| Mar. 3 1956 | | Decree No 147/ND by the Minister of Education for the establishment of five universities, Hanoi University of Technology being one of them. |
| Oct. 15 1956 | | Opening ceremony for the first intake of 1,000 students in 14 fields of majors in 4 interdisciplinary faculties: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical and Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering. |
| Jan. 1 1958 | | Visit by President Ho Chi Minh to the university. He said: " Education should be linked with production, theory should go with practice, learning should be combined with practical work, school has to be linked with society". |
| Jun. 17 1960 | | Ground Breaking for the new campus construction, supported by the former USSR. |
| Oct. 17 1960 | | Graduation Ceremony for the first 633 graduates. |
| Nov. 7 1965 | | Opening Ceremony of the new campus. |
| 1966 | | Faculty of Civil Engineering and Faculty of Mining and Geology separated to form the university and merging the departments of textile engineering and food engineering. |
| 1975 | | Mobilisation of 180 cadres from teaching and management staff to work in the newly established institutions in the South such as: Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Da Nang University of Technology, Thu Duc Technical Pedagogical College and Tay Nguyen University. |
| 1976 | | Commencement of postgraduate training. |
| Feb. 13 1976 | | The first presentation of PhD. thesis (former system). |
| 1977 | | Reintegration of the College of Light Industry into the university. |
| Jan. 6 1984 | | The first presentation of Dr.Sc. thesis (former system). |
| Oct. 15 1986 | | Award of the second rank Order of Independence. |
| 1992 | | Commencement of highly qualified technician training. |
| Oct. 15 1996 | | Award of the first rank Order of Independence. |
| Oct. 14 2000 | | Award of Labor Hero. |
| Oct. 8 2001 | | Award of Ho Chi Minh Order. |
