Nanyang Institute of Technology was founded in 1987, formerly known as Nanyang University, and was renamed Nanyang Institute of Technology in 1993 with the approval of the State Education Commission. This is a young university and a rapidly developing school. As the only science and engineering university in southwest Henan Province, the school has played the spirit of "not to be outdone" and gradually formed a "rigorous, diligent, realistic and innovative" style of study, which has made special contributions to the economic construction and social development of Nanyang, Henan and even the whole country.
College is an ordinary institution of higher learning that focuses on engineering and management disciplines and trains applied professionals. At present, there are mechanical and electrical engineering departments, computer science and technology departments, electronic and electrical engineering departments, biological and chemical engineering departments, architectural engineering departments, art design departments, business departments, foreign languages departments, humanities and social sciences departments, mathematics and physics teaching departments, physical education departments, political theory teaching departments, adult education and continuing education colleges, etc. 13 teaching departments (departments and colleges), as well as higher education research rooms and computer network centers.
The college takes the cultivation of high-quality applied professionals as its fundamental goal and pays attention to the cultivation of students' abilities and skills. There are more than 7,000 students of all kinds, including undergraduates 1335. Students adhere to the school motto of "not to be outdone", study hard, have active thoughts, are creative, and have colorful campus culture and social practice activities. He has successively won the first prize of Sony Cup National Electronic Design Competition for College Students, the first and second prizes of Higher Education Club Cup National Mathematical Modeling Competition for College Students, the first prize of Henan Challenge Cup College Students' Scientific and Technological Works, several third prizes and organization prizes, and the "Philips Cup National College Football League Henan Division"
The college has a team of young and high-quality teachers. There are 684 faculty members, including 398 full-time teachers and 0/25 teachers with senior titles. Young and middle-aged teachers account for over 80% of the total number of teachers. They are enterprising, bold and innovative, full of vigor and vitality, and many of them have become the backbone of teaching and scientific research. The college is committed to continuously improving the conditions for running schools and creating an excellent teaching environment. At present, the college covers an area of119 mu, with a building area of 235,300 square meters. The total value of teaching instruments and equipment is more than 40 million yuan; There are 788,000 books in the collection (253,000 e-books). College is one of the universities in Henan Province that designed and took the lead in building campus computer networks. At present, the campus network has more than 3,000 terminal computers, and the modern education informatization construction with Gigabit campus network as the core has reached the leading level of similar universities in the province. The network not only breeds the advantages and characteristics of the college, but also constructs a brand-new campus culture. In order to promote international academic and cultural exchanges, the College has successively established academic exchanges and cooperation with many universities such as Japan, the United States and New Zealand, and established the first overseas scholarship "Zhong Kunkui's First Prize for Learning and Teaching" in Henan Province.
Since its establishment, the college has always adhered to the purpose of serving the local economy and cultivating applied talents, adhered to the road of reform and innovation, paid attention to cultivating a good style of study, and constantly improved the quality of education and teaching. In the new century, the school has implemented the development strategy of "132", improved the conditions for running a school and laid a solid foundation for running a school. Nowadays, Nanyang Institute of Technology is seizing the new development opportunity, devoting itself to improving the level of the college, striving to build the college into a first-class central city university in inland areas with certain advantages and characteristics, and cultivating high-quality scientific and technological talents for southwest Henan.