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1.In1909,Jiaozuo Lukuang Collegewas founded byBritish Syndicate Co. Ltd, which is the first coal mining college in China. The college enrolled 20 students for the first time.

2.In 1915,the British Syndicate Co.Ltd and Zhongyuan Company agreed to set up a joint venture---the Fuzhong Head Company. Thus the collegechangedits name toHenan Fuzhong Mining Collegeunder Henan Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3.In 1919,the school name was changed toFuzhong Mining Special Collegecontaining both preparatory and degree-orientation study.

4.In 1921, the name was changed toFuzhong Mining Universitywith the priority of the discipline of Mining and Metallurgy involving a one-year preparatory study and four-year degree study.

5.In 1931, approved by the Ministry of Education, the name was changed toJiaozuo Private Institute of Technology.The school has established a schoolboardwith Liu Zhi, chairman of Henan Province, as the chairman.

6.In 1937, the anti-Japanese War broke out.The institute movedwestwardto Shannxi.

7.In July 1938, the Ministry of Education decided to amalgamate four institutes into theState Northwest Institute of Technology. These four institutes were the Private Jiaozuo Institute of Technology, the State Beiyang Institute of Technology, the College of Engineering of Beiping University and the College of Engineeringof theState North East University.

8.In August 1946, after the anti-Japanese War succeeded, allocated funds were granted by the Ministry of Education and the Henan Provincial Government to enable theJiaozuo Private Institute of Technologyto move to Guanlin, Luoyang City, Henan Province.

9.In September 1949, the institute moved back to Jiaozuo and the name was changed toState Jiaozuo Institute of Technology.

10.In January 1950, the institute was taken over by the Ministry of Fuel Industry, which was confirmed by the Ministry of Education.

11.In March 1950,North China Coal Mine college merged into Jiaozuo Institute of Technology.

12.In September 1950,Jiaozuo Institute of technology was renamedChina Institute ofMining andTechnologyaccording to the notice of the Ministry of fuel industry.

13.In 1951, the main body of the institute relocated to Tianjin with a small portion left behind at the original site which continuously functioned.

14.In September 1958, Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China approved the establishment ofJiaozuo Mining Institute.

15.In March 1959, Jiaozuo coal mine school was incorporated into Jiaozuo Mining College.

16.In October 1961, Zhengzhou Institute ofCoalMinewas merged into JiaozuoMiningInstitute.

17.With the approval of the State Education Commission,the institute resumed its name toJiaozuo Institute of Technologyin April 1995.

18.In 2004, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, the institute was renamedHenan Polytechnic University.