University of Science and Technology Beijing

The history of the university of Science and Technology Beijing can be traced back to the establishment of the first mining and metallurgy discipline in modern Chinese history by the Beiyang Western Learning School in 1895. In 1952, the university was formed by the merger of mining and metallurgy departments of six famous domestic universities, including Tianjin University (formerly Beiyang University) and Tsinghua University, and was named Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology, the first higher education institution for the steel industry established in new China. In 1960, it was renamed Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel and was approved as a key national institution of higher learning. In 1984, it became one of the first institutions in the country to formally establish a graduate school. In 1988, it was renamed University of Science and Technology Beijing. In May 1997, the university was among the first batch of universities to be included in the national "211 Project". In 2006, the university became one of the first batch of universities to build an innovation platform for advantageous disciplines under the 985 Project. In 2014, the "Collaborative Innovation Center for Common Technologies of Steel" led by the university was successfully included in the national "2011 Program". In 2017, the university was included in the national "Double First-Class" initiative. In 2018, the university was approved to be jointly built by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the Ministry of Education. At present, the university has developed into a key national university directly under the Ministry of Education, with engineering as its main discipline and coordinated development of multiple disciplines including engineering, science, management, literature, economics and law.

The university consists of the School of Resources and Safety Engineering, the School of Future Cities, the School of Metallurgy and Ecological Engineering, the School of Materials Science and Engineering, the School of Mechanical Engineering, the School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, the School of Automation, the School of Intelligent Science and Technology (Institute of Artificial Intelligence), the School of Computer and Communication Engineering, the School of Mathematics and Physics, the School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the School of Economics and Management, the School of Literature and Law, School of Marxism, School of Foreign Languages, School of Higher Engineering (School of Excellence in Engineering), School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Center for Basic Experiments of Natural Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Guanzhuang Campus, Tianjin University, Shunde Innovation College, State Key Laboratory of New Metal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Green and Low-carbon Steel Metallurgy, National Center for Safety Science of Materials in Service, Steel Common Technology Collaboration Innovation Center, Institute of New Materials Technology, Institute of the History of Science and Technology and Cultural Heritage, Institute of Engineering Technology, Institute of Integrated Innovation, Institute of Big Safety Science, Beijing High-precision Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Frontier Cross-Disciplinary Science and Technology, Institute of Urbanization and Urban Safety, Technical Support Base for Major Accident Prevention and Control in Metal Smelting, Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Institute of Mineral Research It is composed of the Institute of Bio-Agriculture. There are 21 first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points, 32 first-level discipline master's degree authorization points, 5 doctoral professional degree authorization points, 19 master's professional degree authorization points, 19 postdoctoral research stations, and 68 undergraduate programs. The university's four national first-level key disciplines, namely Metallurgical Engineering, materials science and Engineering, Mining Engineering, and history of Science and technology, are renowned both at home and abroad (twice included in the national First-Class discipline construction list in 2017 and 2022). A number of disciplines, including Safety Science and Engineering, Control Science and Engineering, Computer science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, environmental science and Engineering, power Engineering and engineering thermophysics, Civil engineering, Chemistry, Marxist Theory, Management Science and Engineering, Business Administration, and Foreign languages and literatures, have strong capabilities. Design studies, nanoscience and engineering, cultural relics and other interdisciplinary fields are thriving. In 2019, Safety Science and Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Science and Engineering were included in the list of high-precision and cutting-edge disciplines in Beijing universities.

As of December 2024, there are more than 27,000 full-time students, including 13,934 undergraduates, 13,377 postgraduates (including 9,310 postgraduates and 4,067 doctoral students), and 1,070 international students. There are also 4,018 students in continuing education. A multi-level and relatively complete talent cultivation system has been formed, including full-time undergraduate education, postgraduate education, international student education and continuing education.

The school has continuously expanded its social service areas and development space, and has established cooperative relations with more than 420 local governments and large enterprises and institutions in China. At the same time, the school has continuously strengthened international cooperation, deepened people-to-people exchanges between China and foreign countries, and accelerated the improvement of internationalized education. It has established close and friendly cooperative relations with more than 260 universities and research institutions at home and abroad, including RWTH Aachen University in Germany, Tohoku University in Japan, Cambridge University in the UK, and the University of Michigan in the US, continuously contributing to promoting people-to-people connectivity and building a community with a shared future for mankind.

To make new and greater contributions to building a modern socialist country in all respects and advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.