About BITBeijing 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 FacultyFiguresStudents 27,268Undergraduates 14,943Masters 7,878Ph. D Candidates 3,238International Students 1,209

Employees 3,536Faculty 2,105

Professors 493Associate Professors 856

Staff 1,431

●International Students from 86 countries and regions

●Student employment rate exceeds 97% from 2008 to 2013●Employer Reputation ranks the 5th among all Chinese universities in QS World University Rankings 2012/2013

School and Programs4 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 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 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 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 Control Theory and Control Engineering Applied Chemistry

Master Programs taught in English

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 ResearchOver 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 LaboratoriesType of Laboratory Name of LaboratoryState Key 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 DefenseTechnology

Laboratory of Mechatronical Engineering and Control

Vehicle Transmission Laboratory

Damage and Protection Laboratory

National Engineering Research Center National Engineering Research Center of Flame-Retardant Materials

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

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 Partners Year

1Joint Research Center for Structure and Safety

Ruhr-University Bochum 2009

2Joint Research Center for German Language and Culture

University Karlsruhe 2010

3 Joint Laboratory for Remote Control Tokyo Institute of Technology 2010

4Joint Research Center for Urban and Public Safety

Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2010

5Joint Research Center for Optomechatronics Engineering

Chinese University of Hong Kong 2010

6BIT-Ericsson Research Center of Digital Communication Technology

Ericsson (China) Communication Company Ltd.

2011

7Joint Laboratory for Driver Behavior and Traffic Safety

Technical University of Munich 2011

8Joint Research Center for Neural Informatics

University of Hong Kong 2011

9Joint Laboratory for Scalable Computing

Illinois Institute of Technology 2011

10Joint Laboratory for Language Information Computing

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

2011

11Joint Technology Center for New Energy

Moscow Power Engineering Institute Samara State Aerospace University D. I. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology

2011

12Joint Research Center for Technology Innovation

Georgia Institute of Technology University of Manchester

2011

13 Joint Research Center for Pneumatics SMC Corporation 2012

14Joint Laboratory for New Concept Power-Train and Energy

University of Newcastle 2012

15Joint Laboratory for Surface Engineering

University of Auckland 2012

16Joint Research Center for Translational Neurobiology

Roskamp Institute 2012

17Joint Research Center for Family Business

University of Wolverhampton 2012

18Joint Research Center for New Energy Vehicle System Dynamics and Control

ETH Zurich 2012

19 Joint Research Center for Flame Polytechnic University of Turin 2012

Retardant Science and Technology

20Joint Laboratory for Information Optics

University of Tokyo 2013

21The Joint Research Center for Energy Materials

University of Queensland 2014

Contact Information

Academic School Dean(International Relations)

Contact Information InformationCoordinator

Contact Information

Aerospace Engineering

CUI Pingyuan +86 10 68911368cuipy@bit.edu.cn

LI Yan +86 10 68913463liyan14991@bit.edu.cn

Mechatronical Engineering

JIAO Qingjie +86 10 68913767jqj@bit.edu.cn

DONG Qianya +86 10 68913417ivya.dong@hotmail.com

MechanicalEngineering

JIANG Lan +86 10 68914517jianglan@bit.edu.cn

WANG Taipeng +86 10 68918187wangtaipeng1985@163.com

Optoelectronics ZHAOChangming

+86 10 68913757zhaochangming@bit.edu.cn

CUI Xiaohong +86 10 68918445xhcui@bit.edu.cn

Information and Electronics

LONG Teng +86 10 68911616longteng@bit.edu.cn

FU Jingxin +86 10 68918596fujingxin@bit.edu.cn

Automation LIU Xiangdong +86 10 68912460xdliu@bit.edu.cn

ZHANG Nan +86 10 68913758zn@bit.edu.cn

Computer Science and Technology

NIU Zhendong +86 10 68915209zniu@bit.edu.cn

WANG Mingzhong wangmz@bit.edu.cn

Software XUE Jingfeng +8610 68915664xuejf@bit.edu.cn

ZHAO Fengnian +86 10 68914939zhaofengnian@263.net

Materials Science and Engineering

CHEN Pengwan +86 10 68918155pwchen@bit.edu.cn

XIU Jinli +86 10 68913947xiujl@bit.edu.cn

Chemical Engineering and Environment

FENG Jinsheng +86 10 68914009analchemie@bit.edu.cn

ZHANG Chunjuan +86 10 68912671scee@bit.edu.cn

Life Science LI Qin +86 10 68915998liqin@bit.edu.cn

XIAO Wen +86 10 68915956xw2099@bit.edu.cn

Chemistry ZHANG Xiaoling +86 10 68913154zhangxl@bit.edu.cn

ZHANG Jing +86 10 68914780Ext 801bitsos@bit.edu.cn

Physics HU Haiyun +86 10 68914839 ZHOU Geyu +86 10 68911355

Mathematics and Statistics

TIAN Yubin +86 10 68912582;+86 10 81383936;tianyb@bit.edu.cn

SUN Jing +86 10 68913829;+86 10 81384701;sunjing@bit.edu.cn

Management and Economics

YAN Zhijun +86 10 68912845yanzhijun@bit.edu.cn

QIU Yehan +86 10 68918350lgbyyb@bit.edu.cn

Humanities and Social Sciences

LI Jian +86 10 68912754lijianbit@bit.edu.cn

ZHANG Rongfeng +86 10 68912801zhangrf@bit.edu.cn

Foreign Languages JIANG Aihong +86 10 68911439aihongjiang@126.com

XIANG Xuchun +86 10 68912690xiangxc@bit.edu.cn

Art and Design JI Yong +86 10 68912681+86 10 68915619jiyong@bit.edu.cn

YUAN Yuan evoyuan@hotmail.com

Law LI Shouping +86 10 68915513lishouping@bit.edu.cn

LIN Tong +86 10 68915173lintong@bit.edu.cn

Institute of Education HE Haiyan +86 10 68918219ehaiyan@bit.edu.cn

SHAN Jiefei +86 10 68912793shanjiefei@163.com