Hefei University of Technology (also known as HFUT), formerly translated as Hefei Polytechnic University, is a major university in China, with particular strength in engineering. The university is a member of Project 211 and is affiliated to the National Ministry of Education. It is located in Hefei, the capital of the Anhui Province

Hefei University of Technology was founded in 1945, and was authorized as one of the key universities of China in 1960. Its name was handwritten by Deng Xiaoping, the former president of China. The school was once affiliated to the Ministry of Mechanical Engineering of the Chinese government, so it was provided with strong mechanical subjects. Also, the university has strong potential in microelectronic engineering thanks to heavy investment and adequate donations to the department in recent years. The present goal of its development is "building a school specialized in engineering field and overall development as well".

Changjiang Scholars Award Program to invite those famous professors at home and abroad to work here. There are five centers for post-doctoral studies. The University is authorized to confer doctorates in 32 disciplines, master's degrees in 93 disciplines and bachelor's degrees.

HFUT was first located in Huainan, named as Huainan Mining College. In 1958 the university was moved to Hefei on Tunxi Road, its current location of the South Campus.

In 1995, Anhui Engineering College was merged into HFUT, becoming its North Campus. The third Campus, Feicuihu (Jade Lake) Campus or West Campus located at suburban area of Hefei, was developed in 2001.