The 2023 Heilongjiang Provincial Science and Technology Awards were recently announced, and Harbin Engineering University (HEU) received a total of 19 awards, including 6 first prizes and 13 second prizes—both numbers marking historical highs for the university. This year, the Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Award was introduced for the first time, and HEU secured 2 of the 5 first prizes, the most among universities in the province. This achievement underscores the university's success in leveraging scientific and technological advancements to drive industrial upgrades in Heilongjiang.