Established in 1920, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) has remained as one of the key universities supported by the Chinese central government. HIT was designated in 1996 as one of the first national leading universities to be included in“Project 211” for preferential support, and became one of the top nine national leading universities in China to be included in “Project 985”in 1999. These nine universities later became the C9 League in 2009 which is referred to as the Chinese equivalent of the US Ivy League. The C9 League was formed to promote more resources sharing, cooperative training, and joint research projects among the best universities in China.  

Approved by the Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School (HITSZ) was co-founded by HIT and Shenzhen Government in 2002. In the last 12 years, HITSZ has developed a complete system for full-time graduate education while we also offer programs and schorlarships(Download an application form sample) for part-time students and international students. As an integral part of HIT, HITSZ is committed to be a research-oriented institution through exploration of high education reform and internationalization. We strive to be an international institution deeply rooted in Shenzhen and serving the nation.