College of Food Science and Biology, Hebei University of Science and Technology, was founded in 1980. Its predecessor was The Department of Light Industry Engineering, Hebei University of Light Chemical Technology. In 1996, it was renamed Department of Light Industrial Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology. In 1998, it was renamed Department of Biological Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology. In 2001, it was renamed college of Biological Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology. In 2021, it was renamed College of Food Science and Biology, Hebei University of Science and Technology. At present, the college has an undergraduate Experiment-Teaching center, a research center of fermentation engineering technology, and various scientific research laboratories, which covers an area of more than 5,000 square meters. Our laboratories are equipped with 2970 sets of various experimental equipment (pieces), among which 200 sets of large-scale equipment (pieces) are above 100,000 yuan, with a total value of 72.37 million yuan.

There are 123 faculty members in the college, including 90 full-time teachers. There are 59 professors and associate professors, 48 master supervisors, and 81.7% of teachers have Doctoral degree. Among the teachers, there are 2 experts who enjoy the Special Allowance of the State Council, 2 members of the Teaching Steering Committee of Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education, 1 provincial excellent expert, 3 experts who enjoy the Special Allowance of the provincial government, 3 young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions at the provincial level, 1 Top Young Talent of Hebei Province, 1 excellent teacher at the provincial level, 1 Teacher Morality Pacesetter at the provincial level, 1 Teaching Master of Hebei Province，9 experts with "333 Talent Project" and 2 teachers with "100 talents plan" of Hebei Province.

The college has five teaching departments: Food Science and Engineering, Food Quality and Safety, Bioengineering, Biological Pharmaceutical and Life Science. There are six undergraduate majors in Food Science and Engineering, Food Quality and Safety, Bioengineering, Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biological Pharmaceutical. Among them, Food Science and Engineering has been approved as a national first-class major construction site and has also passed the national engineering education major accreditation. Food Quality and Safety is a national characteristic specialty. The Food Quality and Safety was selected into the first-class major of Hebei Province. Bioengineering has passed the national engineering education major accreditation, and has been approved as a first-class major construction site in Hebei Province. The college has four authorized disciplines of master's degree and the authorized fields for master of biology and medicine. Among them, Food Science and Engineering, Biological Engineering and Biology are authorized disciplines of first-level master's degree, and Biochemical Engineering is authorized disciplines of the second-level master's degree. The college has established provincial platforms such as “Hebei Key Laboratory for Biological Manufacture of Food Functional Factors and Ingredients”, “Hebei Fermentation Technology Innovation Center”, “Hebei Functional Food Technology Innovation Center” and “Hebei Biological Science and Engineering Experimental Teaching Center”. Bioengineering (gene editing) is a world-class construction discipline, Fermentation Engineering is a key discipline in Hebei Province, and Food Science and Engineering is a key discipline for the school to compete for knowledge.

In recent years, the college has undertaken more than 60 national projects such as the National Science and Technology Support Program, the National Natural Science Foundation Program, the National Major GM Project, and more than 120 provincial and ministerial projects such as the Hebei Science and Technology Support Program. It has won 1 first prize, 8 second prizes and 4 third prizes of Provincial Science and Technology Progress. It has published more than 560 academic papers, including 148 papers published at SCI and EI. It has obtained 73 patents authorized by the state and published 39 monographs and books.

The college that centers on teaching, keeps on further teaching reform and actively promoting personalized education. The college was awarded the second prize of Hebei provincial Teaching Achievement Award in 2025, and has five provincial teaching teams such as “Food Processing and Safety Control”, “Food Science and Engineering” and “Biochemistry”. Courses such as Biochemistry and Animal Biology are recognized as provincial first-class courses, while Microbiology and Biochemistry are designated as provincial excellent courses. More than 20 courses, such as Food Chemistry, Introduction to Food Safety and Cell Biology, are classified as blended learning or courses with ideological education as part of the school-level construction projects. The college has established a complete practical teaching system and a stable Practical Teaching Base, which pays attention to the cultivation of students' practical operation ability and professional skills. We maintained the stable practical teaching bases in collaboration with over 30 enterprises, including Junlebao, Tongfu, and Nikeng. Graduates of the college are deeply welcomed by employers.