中原工學(xue)(xue)院原名鄭州紡織(zhi)(zhi)工學(xue)(xue)院，是面向全國(guo)招生的普通本科(ke)院校(xiao)。學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)始建(jian)于1955年(nian)，近年(nian)來，學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)先(xian)(xian)后被省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)委、省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)政(zheng)府評(ping)為(wei)河(he)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)文(wen)明單(dan)位、河(he)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)思想(xiang)政(zheng)治工作先(xian)(xian)進(jin)單(dan)位，學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)黨委被授予河(he)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)高等學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)“五好”黨組織(zhi)(zhi)、河(he)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)創先(xian)(xian)爭優先(xian)(xian)進(jin)基層黨組織(zhi)(zhi)等稱號(hao)；被教育(yu)部(bu)評(ping)為(wei)學(xue)(xue)籍管理先(xian)(xian)進(jin)單(dan)位，被河(he)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)教育(yu)廳評(ping)為(wei)河(he)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)文(wen)明標兵學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)、就(jiu)業工作先(xian)(xian)進(jin)單(dan)位。

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