History and Previous Names of The University
- 1958 Tangshan Institute of Mining and Metallurgy founded by Hebei Province and the Ministry of Coal Industry. Faculty and students drawn from Kailuan Coal Mine Bureau, Tangshan Railway College and other institutions.
- 1959, incorporated faculty and students from the Department of Mining and Metallurgy of Tianjin University
Since its founding, the university has had other names including:
- Tangshan Institute of Science and Technology
- Hebei Institute of Technology
- May 2004, the Ministry of Education approved a change of name to Hebei Polytechnic University
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