History and Development

Founded in 1946, North China University of Technology traces its roots to the Peking Advanced Vocational School of Technology. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it changed several names as Beijing Heavy Industry School, Beijing Iron and Steel School of Technology, and Beijing Institute of Metallurgy and Mechatronics. It has been officially renamed as North China University of Technology since 1985 and has come under the administration of the Beijing Municipal Government in 1998. Nowadays, NCUT has developed into a multidisciplinary university featuring engineering while compatible also in disciplines of science, literature,economics, management, law and arts. With its inheritance “to serve, to thrive and to strengthen” the country, NCUT has committed to the industrial modernization and has emerged as a backbone force to serve local economic and social development, cultivate high-level talents, and conduct advanced technological research and development. Entering the new era, the university steers towards to become a distinctive, high-level engineering university.

Beautiful Campus

North China University of Technology is located in Shijingshan District, Beijing, covering an area of 452 mu (approximately 30.13 hectares) with a total construction area of 400,000 square meters. Boasting an elegant environment and a profound humanistic atmosphere, the university established the first art museum among science and engineering colleges nationwide in 1986. It has been recognized as one of the “Top 10 Most Beautiful Campuses among Beijing Universities”. The university has steadily promoted the construction of a smart campus, green campus, and healthy campus, and was named an "National Model Unit of Economical Public Institutions" in 2019.

Faculty, Staff, and Students

NCUT currently has a total of 16,878 full-time students, including 11,029 undergraduates, 3,800 postgraduates, 220 degree-seeking international students, and 188 second-bachelor’s degree students.

The university employs 1,265 faculty and staff members, among whom 1,005 are full-time teachers. The faculty team comprises 14 national high-level talents, as well as over 80 provincial high-level talents and distinguished teachers. There are 32 doctoral supervisors, with 65.2% of full-time teachers holding doctoral degrees and 56.7% possessing senior professional titles. The university also boasts 6 municipal-level academic innovation teams and excellent teaching teams, along with 3 outstanding undergraduate education teams.

Talent Cultivation

NCUT has established a comprehensive educational system, spanning from undergraduate to master’s and doctoral programs, and encompassing full-time education, adult higher education, and international student education. The university boasts 2 first-level doctoral program authorization sites (Mechanical Engineering, Control Science and Engineering), 1 doctoral talent training program for national special needs, 18 first-level master’s program authorization sites, 10 professional master’s degree categories, and 39 undergraduate enrollment programs. It has 13 national first-class undergraduate program construction sites, 20 Beijing municipal first-class undergraduate program construction sites, 2 key first-class programs among Beijing universities, 8 programs accredited (evaluated) by professional authorities, and 4 programs accredited by ACBSP, an international business accreditation body. The university has secured 33 national first-class courses, high-quality undergraduate courses, and teaching materials (including key ones) recognized by Beijing universities. Equipped with 29 national and provincial-level teaching and research platforms, it has undertaken 2 MOE Emerging Engineering Education Research and Practice projects, 1 Emerging Liberal Arts Education Research and Reform Practice project, and 18 Beijing Higher Education Undergraduate Teaching Reform and Innovation projects. Since 2003, the university has won 2 Second Prizes of National Teaching Achievement Awards, 1 Grand Prize, 17 First Prizes, and 31 Second Prizes of Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Awards.

The university also houses 6 Beijing municipal experimental teaching demonstration centers. It vigorously promotes innovation and entrepreneurship development, with its “College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base” hosting 93 teams to date. Over the past five years, an average of more than 2,000 undergraduate participates have won awards in provincial-level and above discipline competitions annually. Nearly one-third of graduates pursue further studies, and the employment rate has remained stable at around 96% for consecutive years. The scale of postgraduate enrollment has grown year by year, with 1,000 postgraduates winning awards in provincial-level and above discipline competitions.

Disciplinary Features

The university’s Engineering discipline ranks among the top 1% globally in ESI, while Computer Science and Technology was rated as a Grade B discipline in the 4th National Discipline Evaluation. Control Science and Engineering entered the top 20% of Shanghai Ranking’s Best Chinese Disciplines in 2020 and was approved as a High-Precision and Cutting-Edge Discipline among Beijing universities. Power Electronics Engineering ranked among the top 400 in Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects in 2020, leading all universities under Beijing’s administration. The doctoral talent training program for national special needs has successfully passed the acceptance inspection by the Ministry of Education. Actively promoting interdisciplinary integration, the university has constructed the “324 Disciplinary System”, establishing three key disciplinary clusters of “Intelligent Control”, “Intelligent Manufacturing”, and “Smart City”. It has also developed two distinctive interdisciplinary fields in “Energy Storage” and “Emerging Risk Prevention and Control”. Additionally, the university has achieved remarkable breakthroughs in four emerging areas including “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, “Artificial Intelligence”, “Integrated Circuits”, and “New Materials”.

Scientific Research

Closely aligned with Beijing’s construction of the “Four Centers” and international science and technology innovation center, as well as the operation and governance needs of the capital as a megacity, NCUT gives full play to its roles in technological R&D and think tank support. It has established leading advantages in fields such as intelligent transportation, energy conservation and environmental protection, risk prevention and control & disaster early warning, new materials, and green power supply. Meanwhile, the university has played an important think tank role in economic management, legal services, and green livability.

The university boasts 16 provincial and ministerial-level key laboratories, engineering technology research centers, and 1 national key laboratory joint construction base, and has participated in the establishment of 3 provincial and ministerial-level collaborative innovation centers. It has also set up 13 university-affiliated R&D institutions, including the High-Precision and Cutting-Edge Innovation Research Institute, Energy Storage Engineering Center, and Emerging Risk Research Institute. Leveraging its geographical advantages, the university has built the “North China University of Technology Science and Technology Park” and been approved as a Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Base.

To date, the university’s scientific research achievements have won 8 Second Prizes of the National Scientific and Technological Progress Award, 1 Lu Xun Literature Prize, and more than 80 provincial and ministerial-level awards.

International Exchange

NCUT is designated as an institution authorized to enroll international students under the Chinese Government Scholarship Program. It has been approved as a Beijing “Belt and Road” National Talent Training Base and authorized to prepare for the establishment of the Jingshi International College of Humanities and Communication.

The university has established inter-university cooperative relationships with 126 institutions of higher education in 40 countries and regions, offering more than 80 student exchange programs in various forms. Currently, it hosts over 600 international students from more than 70 countries.

NCUT is home to Beijing’s first undergraduate Sino-British cooperative education institution—the Brunel London School of North China University of Technology. In collaboration with Andijan State Technical Institute in Uzbekistan, it has founded the “Modern Engineering College” to cultivate international talents for the construction of the “Belt and Road” Initiative.