Yanshan University, co-constructed by Hebei Provincial Government, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, is the major university supported by Hebei Province in the development of national first-class university and world first-class disciplines. YSU is a member of the Cooperation Consortium of Beijing High Technology Universities. Yanshan University, as an institution of Northeast Heavy Machinery Institute under the administration of the former Ministry of Machinery Industry, grew out of the renowned Harbin Institute of Technology. In 1978, it was identified as a national key institution of higher education. From 1985 to 1997, it had moved to Qinhuangdao City, and acquired its current name Yanshan University (YSU).
YSU offers 11 postdoctoral research programs and confers doctorates in 14 first-level disciplines and in 2 professional doctoral programs. YSU has 5 national key disciplines, 5 national defense disciplines, and 16 provincial key disciplines. YSU's specialties of engineering, materials science, chemistry, and computer science have recently been ranked in the ESI's top 1%.
YSU has built various State key laboratories and research platforms, including the State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, the National Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Rolled Strip, the National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Forming Technology, and Equipment, the Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science for National Defense of Mechanical Structure and Materials Science under Extreme Conditions.
YSU has 3 Academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 6 distinguished professors from the Ten-thousand Talents Program, 15 professors from the Changjiang Scholars Program, and 26 recipients of the China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists.
YSU key rankings in China:
#65 "2022 China's Undergraduate Colleges and Universities Competitiveness Rankings" by Research Center for Chinese Science Evaluation of Wuhan University;
#64 "2022 Chinese University Rankings" by Chinese University Alumni Alliance;
#88 "2022 Chinese University Rankings" by Wu Shulian Evaluation Program;
#93 "2022 China's Best University Rankings" by Shanghai Ranking.
YSU values and promotes the opening-up of education to the outer world and such that builds a global network of international exchanges and partnerships. The university has established various successful relationships with over 90 high-level universities and scientific research institutions in more than 30 countries and regions and worked in a wide range of programs such as joint education, teaching staff's academic exchanges, and scientific research projects.
Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, where Yanshan University is located, is a national historical and cultural city. Qinhuangdao City has long been known as summer resort. It is "a city in the forest" or "forest in the city" and enjoys a reputation for its scenic beauty with green lands and blue waters.
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