Beijing University of Technology (formerly known as Beijing Polytechnic University) was established and built in 1960. It is a key university under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Municipal Government. The University has established a multidisplinary academic structure, offering a variety of programs and is involved in diversified research in the fields of Science, Engineering, Economics, Management, Liberal Arts, and Law. The University is considered to be among the top 3% of the universities in China. The campus covers an area of about 80 hectares with 4,940,000 square meters of floor space.

There are more than 16,000 students enrolled in Beijing Tech of whom over 12,000 are undergraduate students, almost 2,000 are master's degree students, over 300 are doctoral degree students, and 200 are international students. In addition to these students, there are over 10,000 continuing education adult students.

The University has been selected to host the Badminton competitions in the 2008 Olympic Games.