Tianjin University of Technology (TUT) was founded by Tianjin Government in 1979. TUT is an engineering-based multi-discipline university, with disciplines in engineering, science, humanities, management, art, and so on. The total area of TUT’s campus is around 1,594,200 square meters. Through the construction and development for 39 years, there are 26,522 full-time students, including undergraduates and graduates.

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