Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) is a public university with a traditional focus on science and technology but developing into other areas such as management and humanities. The Institute emphasises ethics in scholarship, discovery of truth, and contribution to mankind through profound academic accomplishments.
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About
History
Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) was founded in 1940 in Yan’an, Shaanxi Province and was relocated to Beijing in 1949. The following year, the main campus and the Departments of Maths, Physics and Chemistry of the Institut Franco-Chinois were merged with BIT.
Education
BIT has four faculties—Faculty of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering, Faculty of Information and Electronics, Faculty of NaturalSciences and Materials, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences—with 19 colleges, as well as the Institute of Educational Research, School of Liberal Arts, School of Continuing Education, School of International Education and Higher Vocational and Technical College, and numerous advanced scientific research centres. BIT comprises more than 3,500 faculty members and 25,000 full-time students. Over 14,000 are undergraduate students, nearly 8,000 are graduate students and over 3,000 are doctoral students.
Research
Engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics and mathematics are the five disciplines in BIT that are ranked among the top 1% in Essential Science Indicators (ESI) global ranking. Over the years, BIT is devoted to improving its research capabilities. High-level achievements have been made in navigation control, injury prevention and safety, mechanical and vehicle engineering, materials science, and information systems and warfare. It has developed a clear edge in technologies relating to intelligent and bionic robotics, space adaptive optics, green energy, modern communications and industrial process control.
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University Ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2018
401
2017
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2016
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QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2019
464 -13
2018
451 -62
2017
389
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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2019
601
2018
601
2017
601
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Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2019
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2018
452 39
2017
491
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
The International Office, established in 1999, is in charge of all international related affairs for BIT.
Major functions include:- Develop, implement and review the international objectives within BIT's Strategic Plan
- Promote BIT research and teaching capabilities to global partners
- Set standards for the development, renewal and termination of international agreements
- Liaise with government offices on internationally related issues and missions
- Promote and encourage the exchange and dissemination of information on international activities and issues across BIT
- Invite and host visiting international delegations.
Library services
Beijing Institute of Technology Library (BITL), originally known as Yan’an Academy of Natural Sciences Library, was established in 1940. It presently consists of Zhongguancun campus library, Xu Teli library and four professional branches covering disciplines from machinery and vehicle engineering, science, humanities to law, with a total floor area of 46,000 square meters.
Student Life
Campus life
BIT has three campuses in Beijing: the Zhongguancun Campus (178 acres), Liangxiang Campus (500 acres) and Xishan Experimental Area (42 acres).
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Student Reviews
dont integrate!recreate.....
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
i would say my stay in china so far has been great my school and education has been great also..thanks to the teachers and my immediate environment .
Basic biology and 'Biotechnology'
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty good at class & research combination, most of the class are basic biology.