HEI Hospitality, an American hotel owner and operator
Hawaiian Electric Industries, the largest supplier of electricity in the state of Hawaii
Health Effects Institute, a non-profit focused on the health effects of air pollution
HEICO, HEI is the stock symbol for HEICO Corporation
In education
Higher education institution
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (French: Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales et du développement), in Geneva, Switzerland
Hautes études d'ingénieur, an engineering school in Lille, France
In language
He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets
Heiltsuk-Oowekyala language, spoken in Canada
Places
Heilongjiang, a province of China
Hei District, Chiba, a former administrative unit of Japan
Hei Glacier, in Antarctica
Hei River, in China
Heide–Büsum Airport, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Heighington railway station, in England
In science and technology
Healthy Eating Index, a measure of diet quality
High-efficiency incandescent, a type of incandescent light bulb
High energy ignition, an automotive ignition system
High explosive incendiary, a type of ammunition
Hot-carrier injection, a principle in the function of solid-state electronic devices
Human-environment interaction, or Environmental sociology
Other uses
Hei (album), 2015 album by Norwegian duo Marcus & Martinus
Hei (Darker than Black), protagonist of the 2007 anime
Qi, in traditional Chinese culture, a principle forming part of any living thing (Cantonese: hei)