Sichuan Institute of Industrial Technology is a full-time applied undergraduate institution focusing on engineering, with an effort to develop a variety of academic disciplines. The university covers an area of 2432.4 acres and is located in Deyang city, which is known as "China's Heavy Technical Equipment Manufacturing Base” and has a profound historical and cultural heritage.

Clear orientation and featured programs. The institute adheres to the principle of "based in Sichuan, serving the western China, extending nationwide, and embracing the world". Its distinct features lines in cultivating innovative talents with applied skills. The school has established 10 secondary colleges. They are: the College of Intelligent Manufacturing and Vehicle Engineering, College of Constructional Engineering, College of Electronic Information and Computer Engineering, College of Economics and Management, College of Education, College of Sports and Health, College of Marxism, College of International Education, College of Continuing Education, and College of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The institution offers more than 70 undergraduate and vocational programs and currently enrolls approximately 30,000 full-time students.

Focused objectives and enhanced quality. The institute is guided by its own socially responsible education which will help cultivate talents who can take the social responsibilities. With the motto of “Excellent Character, Extensive Study , Earnest Practice and Everlasting Innovation” and the spirit of “Resiliency and Self-discipline”, Sichuan Institute of Industrial Technology is dedicated to carrying out the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, training qualified workers for the Party and the nation and focusing on the construction of “New Engineering”, “New Medicine”, “New Agriculture” and “New Humanities”. It remains committed to taking the development of students as its top priority and regarding “reform and innovation” as its driving force, which aims at developing a mechanism of education-focused university-industry collaborations, continuously improving the quality of education, and cultivating applied talents who are endowed with a solid professional foundation, great practical skills and a high overall quality, possess a strong sense of social responsibility, innovation and entrepreneurship, and meet the needs of regional economic and social development.

Continuous industry-education integration and sustained support to local development. Sichuan Institute of Industrial Technology keeps facilitating college-local government cooperation and college-industry cooperation to advance industry-education integration and education-focused university-industry collaborations. It has 126 on-campus laboratories and 83 off-campus training bases. The institute has established some research institutions, such as the Workshop of Gu Binglin, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Vehicle Engineering, the Institute of Architectural Engineering, the Institute of Higher Education and so on; it has also founded the College of 3D Technology Industry with Beijing Kunlun Sandi Technology Development Co., Ltd., started the College of Intelligent Finance Industry with Kingdee International Software Group and established the College of Changhong Industry with Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.; Sichuan Institute of Industrial Technology is the only university inking a strategic deal with the Chinese Wrestling Association to jointly build a base for “practice, competition and training”; it also built Sichuan Yanjiang Football Training Base with the Sichuan Football Association, aiming at making every effort to create a new training center for Sichuan football players.

Well-established employment service system and a satisfying graduate employment. The institute works closely with local government departments and talent exchange centers in first tier cities such as Shanghai and new first tier cities such as Chengdu, Chongqing, and Nanjing. It also collaborates with websites such as Alibaba, Baidu, JD.com, Bitu, and Zhaopin to build an online platform of resource sharing and talent demand. Graduates are highly welcomed by employers for their “high comprehensive quality, great professional dedication, strong hands-on ability, and quick adaptation to the job”. Some students have been hired by domestic and foreign listed companies and Fortune 500 companies such as Mianyang Jezetek, Sichuan Changhong, COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Co., Ltd., US BorgWarner China Technology Center, Sweden Autoliv (China) Electronics Company, France Faurecia (Shanghai) Automotive Parts Systems Co., Ltd., Hunan Zhongda Design Institute Sichuan Branch, Xinchang Group Fuzhou R&D Center, FAW Pan Asia Design Institute, Shanghai Yada Automotive Plastic Products Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen BYD. Some of them become product design engineers and electronic testing engineers. The rate of students taking the Postgraduate Entrance Examination has been increasing year by year, and some students have been admitted to "Double First Class" universities.

Extensive international cooperation and efficient multilateral cooperation. The institute vigorously promotes the international cooperation and exchange of "The Belt and Road Initiative" and constantly promotes the international education. It has carried out extensive academic exchange and talent training cooperation projects with educational institutions and colleges and universities in Germany, the United States, Britain, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Belarus and other countries along “the Belt and Road”, providing a broad platform for students to study abroad and receive language training. While introducing international high-quality education platforms, the institute has also brought its advantageous educational resources overseas, having established education and training centers in countries along “the Belt and Road”, such as Nepal, Uzbekistan, and Laos. It has trained hundreds of applied talents for local socioeconomic development. It has also established the Principal Scholarship to recruit international students, with nearly 100 students of academic education from countries along “the Belt and Road” currently.