Shanxi Vocational University of Engineering Science and Technology is located in the provincial new university campus zone, with its educational history tracing back to the 1950s. Approved by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Shanxi Province, it integrated the educational resources of the former Business College of Shanxi University, Shanxi Transportation Vocational and Technical College, and Shanxi Architectural Vocational and Technical College. It was officially inaugurated in March 2021 as one of the first batches of public vocational undergraduate universities in the country. The university is recognized as a "National Civilized Unit," a "National Demonstrative Backbone Institution," one of the "Top 50 National Universities with Typical Experience in Graduate Employment," a "National Training Base for the Employability of University Graduates," one of the "First Batch of National Pilot Units for Digital Campus Construction in Vocational Institutions," an "Advanced School of Provincial Civilized Campus," and an "Advanced Unit of Provincial Safe Campus." The university covers an area of 1,122 mu (approximately 185 acres), with a building area of 740,000 square meters. The total value of its teaching and scientific research equipment is 339 million yuan. The library holds a collection of 3.12 million volumes, and there are currently over 30,000 students enrolled.
Distinctive Academic Programs Actively integrating into the overall framework of building a strong country and a strong province in education, the university closely focuses on regional key industrial clusters and high-end industrial development. It prioritizes the development of 14 distinctive majors (or major groups), primarily focusing on architectural engineering, road and bridge engineering, ancient architecture engineering, engineering management, new energy vehicles, intelligent manufacturing, and information engineering. Currently, it has 19 secondary colleges offering 45 vocational undergraduate majors and 35 diploma programs. It boasts 11 national-level key construction and pilot majors, 12 provincial-level key and demonstrative majors, 3 provincial-level distinctive major groups, 5 provincial-level brand majors, and 1 key discipline construction project under Shanxi Province's "1331 Project." Additionally, the university features 4 national-level online premium courses, 28 national planning textbooks for the "14th Five-Year Plan," 1 National Excellent Textbook Award, 1 national on-site engineer training project, 3 provincial-level professional teaching resource databases, 12 provincial-level online premium courses, 45 provincial-level "Golden Courses" in vocational education, and 34 provincial-level educational reform projects.
Strong Faculty Implementing the strategy of strengthening the university through talent, the institution vigorously promotes the spirit of educators to establish a highly ethical, professionally proficient, dedicated, structurally sound, and energetic faculty team. There are currently 1,753 staff members, including 1,340 full-time teachers, 575 teachers with senior professional titles, 155 teachers with doctoral degrees, and 798 "double-qualified" (dual-capability) teachers. The university has 1 national-level vocational education teaching innovation team, 1 of the first batches of national teacher practice mobile stations, 1 national training project for famous teachers (master craftsmen) and principals of vocational schools in the new era, 4 provincial-level innovative teaching teams, 7 provincial-level famous teacher studios, 2 provincial-level skill master studios, and 5 provincial-level technical skill inheritance and innovation platforms for teachers in high-demand fields. The faculty includes 2 "National Technical Adepts," 1 "Model Teacher in the Provincial Education System," 8 provincial-level vocational teaching masters, 5 "Sanjin Technical Adepts," and 3 "Sanjin Talents." The faculty has also won 19 provincial-level teaching ability awards and 13 provincial-level teaching achievement awards.
Significant Educational Outcomes The university consistently places the cultivation of practical skills at the core of its talent nurturing system, emphasizing the training of students' on-the-job practical abilities to enhance their employability, entrepreneurial skills, and career expansion capabilities. Students have won 28 awards in the World Vocational College Skills Competition, 3 awards in the China International College Students' Innovation Competition, 7 awards in national discipline-based skills competitions, and 757 various awards in provincial vocational college skills competitions and other events. The university has been selected as a cultivation and creation unit for 1 "National Party Building Model Branch," 5 "Provincial University Party Building Model Branches," 2 "Provincial University 'Dual-Leader' Teacher Party Branch Secretary Studios," and 1 provincial-level "Dual-Leader" teacher party branch secretary "Strong Country Action" special action team.
Deep Integration of Industry and Education Adhering to the principles of promoting industry through education, assisting education through industry, integrating industry-education-research, and cooperating across production, learning, and research, the university has constructed diverse educational models such as on-site engineer training and order-based training. It has built a multi-dimensional industry-education integration platform guided by "two wings," resulting in tighter collaboration among the government, industry, enterprises, and the university. It has co-built over 700 on- and off-campus internship and practical training bases with well-known companies like CSCEC, JD.com, and BMW, as well as leading regional enterprises like Shanxi Construction Investment Group, Shanxi Transportation Holdings Group, and Huayuan International Land Port. It has been approved for 7 national (provincial) level modern apprenticeship pilot programs, 2 provincial-level municipal industry-education consortia, 3 provincial-level industry-education integration communities, 4 provincial-level distinctive industrial colleges, 1 provincial-level virtual simulation training center, 5 provincial-level industry-education integration training bases (high-level training bases), and 2 provincial-level typical production practice projects for school-enterprise cooperation. The road and traffic training base construction case was selected as one of the Top 50 Typical Cases of Industry-Education Integration in Vocational Education by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and its digital campus case was selected as a typical case of digital transformation in vocational education by the Ministry of Education.
Strong R&D and Services The university emphasizes scientific research, innovative development, and social services, striving to become an intellectual engine serving the industrial transformation and upgrading of Shanxi Province, achieving steady improvement in its social services. It has been approved for 3 national-level and 446 provincial-level scientific research projects. It has secured 157 patents, realized patent outcome transformations valued at 1.197 million yuan, and published 470 papers in core journals. Scientific research funding has reached 32.3833 million yuan, a growth of over tenfold. It has independently received approval to build 6 provincial-level research centers of various types and established 2 research centers in cooperation with industry enterprises. By continuously improving social service quality, the university has trained 80,000 personnel for various industries and enterprises in recent years, with total social training revenue reaching 130 million yuan.
Extensive International Cooperation The university vigorously expands its international cooperation platforms and has successively established friendly cooperative relations with institutions in several countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, and South Korea. It is a member of international alliances such as the China Education Association for International Exchange, the Global Craftsman Alliance (Asia-Pacific Region), the Luban Workshop Construction Alliance, and the China-Africa Universities 100 Cooperation Plan. It conducts comprehensive mutual visits and exchanges between teachers and students, having supported and dispatched over a hundred teachers and students for overseas advanced studies and internships. It actively organizes international youth study tours and hosted 33 Malaysian teachers and students for an academic visit. Serving the "Belt and Road" international capacity cooperation and vocational education brand building, the university promotes the global outreach of vocational education and focuses on cultivating internationalized technical and skilled talents.
New Starting Point, New Journey, New Mission The university will adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, comprehensively implementing the strategies of building a strong country and a strong province in education. It will fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education (Lide Shuren), and cultivate more versatile, innovative, and high-end technical and skilled talents with occupational mobility. The university aims to accelerate its development into a high-level vocational undergraduate university with distinctive characteristics, active service capabilities, and strong support, contributing its institutional strength to the advancement of Chinese modernization.
(Data as of March 2026)
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