Beijing University of Science and Technology
| 北京科技大学 | |
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Former names
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Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (北京钢铁学院) |
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| Motto | 求实鼎新 |
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Motto in English
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Seeking Truth and Endorse Innovation |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1952 |
| President | Dr. Zhang Xinxin (张欣欣) |
| Undergraduates | 13,293 (2008) |
| Postgraduates | 8,278 (2008) |
| Location |
Beijing,  China
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| Campus | Urban 557,858 square meters |
| Nickname | Seashell (贝壳) |
| Website |
www.ustb.edu.cn/ (in Chinese) en.ustb.edu.cn/ (in English) |
The University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB; simplified Chinese: 北京科技大学; traditional Chinese: 北京科技大學; pinyin: Běijīng Kējì Dàxúe), formerly known as Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (北京钢铁学院) before 1988, is a national key university in Beijing, China. USTB's metallurgy and materials science programmes are highly regarded in China.
The university was founded in 1952 from the combination of five former colleges. It known then as the Beijing Industrial Institute of Steel and Iron(北京钢铁工业学院). It was renamed as Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (北京钢铁学院) in 1960. The University of Science and Technology Beijing name was not adopted until 1988.
In 1997, USTB was selected into the first tier of universities for China's 211 Project (involved with the development of 100 world class universities in the 21st century for China).
USTB consists of 16 schools, provides 48 undergraduate programs, 121 master programs, 73 doctoral programs and 16 postdoctoral research fields. USTB attaches great importance to the establishment and development of its academic disciplines. As a result of many years of development, 12 national key disciplines such as Ferrous Metallurgy, Materials Science, Materials Processing Engineering, Mechanical Design and Theory and Mining Engineering etc. have long enjoyed established fame both at home and abroad, so are Management Science and Engineering, History of Science and Technology which have won a high reputation as well. Disciplines such as Control Theory and Control Engineering, Thermal Engineering, and Mechatronic Engineering are being developed on a solid basis. In addition, newly developed disciplines such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Environmental Engineering, and Civil Engineering, are glowing with vigor and vitality.
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