The Russian Language program at the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) was established in 1952, making it one of the first of its kind in China’s institutions of science and engineering. It is a prominent and influential force in Russian language education nationwide and was the first foreign language unit established within HIT’s School of Foreign Languages. Throughout its history, the department has built a strong pedagogical foundation and accumulated extensive teaching experience. Thanks t

Japanese language instruction at the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) began in the early 1960s, making HIT one of the first universities in China to offer such courses. The undergraduate program in Japanese was formally established in 2000 and enrolled its first students in 2001. In June 2006, the Department of Japanese was founded to oversee the undergraduate major, Japanese-language courses for Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) students, and elective Japanese courses for all stu

The Graduate English Teaching Division within the School of International Studies is comprised of a dynamic, cohesive, and dedicated faculty. It is primarily responsible for teaching English and conducting research for graduate students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees in non-English disciplines at the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT).The Division’s 13 faculty members include one Longjiang Scholar, one National Teaching Award recipient, four professors (one tenured), eight associate pr

The English program of Harbin Institute of Technology was established in 1985 and is among the first engineering-focused universities in China to set up an English major. In 1985, it launched a master’s program for graduate students; by 1988, it began admitting undergraduate students under the program name “Science and Technology English.” In 1992, the program pioneered the implementation of a dual-degree system in English nationwide (with English as the second degree). In 1996, it gained the au

The Sociology program of Harbin Institute of Technology traces its origins to the Public Relations Teaching and Research Section, established in 1992, giving it more than 30 years of academic history. The department officially formed the Sociology Teaching and Research Section in 1995, earned approval for a second-level master’s program in Sociology in 1997, and began enrolling undergraduate students in Sociology for the first time in 1999. In 2005, the program was approved to offer a first-leve

The predecessor of the Law program at Harbin Institute of Technology was the Department of Law within the Social Sciences Division of Harbin Institute of Architecture, established in 1998 with approval from Ministry of National Construction (initially named the Economic Law program). Following the merger of Harbin Institute of Technology and Harbin Institute of Architecture in 2000, the Law program became part of the Department of Law and Political Science under the School of Humanities at HIT.

In 2021, our university successfully obtained approval to establish a new undergraduate program in International Organizations and Global Governance, which began enrolling students in September 2022. The program has a standard duration of four years. Students who complete the curriculum, internships, and practical training as outlined in the program requirements, accumulate 140 credits, and successfully defend their thesis will be awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree.1.Professional SpecializationIn

The Department of English for Non-English Major Undergraduates(II)offers college English courses for all the non-English major undergraduates studying in fundamental and intermediate classes. This departmentnow has a faculty of 25 teachers, including one professor, 17 associate professors, and 7 lecturers. Among them, six teachers have doctoral degrees, one is master’s supervisor, and thirteen have overseas learning and research experiences.In recent years, the Department of English for Non-Engl

The First College English Teaching Department is devoted to educatingtop-notch talentsand is responsible for teaching College English courses for non-English major undergraduates (undergraduates at the advanced level), students in the School of Future Technology and freshmenfrom School of Astronautics, School of Computer Science and Technology, etc.This department has a faculty of 25 members, including three professors, eight associate professors and fourteen lecturers. Among them, one is whom h

1.Introduction to Majors and SpecializationsThe Economics program, originally established in 1993 when it was approved to begin admitting undergraduate students as the “International Economics” major, underwent a significant curriculum revision in 1999 under the new undergraduate catalog issued by China’s Ministry of Education, leading to its current nameInternational Economics and Trade. In 2011, the program officially began enrollingundergraduate students in the Economics major.The Economics p