China University of Petroleum
| 中国石油大学 (华东) | |
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Beijing Petroleum Institute Huadong Petroleum Institute University of Petroleum |
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| Motto | 惟真惟实 |
| Type | National Public |
| Established | 1953 |
| Chairman | Ke Liu |
| President | Honghong Shan |
| Location | Qingdao and Dongying, China, P.R. |
| Nickname | Shi Da (石大) |
| Affiliations | Project 211 |
| Website | http://www.upc.edu.cn/ |
| 中国石油大学 (北京) | |
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Beijing Petroleum Institute Huadong Petroleum Institute University of Petroleum |
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| Motto | 厚积薄发 开物成务 |
| Type | National Public |
| Established | 1953 |
| Chairman | Qingzhe Jiang |
| President | Laibin Zhang |
| Location | Beijing, China, P.R. |
| Nickname | Shi Da (石大) |
| Affiliations | Project 211 |
| Website | http://www.cup.edu.cn/ |
The China University of Petroleum (simplified Chinese: 中国石油大学; traditional Chinese: 中國石油大學; pinyin: Zhōngguó Shíyóu Dàxué) is a university system in China. It consists of two universities: China University of Petroleum (East China), located in Qingdao and Dongying, and China University of Petroleum (Beijing), located in Beijing. Both are regarded as the best universities in the field of petroleum related subjects in China. They are placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education.
The university, founded in 1953, was known then as Beijing Petroleum Institute. It was founded acquiring the best petroleum associated departments in the country:
It moved to Dongying, Shandong Province in 1969, with name changed to Huadong Petroleum Institute. In 1988, it was renamed The University of Petroleum consisting of one part in Dongying as the college and one in Beijing as the graduate school. Each gradually developed into universities with both undergraduate and graduate students. In January 2005, its name changed to China University of Petroleum. In 2004, China University of Petroleum (East China) began to move to Qingdao, and completed the relocation in 2012. Dongying campus currently serves as the base for continuing education, remote education, research laboratories, and industry collaboration.
China University of Petroleum specializes in upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum science and engineering, in the overall level of domestic lead. Its five national key specialties are:
China University of Petroleum - Beijing is located in Changping District, Beijing. China University of Petroleum - East China is located in Qingdao. It also manages its old campus in Dongying.
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