The school was formerly the Engineering School of Xuzhou Mining Bureau, Jiangsu Province, which was founded in 1958. In 2004, it was upgraded to an undergraduate college and renamed xuzhou institute of technology. The college has a number of colleges and majors, covering engineering, science, literature, economics, management, law, education, art and other disciplines.
In China's higher education system, xuzhou institute of technology is a local undergraduate college, which mainly trains applied and skilled talents. Schools have a certain influence inside and outside the region, especially in the field of engineering.