About BIT
Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), originally named the Academy of Natural
Sciences, is a research-oriented public university under the direction of Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology. It receives considerable trilateral supports and
endowments under the agreement signed by Ministry of Education, the Commission
of Science, Technology & Industry for National Defense, and Beijing Municipal
Government in September 2000. BIT offers 66 undergraduate programs, 193graduate
programs, 97 doctoral programs and 19 postdoctoral programs. There are over 27,000
students, including 14,943 undergraduates, 7,878 master’s degree candidates and
3,238 PhD candidates from nearly 100 countries and regions. Since BIT’s founding in
1940, more than 200,000 students have graduated from BIT. There are over 3,500
staff members, including over 2,100 full-time faculty members.
Achievements -- Memorable Records
The first low-angle, height finding radar in China, designed by BIT, was put into use
in 1958.
The first sounding rocket in China, designed and developed by BIT, was launched in
1958.
The first planetarium in China was designed and developed by BIT in 1958.
The first TV system in China was designed and established by BIT in 1958.
BIT: A Leading University in China
 The 10th university approved to enter “985 Project”, which developed 39 Chinese
universities aiming at the world class research-oriented universities since May,
1998.
 One of the first 15 universities approved to enter “211 Project”, which aims to
cultivate 100 key institutions of higher education in China for the 21st century in
1995.
 One of the first 16 national key universities in China in 1959.
BIT: International Rankings
 Top 500 in the World University Ranking by QS World University Rankings
2012/2013.
 Top 100 in the QS Asian University Ranking 2012 and 2013.
Students and Faculty
Figures
Students
Undergraduates
Masters
Ph. D Candidates
International Students
Employees
Faculty
Professors
Associate Professors
Staff
●International Students from 86 countries and regions
●Student employment rate exceeds 97% from 2008 to 2013
27,268
14,943
7,878
3,238
1,209
3,536
2,105
493
856
1,431
●Employer Reputation ranks the 5th among all Chinese universities in QS World
University Rankings 2012/2013
School and Programs
4 Faculties and 19 Academic Schools
Faculty of Mechanical and
Transportation Engineering
 School of Aerospace Engineering
 School of Mechatronical
Engineering
 School of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Natural Sciences and
Materials
 School of Materials Science and
Engineering
 School of Chemical Engineering
and
 Environment
 School of Life Science
 School of Mathematics and
Statistics
 School of Physics
 School of Chemistry
Faculty of Information and Electronics
 School of Optoelectronics
 School of Information and Electronics
 School of Automation
 School of Computer Science and
Technology
 School of Software
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
 School of Management and
Economics
 School of Humanities and Social
Sciences
 School of Law
 School of Foreign Languages
 School of Art and Design
Programs
 66 undergraduate programs
 193 master programs
 97 doctoral programs
ESI World Top 1% Subjects by 2013
 Engineering
 Materials Science
 Chemistry
 Physics
 Mathematics
National Leading Programs
 Mechanical Manufacture and Automation
 Mechatronical Engineering
 Mechanical Design and Theory
 Vehicle Engineering
 Optical Engineering
 Communication and Information Systems
 Signal and Information Processing
 Systems and Utilization Engineering
 Launch Theory and Technology
 Dynamic Equipment and Engineering
 Pyrotechnics
 Engineering Mechanics
 Power Machinery and Engineering
 Physical Electronics
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Control Theory and Control Engineering
Applied Chemistry
Master Programs taught in English
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Aeronautics & Space Science and Technology
Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering
Electronic Science and Technology
Information and Communication Engineering
Control Science and Engineering
Software Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Technology
Law
Business Administration (MBA)
Applied Economics
Computer Science and Technology
Psychology
Biology
Bachelor Programs taught in English
 Mechanical Engineering
 Electrical Engineering
 Electronics
 International Economy and Trade
Partners for Double Degree Programs
(Graduate Programs)
 University of Technology, Sydney
 The University of Newcastle, Australia
 The University of Western Australia
 The Australian National University
 Swinburne University of Technology
Partners for Double Degree Programs
 (Undergraduate Programs)
 The Australian National University, Australia
 University of Waterloo, Canada
 The University of Manchester, UK
 Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
 Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
 Missouri University of Science and
 Technology, USA
 Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
 University of Bayreuth, DE
Scientific Research
Over the past 30 years, BIT has received many national awards of scientific research
and innovation, maintaining the top tier among the Chinese universities.
In 2008, 2009 and 2011, the number of national science and technology awards BIT
received ranked the 4th, 6th and 4th among all universities in China.
In 2013, BIT won one of the two first prizes of the National Technology Invention
Award.
BIT’s annual research fund ranks top 10 among universities in China.
Outstanding Laboratories
Type of Laboratory
State Key Laboratory
Name of Laboratory
State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and
Technology
State Key Laboratory of Complex System Intelligent
Control and Decision
State Engineering Laboratory
Laboratory of Electric Vehicle
Key Laboratories of National Defense
Technology
Laboratory of Mechatronical Engineering and Control
Vehicle Transmission Laboratory
Damage and Protection Laboratory
National Engineering Research Center
National
Engineering
Flame-Retardant Materials
Research
Center
Scientific Achievements
Deep space exploration: Trajectory design for Lunar Orbiter Chang’e II to detect the
small planet Toutatis, which is 7,000,000 km away from the Earth in 2012
Mechanical Engineering: the first car powered by hydrogen internal combustion
engine in China
of
Pure Electric Bus
The latest Humanoid Robots can play Pingppong against each other and against
human being.
Signal processing system for the Shenzhou VIII spacecraft’s unmanned docking with
the Tiangong I space module
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Technology
The Shenzhou VIII spacecraft has taken a life science research device designed by
BIT to carry out experiments in the space.
Environmental Friendly Firework
Global Network
Now, BIT has established collaborative ties with more than 200 universities from 59
countries and regions in the world.
BIT has established two Confucius Institutes with University of Lagos (2009) and
University of Saskatchewan (2012). Both Confucius Institutes are committed to set up
the comprehensive platform for Chinese language teaching, Chinese cultural studies
and cultural exchange activities; The Institutes have strengthened the co-operation
with the partner universities in teaching, scientific research and administration.
Till 2015, to facilitate scientific research, BIT has established 21 Joint Research Centers with
partner universities and corporations.
Joint Research Centers
Joint Research Center for Structure
and Safety
Joint Research Center for German
2
Language and Culture
1
3 Joint Laboratory for Remote Control
4
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10
Joint Research Center for Urban and
Public Safety
Joint Research Center for
Optomechatronics Engineering
BIT-Ericsson Research Center of
Digital Communication Technology
Joint Laboratory for Driver Behavior
and Traffic Safety
Joint Research Center for Neural
Informatics
Joint Laboratory for Scalable
Computing
Joint Laboratory for Language
Information Computing
11
Joint Technology Center for New
Energy
12
Joint Research Center for Technology
Innovation
13 Joint Research Center for Pneumatics
14
15
16
17
18
19
Joint Laboratory for New Concept
Power-Train and Energy
Joint Laboratory for Surface
Engineering
Joint Research Center for Translational
Neurobiology
Joint Research Center for Family
Business
Joint Research Center for New Energy
Vehicle System Dynamics and Control
Joint Research Center for Flame
Retardant Science and Technology
Partners
Year
Ruhr-University Bochum
2009
University Karlsruhe
2010
Tokyo Institute of Technology
2010
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2010
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2010
Ericsson (China) Communication
Company Ltd.
2011
Technical University of Munich
2011
University of Hong Kong
2011
Illinois Institute of Technology
2011
German Research Center for
Artificial Intelligence
Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Samara State Aerospace University
D. I. Mendeleyev University of
Chemical Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Manchester
2011
2011
2011
SMC Corporation
2012
University of Newcastle
2012
University of Auckland
2012
Roskamp Institute
2012
University of Wolverhampton
2012
ETH Zurich
2012
Polytechnic University of Turin
2012
Joint Laboratory for Information
Optics
The Joint Research Center for Energy
21
Materials
20
University of Tokyo
2013
University of Queensland
2014
Contact Information
Academic School
Aerospace
Engineering
Mechatronical
Engineering
Mechanical
Engineering
Optoelectronics
Information and
Electronics
Automation
Computer Science
and Technology
Software
Dean
(International
Relations)
CUI Pingyuan
JIAO Qingjie
JIANG Lan
ZHAO
Changming
LONG Teng
LIU Xiangdong
NIU Zhendong
XUE Jingfeng
Materials Science and CHEN Pengwan
Engineering
Chemical Engineering FENG Jinsheng
and Environment
Life Science
LI Qin
Contact Information
Information
Coordinator
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Management and
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Humanities and
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Foreign Languages
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Art and Design
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Law
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