The Changshu Institute of Technology (CIT) is a provincial public university characterized by polytechnic education, applied technology, and teacher training. It is located in the center of the Yangtze River Delta in Changshu, a satellite city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, and is across a lake from Shajiabang. The university is divided into the East Lake Campus and the Southeast Campus. It grew out of Suzhou Normal College and officially opened on 12 May 2004. The school motto is "Breed integrity, seek truth—keep at it every day, and you'll go far along the way."

History
The Changshu Institute of Technology was established in August 1958 and was originally known as Suzhou Normal Vocational College. It began recruiting graduates from teachers' colleges in 1978 after the restoration of the national college entrance examination. In 1989, with the approval of the Jiangsu provincial government and the State Education Commission, it joined Changshu Vocational University. In early 2002 CIT applied to offer undergraduate programs, and in 2004 the Ministry of Education approved the establishment of the Changshu Institute of Technology. May 12 is celebrated as the university's founding day.

Specialties
CIT offers seven main specialties and provides 44 undergraduate programs, including programs in arts, history, education, law, engineering, and science. Specialties: Arts, History, Education, Law, Engineering, Science, Management.

CIT has established many campuses and facilities. Schools: School of Humanities; School of Mechanical Engineering; School of Computer Science and Engineering; School of Electrical Engineering and Automation; School of Management; School of Biology and Food Engineering; School of Mathematics and Statistics; School of Arts and Garments Engineering; School of Foreign Languages; School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering; School of Physics and Electronic Engineering; School of Marxism Studies; Continuing Education School; College of Teacher Education; Department of Physical Education; Library.

The library consists of the Shaw Library on the East Lake campus and the Southeast campus library. The Shaw Library is located on Kuncheng Lake and has five floors. The building combines traditional Chinese architectural style with Western construction and incorporates Taoist water culture and Confucian mountain culture. In 2009, it ranked first in the Shaw Foundation's evaluation of university construction projects. The East Lake campus library has nine floors. The Southeast campus library is also located on Kuncheng Lake, across from the Shaw Library. The two libraries have 12 reading rooms. The library holds more than 1.2 million print books, 3 million e-books, 30,000 electronic journals, and 1,958 annual newspapers and periodicals. The staff totals 60: two hold doctoral degrees, three have master's degrees, and 38 have bachelor's degrees. The library has an organized, capable team with a sound structure. Adopting the tenet "reader first, service foremost," the library offers open-shelf access; each reading room is equipped with seating and digital information-retrieval stations. Opening hours are 8:15 to 21:30 daily, with adjusted hours during holidays. The library provides comprehensive information services, including book reservation, document delivery, and SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information). It also cooperates with related institutions to share resources. All operations are managed through integrated computer systems, achieving automation to support literature and information services. Each year the library organizes the "Scholarly Campus" reading month, which is highly regarded in Suzhou. Partner institutions include the University of San Francisco, the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, the University of Ulsan, Fachhochschule Nordhessen, and Tatung University. The school focuses on international communication and cooperation and seeks to increase its internationalization. Since its reform and opening up, CIT has strengthened academic exchanges with the outside world. It has sent experts and professors to countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Singapore, Australia, Israel, and India to pursue advanced studies, and it regularly hosts foreign guests. CIT has established cooperative relationships with many overseas institutions and values its connection to the local economy and education. It cooperates with the Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton on a "2+2" talent training program and with the German North Hessian Applied Technology University on mechanical and electronic engineering through a "3+1" program. After joining the "1+2+1" personnel training plan, CIT signed cooperative education agreements with six American universities. The Changshu Institute of Technology and the FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management signed an MSc Economics cooperation agreement. It also uses a "1+1" model for programs in three areas: accounting and finance, marketing, and marketing communication. All courses conform to UNESCO standards. Students who complete the program are awarded a Master of Arts degree recognized by the German government and other governments worldwide.

The school promotes scientific research and faculty development. It currently has more than 1,100 staff members, including 600 with doctoral or master’s degrees, and has established research teams dedicated to scientific inquiry. The school has achieved numerous research outcomes: it has obtained 33 government-authorized patents and undertaken nearly 100 cross-disciplinary projects. Over the past five years, CIT faculty have published 57 monographs and 3,800 papers, about 600 of which were indexed in SCI, EI, or CPCI. CIT faculty currently lead more than 500 research projects at national, provincial, and municipal levels, including projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and agricultural technology programs. CIT also employs more than 50 foreign faculty from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Denmark, and Finland, and hosts international visitors to promote academic exchange.