Established in 1958, Huaiyin Institute of Technology is a multi-disciplinary engineering institute under Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education. It is located in Huaian, a famous historical & cultural city as well as the hometown of the first Premier of P.R.C Zhou Enlai. In 2000 it was upgraded to an undergraduate institute granting bachelor’s degree. In September 2011, it was selected as one of the pilot institutions undertaking “A Plan for Educating and Training Outstanding Engineers (PETOE)”. In October 2011, approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, it was authorized to offer Master Degree of Engineering.