In 1960, Beijing University of Technology (BJUT) was established in the southeast industrial area of Beijing, bearing the mission of providing the capital with engineering talents to serve the new high-level, high-precision and advanced industrial system. Following the principle of “Rooted in Beijing, Serving Beijing, Inspiring China and Embracing the world”, BJUT has pioneered a development path with its own characteristics.
In 1981, BJUT was approved as one of the first universities in China to confer Master’s Degrees. In 1985, BJUT was approved to confer Doctoral Degrees. In 1996, BJUT entered the list of key universities in the national “211 Project”. In 2008, BJUT successfully held the badminton and gymnastics events of the Beijing Olympic Games. In 2017, BJUT officially entered the list of universities in the national “Double First-Class”Initiative. In 2019, BJUT ranked 33rd in the QS Mainland China University Rankings.
Today, BJUT has developed into a high-level multi-disciplinary research university providing programs in science, engineering, economics, management, literature, law, art and education, with engineering as a core focus. Currently, BJUT has 3 national key disciplines, 21 Beijing municipal key disciplines, 64 undergraduate programs, 33 master’s degree programs, 20 doctoral degree programs and 18 post-doctoral research centers. 8 disciplines entered Top 500 of the 2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject. 5 disciplines including Chemistry, Materials Sciences, Engineering and Environment, Computer Science entered Top 1% of the ESI Rankings.
Centered on the task of providing high-level innovative talents for the economic and social development of Beijing, BJUT strives to cultivate first-class talents with an exploring spirit, innovative spirit and global vision by actively exploring innovative talent training models, such as the Fan Gongxiu Honors College, Beijing-Dublin International College. Currently, BJUT has over 24,568 full-time students, including over 6,519 graduate students. BJUT students have been nominated for and awarded the "Top 100 national excellent doctoral theses of China" prize for 21 times, ranking among the top institutions in China and first among all local universities. Since its establishment, BJUT has cultivated over 160,000 graduates who are now playing their important roles of building the future in all walks of life.
BJUT steadily promotes the quality education by building over 10 high-level student art troupes and sports teams, actively developing the student societies and extensively organizing artistic, physical and cultural activities. Art troupes of BJUT have won many awards including multiple-time First Prizes in the National College Students’ Art Exhibition and Performance. BJUT Student Choir has been the undertaker of the Beijing College Students’ New Year Concert at the National Center for the Performing Arts for many years. High-level sports teams of BJUT such as the Badminton Team have won many awards in all multiple competitions, including Champion of the 2018 Thomas Cup Badminton and Champion of the 2017 Badminton Asia Championships.
BJUT adheres to the principle of “strengthening the university through talents”. By introducing and cultivating talents at the same time, BJUT has fostered a sound mechanism and a favourable environment for the introduction and cultivation of talents, and gradually built a large top-notch talent team with reasonable structure and high quality. Currently, BJUT has over 3,148 faculty and staff including over 1,910 full-time faculty. BJUT has one Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and 9 Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).
A new era brings new missions. For decades, BJUT people have stayed true to its mission and forged ahead through all difficult times. Standing on the new starting point, upholding the motto of “Persistent Striving the Principle, Pursuit of Innovation the Path” and seizing the opportunity of the national “Double First-Class” construction plan, with the goal of building a world-class university, BJUT is ready to write brilliant new chapters as we chase our centenary dream.
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