Beijing University of Technology
| 北京工业大学 | |
Seal of Beijing University of Technology
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| Motto | 不息为体 日新为道 |
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Motto in English
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Taking persistence in pursuit as the substance, taking innovation everyday as the way |
| Type | Public |
| Established | October 15, 1960 |
| President | Liu GongHui |
| Students | 20,000 |
| Undergraduates | 12,000 |
| Postgraduates | 8,000 |
| Location |
Beijing, China 39°52′33″N 116°28′55″E / 39.87591°N 116.48207°ECoordinates: 39°52′33″N 116°28′55″E / 39.87591°N 116.48207°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue |
| Affiliations | NAHLU |
| Website | http://www.bjut.edu.cn/ |
Beijing University of Technology (simplified Chinese: 北京工业大学; traditional Chinese: 北京工業大學; pinyin: Běijīng Gōngyè Dàxué), also called Beijing Polytechnic University or Bei Gong Da (北工大), is recognized as one of the Project 211 universities. The University has established a multidisplinary academic structure, offering a variety of programs and is involved in diversified research in the fields of Science, Engineering, Economics, Management, Liberal Arts, and Law.
Beijing University of Technology was founded in 1960 with five engineering departments. The first group of students was transferred from Beijing Institute of Technology and Beijing Normal University.
In 1981, Beijing University of Technology formed the graduate school, in 1985, the school started granting the Doctoral degrees with international standard.
In 1990, Beijing Tech acquired the College of Economics and Management from Beijing Union University, and later in 1993, Beijing Computer Institute became College of Computer Science as part of the university. In 1993, Beijing Tech formed the Experimental College by cooperating with local business, which later became an independent college. Over the decades, the social science's played a significant role therein. Especially, the achievements of faculties in facet of Economics,Law and other social sciences have indicated that this university has been changed into a de facto comprehensive university with wide variety of schools and colleges thoroughly. The most achievements is mainly focused on the engineering research and education.
Beijing Tech is a key university under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Municipal Government. It has the following colleges (faculties):
Beijing University of Technology is located in the southeastern Beijing. The campus covers an area of about 800,000 square metres with 4,940,000 square meters of floor space.
Beijing Tech's main library is a modern complex occupying a floor area of more than 20,000 square meters. The library houses about 700,000 printed materials, 60,000 e-books, more than 40 kinds of database resources, forming a documentation resource system which meets the demands of teaching and research. The library also cooperates with the Capital Library of Beijing and the Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Science, providing professional services to the student and faculty.
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