China University of Petroleum

China University of Petroleum – Huadong
中国石油大学 (华东)
Former names	Beijing Petroleum Institute; Huadong Petroleum Institute; University of Petroleum;
Motto	惟真惟实
Type
Established	1953
Chairman	Ke Liu
President	Fang Hao
Location	Qingdao and Dongying and Beijing, China, P.R.
Nickname	Shí Dà Huadong(石大华东)
Affiliations	Project 211
Website	http://www.upc.edu.cn/

China University of Petroleum – Beijing
中国石油大学 (北京)
Former names	Beijing Petroleum Institute; Huadong Petroleum Institute; University of Petroleum;
Motto	厚积薄发开物成务
Type
Established	1953
Chairman	Honghong Shan
President	Laibin Zhang
Location	Beijing, China, P.R.
Nickname	Shí Dà Beijing (石大北京)
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 in China. It consists of China University of Petroleum (Beijing), and China University of Petroleum (Huadong). Both are regarded as the best universities in China according to the QS World University Rankings by Subjects in "Petroleum Engineering" subjects.^[1]^[2] It is placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.^[3]

History[]

The university, founded in 1953, was known then as Beijing Petroleum Institute. It was founded acquiring the best petroleum associated departments in the country:

Petroleum research groups in Department of Geology, Department of Mining and Department of Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University
Petroleum research groups in four departments of Peiyang University (now Tianjin University)
Part of Department of Chemical Engineering from Peking University
Part of Department of Mathematics from Yanching University (now merged into Peking University)
Some students and faculty from fluid fuel research group in Department of Chemical Engineering from Dalian Institute of Technology (now Dalian University of Technology)
Some students and faculty in Department of Mining and Department of Chemical Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical Institute (now the Northwestern Polytechnical University)

It moved to Dongying, Shandong Province in 1969, with name changed to . 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. The 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:

Chemical Engineering and Technology
Mineral Resources Prospecting and Exploration
Oil and Gas Well Engineering
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering
Oil and Gas Field Development Engineering

Campus[]

China University of Petroleum – Beijing is located in Changping District, Beijing.^[4] It also has a branch at Karamay, Xinjiang.

China University of Petroleum – East China is located in Qingdao. It also manages its old campus in Dongying.

Rankings and reputation[]

China University of Petroleum is often ranked no.1 among Chinese universities in the field of petroleum related subjects^[2] and 41st globally according to the latest QS World University Rankings by Subjects in "Petroleum Engineering" subjects.^[1]

Global University Rankings of CUP:

Academic Ranking of World Universities: 701–800th globally^[5]
Times Higher Education World University Rankings: 601–800th globally^[6]
THE World University Impacts Rankings in "Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure": 57th globally^[7]
US News Best Global Universities Ranking: 605th globally^[8]

Notable alumni[]

The alumni of CUP include the top officials of China, CEOs of major oil companies, members of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and members of Chinese Academy of Engineering, etc. The most famous alumni are,

Wu Yi – former Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Politburo member
Zhou Yongkang – former Politburo Standing Committee member, Secretary of the Central Politics and Law Commission

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "China University of Petroleum，Beijing". Top Universities. July 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Engineering – Petroleum". Top Universities. June 29, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ "教育部财政部国家发展改革委关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设学科名单的通知" [Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first-class universities and disciplines] (in Chinese).
^ "Home." China University of Petroleum-Beijing. Retrieved on January 17, 2016. "China University of Petroleum-Beijing, 18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing China"
^ "China University of Petroleum – Beijing | Academic Ranking of World Universities – 2020 | Shanghai Ranking – 2020". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ "China University of Petroleum, Beijing". Times Higher Education (THE). September 18, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ "China University of Petroleum, Beijing". Times Higher Education (THE). September 18, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ "China University of Petroleum_US News Best Global University Ranking". US News and World Report.

External links[]

China University of Petroleum
China University of Petroleum (in Chinese)
China University of Petroleum, Beijing
China University of Petroleum, Beijing (in Chinese)
China University of Petroleum (Archive)
China University of Petroleum, Beijing (Archive)

[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "China University of Petroleum，Beijing". Top Universities. July 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[:1-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Engineering – Petroleum". Top Universities. June 29, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[Chinese_Department_of_Education-3] "教育部财政部国家发展改革委关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设学科名单的通知" [Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first-class universities and disciplines] (in Chinese).

[4] "Home." China University of Petroleum-Beijing. Retrieved on January 17, 2016. "China University of Petroleum-Beijing, 18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing China"

[5] "China University of Petroleum – Beijing | Academic Ranking of World Universities – 2020 | Shanghai Ranking – 2020". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[6] "China University of Petroleum, Beijing". Times Higher Education (THE). September 18, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[7] "China University of Petroleum, Beijing". Times Higher Education (THE). September 18, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[8] "China University of Petroleum_US News Best Global University Ranking". US News and World Report.

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中国石油大学 (北京)

Former names	Beijing Petroleum Institute Huadong Petroleum Institute University of Petroleum
Motto	厚积薄发开物成务
Type
Established	1953
Chairman	Honghong Shan
President	Laibin Zhang
Location	Beijing , China, P.R.
Nickname	Shí Dà Beijing (石大北京)
Affiliations	Project 211
Website	http://www.cup.edu.cn/