Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology
北京石油化工学院

Why Study at Beijing Institute of Petrochemica l Technology, China

 As the first batch of institutions of higher learning, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology have been approved firstly to carry out the “talents training Project” to serve the Special needs of the State and the first batch of "Education and training Program for Excellence Engineers" and it is credited as pilot universities in the CDIO engineering education reform. It was founded in 1978, formerly known as Beijing Petrochemical College and the second Branch of Beijing Institute of Chemical Engineering. In 2000, the right of management was transferred from Chinese Petrochemical company to Beijing capital. It was constructed by the central government and Beijing city. The school has three campuses respectively in Qingyuan, Kangzhuang, Yanshan, covering an area of 466mu, building area of 214,000 square meters.

(1) History
 It was founded in 1978, formerly known as Beijing Petrochemical College and the second Branch of Beijing Institute of Chemical Engineering. On November 29th, 1992, with the approval of the State Education Commission, the Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology was upgraded on the basis of the Beijing College of Petroleum and Chemical Technology. In 2000, the right of management was transferred from Chinese Petrochemical company to Beijing capital. It was constructed by the central government and Beijing city. In October 2011, the university was approved to become a pilot unit for training postgraduates of master's degree.
 
(2)Discipline and programs
As of September 2014, there are 13 colleges including departments, ministries and 27 undergraduate majors. As of September 2014, the school has 3 national specialty, 8 national "excellent engineer education and training plan" pilot specialty, 1 "undergraduate teaching engineering" pilot major for comprehensive reform, 5 special specialty in Beijing; There are 2 national engineering practice education centers, 1 national virtual simulation experimental teaching center, 2 national university students' off-campus practical education bases and 3 Beijing university experimental teaching demonstration centers. There are 2 talent training and research bases in Beijing, 5 talents training bases outside school in Beijing, 5 excellent teaching teams in Beijing, and 6 excellent courses in Beijing.
 
(3)Academic facilities and Scientific research 
As of September 2014, the school has 3 key laboratories in Beijing, 11 scientific and technological innovation teams in Beijing, 1 university engineering research center in Beijing, and 1 philosophy and social science research base in Beijing. The total value of scientific research instruments and equipment reached 430 million yuan, and 1.77 million books were collected in the library. It has 797 faculty members, of which 517 were full-time teachers and 48.5 percent were full-time teachers with doctorate degrees. As of September 2014, the Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology has been integrated into the new Beijing, Daxing New District Construction, signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Beijing Bureau of production Safety Supervision and Administration, the Daxing District Government and the Daxing District Government, Beijing Printing Institute, Beijing Construction University co-construction of the science and technology park of Jingnan University.
 
 
(4)Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology University Achievement
From 2009 to 2014, the school won more than 50 projects, such as the provincial and ministerial level science and technology progress first prize, the second prize 3, the third prize, the national natural science foundation, the state social science foundation, the national 973 project, and so on. The cost of project has reached more than 1,100, 000 yuan. More than 420 papers have been published, of which more than 80 have been collected by SCI, EI, ISTP, and 52 national patents have been applied for, of which 28 have been authorized and 10 monographs have been published. The Journal of Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology is a comprehensive academic journal sponsored by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission and sponsored by Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, published in 1993.  The school, together with more than 120 enterprises and institutions such as Yanshan Petrochemical, has set up a cooperative talent training base for production, education and research, which is the first national experimental base for production, education and research cooperation in Beijing. 
 
(5)Communication and international cooperation
As of September 2014, the school has established cooperative relations with more than 20 foreign universities and scientific research institutions from different countries including the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Norway, Finland, Malaysia, etc. The international education of BIST has been accepting international students studying in China. Every year, a group of excellent teachers and students are sent to foreign universities to exchange and study, and a certain number of foreign students are invited to study at the university, and a considerable number of foreign experts are invited to teach at the university, thus promoting international exchanges and cooperation.
 
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