Tongren Polytechnic attaches great importance to the scientific and academic research. Many regional research institutes have been established, including:
National Veterinary Drugs Research Institute
Tea Research Institute
Tourism Research Institute
Ethnic Medicine Research Institute
Ethnic Culture Research Institute
Higher Vocational Education Research Institute
Industrial Development Research Center
Research Center for Social and Economic Development of Wuling Mountain
Tongren Experiment Station of State Tea Industry Technology System
Achievements
In recent years, constant achievements have been made in research. There are 169 research projects established, among which 58 have gained provincial and prefectural-level awards including Science and Technology Advancement Awards, Humanity and Social Studies Awards, and Teaching Achievement Awards, 6 have been awarded National Invention Patent. There are all together 1338 theses published, and 513 of them are published on Chinese core periodicals; 33 treatises are published, and over 100 teaching materials are edited.