The Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST; Mongolian: Шинжлэх Ухаан, Технологийн Их Сургууль) was founded in 1959 as a part of the National University of Mongolia and started training the Industrial Economists and Construction Engineers.

In 1982, by the decision of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Mongolia (former name), the Polytechnic Institute was separated from the National University of Mongolia and reorganized into an independent university.

The university has academic links and exchange programs with more than 220 institutions from more than 21 countries in Europe, Asia and Pacific regions and North America.

The university has become a member of number of international associations and organizations such as International Association of Universities (IAU), International Association for the Exchange Students for Teknikal Experience (IAESTE), Eurasia Pacific University Network (UNINET), ABET, ASIIN e.V, AVI, e.V etc.

It has cooperation agreements with more than 200 academic and research centers all over the world.