News & Events

TYUT Leadership Meets with Professor Xi Jiangtao, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong, Australia

On the morning of May 26, Taiyuan University of Technology (TYUT) held a symposium on cooperation and exchange with the University of Wollongong (UOW). The UOW delegation included Professor Xi Jiangtao, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Growth and Global); Ms. An Huimin (Lily An), Senior Advisor for Greater China; Distinguished Professor Jiang Zhengyi, Director of the Australian Research Council within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; and Professor Ren Tingxiang from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences. Professor Yang Xiaowei, the Academic Vice President of TYUT, met with Professor Xi and attended the symposium. Also present were representatives from the International Cooperation Department, the Academic Affairs Office, the Finance Office, the College of Mechanical Engineering, the College of Materials Science and Engineering, and the College of Mining Engineering.

TYUT Appoints Two Internationally Renowned Professors as Honorary Professors

On the morning of May 15, TYUT held a grand honorary professorship appointment ceremony at the Conference Center, Yingxi Campus. Professor Buddhima Indraratna, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and Director of the Transport Research Centre at the University of Technology Sydney, and Professor Torsten Wichtmann, Chair Professor of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Environmental Geotechnics at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, were appointed as Honorary Professors of TYUT. Party Secretary Shen Xingquan attended the ceremony, along with Party and administrative leaders and faculty and student representatives from the College of Civil Engineering. The ceremony was presided over by the head of the College of Civil Engineering.

​TYUT’s Chemistry Enters ESI Global Top 1‰ for the First Time

On May 14, Clarivate Analytics released the latest “Essential Science Indicators” (ESI) data, revealing that Taiyuan University of Technology’s Chemistry has officially entered the global top 1‰, driven by its outstanding academic influence and research output. This marks TYUT’s third discipline to join the world’s top tier, following Engineering and Materials Science, and represents another landmark achievement in TYUT’s journey to establish itself as a world-class, open, and research-oriented university with distinct characteristics.

Member of Academia Europaea Johannes A. Lercher Delivers a Lecture at TYUT’s “Qiushi Lecture Series”

On the morning of May 9th, Professor Johannes A. Lercher from the Technical University of Munich, who is also a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (USA), a Member of the National Academy of Engineering (USA), a Member of Academia Europaea, a Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and a Member of the Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences, was invited to TYUT’s “Qiushi Lecture Series.” He delivered an academic lecture titled “Enhancing Catalytic Reactivity via the Environment at Active Sites” in the first-floor conference room of the Yingxi Campus Conference Center. The lecture was chaired by Professor Li Ruifeng from the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

  • President Sun Hongbin Meets with First Vice-Rector Rudakov of Saint Petersburg Mining University

    ​On May 7, TYUT President Sun Hongbin met with a delegation led by Marat Rudakov, First Vice-Rector of Saint Petersburg Mining University (Russia), at Yingxi Campus. During the visit, both sides attended the International Forum on Energy Security Technology and Development, held an inter-institutional exchange and cooperation symposium, visited key research platforms, and engaged in in-depth discussions on deepening Sino-Russian higher education cooperation, collaborative scientific research innovation, and joint cultivation of high-level talent.

  • TYUT 2026 Track and Field Meet a Huge Success

    From April 24 to 25, the 2026 Student Track and Field Meet of Taiyuan University of Technology (TYUT) was held at the East Track and Field Ground of Mingxiang Campus. A total of 30 delegations and over 1,000 athletes participated in the event.

  • College of Mechanical Engineering Held Exchange Seminar with Professor Muhammad Hadi from the University of Wollongong, Australia

    To further advance the internationalization of higher education, continuously deepen inter-institutional collaboration, and strengthen the foundation of Sino-foreign cooperative education, Professor Muhammad Hadi from the University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia, was invited to visit the College of Mechanical Engineering of TYUT for an exchange seminar on the afternoon of April 23. The seminar was attended by Ding Hua, Associate Dean of the College; Jiao Shaoni, International Affairs Secretary; Shang Qinqin, from the Operations Support Office; and faculty representative Wang Zhong.

  • TYUT British Teacher Rees Tyrrell Featured by CGTN for Cultural Exploration Journey in Shanxi

    Recently, Rees Tyrrell, a British teacher from Taiyuan University of Technology, was featured in a special multi-platform report by China Global Television Network (CGTN) of China Media Group, highlighting his cultural exploration journey in Shanxi.