Ling, Vice Mayor of Tianjin, attended the event and presented the awards.
The university strongly emphasizes fostering students’ innovative spirit and practical abilities.
By establishing a comprehensive system for students’ scientific and technological innovation, the university encourages and supports students to participate in various types of science and technology competitions, as well as a wide range of innovative activities.
Over the years, many students from Tianjin University of Technology have won awards in prestigious competitions such as the “Challenge Cup” National College Students Extracurricular Academic Scientific and Technological Works Competition, the National College Students Mathematical Modeling Competition, and the National College Students Electronic Design Competition.
In November 2024, the project “Green Life Technology - The Pioneer of the Utilization of Industrial Waste Salt Resources” won the gold prize in the 14th “Challenge Cup” Chinese College Students’ Entrepreneurship Competition.
In exploring a model of higher education for deaf college students majoring in technology, the university established China’s first undergraduate-level technical college for the deaf.
It pioneers an inclusive education model characterized by “university-wide participation, interdisciplinary joint training, and integrated learning for students with and without disabilities.”
This innovative educational approach has garnered high praise in the international field of higher special education and has been lauded by Deng Pufang, then-Chairman of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, as “a pearl on the frontlines of China’s special education.”
In 2018, deaf college students achieved the first-ever credit recognition in China for studying abroad.
In 2023, the first cohort of hearing-impaired master’s degree students graduated from the Technical College for the Deaf.
Deng Pufang’s inscription
The Technical College for the Deaf has made significant strides in improving its teaching quality.
The research project “Establishing Unique Higher Engineering Education for the Deaf ” won the National Second Prize for Outstanding Teaching Achievements and the First Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Tianjin.
The college also hosted the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for College Students with Disabilities, filling a crucial gap in such competitions in China.
Additionally, the university’s hearing-impaired students have clinched top awards in three major national competitions: “Challenge Cup,” “Internet+,” and “the National College Students’ Art Exhibition”.
In March 2022, the project “Real-time Translation System for Chinese Sign Language in Complex Scenes Based on Contrastive Self-supervised Learning” won the Special Prize at the 17th “Challenge Cup” National College Students Extracurricular Academic Scientific and technological Works Competition.In May of the same year, the Whale Speech Accessibility Intelligent Technology R&D Team was awarded the “Tianjin Youth May 4th Medal for Collectives.”
In October 2021, hearing-impaired students won the Gold Award at the 7th China International “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.
Drawing on the interdisciplinary strengths of its advantageous and distinctive disciplines, the university explores new pathways for the development of technology-enabled accessibility.
In 2019, the “Real-time Chinese Sign Language Translation System for Complex Scenes” was recognized as a key project under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)’s New Generation Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation Program. The system provided services for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics through CCTV’s “Digital Sign Language Person”.
In 2023, the university collaborated with the Tianjin Disabled Persons’ Federation and Huawei to develop the “Haihe-Er Yu” large-scale sign language understanding model for the deaf.
China Daily : Deaf Sign Language Project Contributes to the Winter Olympics.
