Yanshan University (YSU) is a provincially run university in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China. It began life as the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in 1920, which was moved to the industrial town of Fulaerji, Qiqihar in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and then renamed the School of Heavy Machinery of HIT.

It gained independence as the Northeast Heavy Machinery Institute and moved southward to the historic resort city of Qinhuangdao in 1985. It was accredited by the former State Education Commission in 1997 and adopted the name Yanshan University.

The university’s campus covers 330 hectares and has a student population of 37,000, with a faculty and staff team of 2,700.

YSU consists of 18 schools and one independent department: school of mechanical engineering; school of material science and engineering; school of electrical and electronic engineering; school of information technology and engineering; school of economics and management; school of civil engineering and mechanics; school of sciences; school of humanities and law; school of foreign languages; school of environmental and chemical engineering; school of fine arts; school of automotive and energy engineering; school of postgraduate studies; school of international exchange; Li Ren School; school of vocational training; school of continuous education; the school of defense technology; and department of physical education.

Qinhuangdao City, where Yanshan University is based, is a coastal resort city 260 km northeast of Beijing. It is one of China’s most popular tourist destinations, attracting visitors from China and across the world. Highlights include the beginning of the Great Wall (or Lao Longtou), the First Pass Under Heaven (the Shanhai Guan) on the Great Wall, the summer resort Beidaihe Beach, the sandy Golden Beach at the Nandaihe area, the safari zoo, and many other scenic spots which are easy to access

Yanshan University (YSU), co-constructed by Hebei Provincial Government, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and National Defense Science and Industry Bureau, is participating in the country’s construction plan of national first-class university and world-class disciplines with strong support from Hebei Provincial Government. YSU is a member of the Cooperation Consortium of Beijing High Technology Universities.

The origin of Yanshan University (YSU) can be traced back to the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) founded in 1920. In 1978, it was accredited as a national key institution of higher learning. YSU campus covers an area of 4,000 mu (or 267 hectares) with a total floor space of 1,060,000 m2 . At present, the university has a student population of 38,000 and a faculty and staff of 3,200, including 2,200 teachers, of which 466 are professors (including 219 doctoral advisors) and 634 associate professors. Among them there is one Academician of China Academy of Sciences, two distinguished professors from the Recruitment Program of Global Experts (Thousand Talents Plan), one professor from the Recruitment Program for Young Professionals, seven distinguished professors from the Changjiang Scholars Program, and nine winners of the China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists.

YSU has 11 postdoctoral research stations, 11 first level disciplines authorized to offer doctoral degree, 28 first level disciplines authorized to offer master degree, 10 disciplines authorized to offer professional master degree, 17 disciplines authorized to offer master degree of engineering, 64 undergraduate programs. With such a wide range of disciplines, YSU has become a multiversity with emphasis laid on engineering studies and importance attached to liberal arts, sciences, economics, management, law, fine arts, philosophy and education. YSU has 5 national key disciplines, 5 national defense key disciplines and 16 provincial key disciplines, and 2 of its disciplines (engineering and materials) are listed in the global top 1% of ESI.

With 20 schools and colleges, YSU has reached international leading-edge level in research fields of heavy machinery complete equipment, metastable materials science and technology, theory and technology of parallel robotics, fluid drive and electro-hydraulic servo control technology, theory and technology of industrial automatic control, precision plastic molding technology, forging technology and heat treatment techniques for large forgings, and mechanical structure and materials science under extreme conditions. YSU has won 17 national science and technology awards consecutively since 2000, including 2 First Prizes and 9 Second Prizes of National Science and Technology Progress Award, 3 Second Prizes of National Technology Invention Award, and 3 Second Prizes of National Natural Sciences Award. YSU has undertaken more than 800 national research projects, including those funded by 973 Program, 863 Program as well as the National Natural Sciences Foundation and the National Social Sciences Foundation. In 2013 and 2014, two scientific research achievements were selected “China Top 10 Science Progress” and “Top 10 Science & Technology Progress of Chinese Universities”.

YSU has reached internationally leading-edge level in research fields of heavy machinery complete equipment, metastable materials science and technology, theory and technology of parallel robotics, fluid drive and electro-hydraulic servo control technology, theory and technology of industrial automatic control, precision plastic molding technology, forging technology and heat treatment techniques for large forgings, and mechanical structure and materials science under extreme conditions.

YSU has won 17 national science and technology awards consecutively since 2000, including 2 First Prizes and 9 Second Prizes of National Science and Technology Progress Award, 3 Second Prizes of National Technology Invention Award, and 3 Second Prizes of National Natural Sciences Award. YSU has undertaken more than 800 national research projects, including those funded by 973 Program, 863 Program as well as the National Natural Sciences Foundation and the National Social Sciences Foundation. In 2013 and 2014, two scientific research achievements were selected “China Top 10 Science Progress” and “Top 10 Science & Technology Progress of Chinese Universities”.

YSU actively fosters international academic exchanges and cooperation, and has built friendly cooperative ties with over 80 high-level universities and institutes of more than 20 countries including England, America, Canada, Germany, Russia, France, South Korea and Japan, carrying out international exchanges and cooperation in fields of student and teacher exchange, scientific research cooperation, cooperation in running school and cooperatively held conferences. At present, YSU has 200 foreign students from 43 countries all over the world, including Chinese learning students, undergraduate students, postgraduate students and PhD candidates. With both long-term and short-term Chinese programs offered to international students at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels, YSU is authorized to give HSK tests. YSU offers Hebei Province Government Scholarship and Yanshan University Scholarship to outstanding international students. Welcome students from all over the world to study for a degree and/or learn Chinese language at Yanshan University.

Yanshan University is a national key university jointly established by the People's Government of Hebei Province, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the National Defense Science and Technology Industry Bureau, a national first-class university and a world-class discipline construction university supported by Hebei Province, and a member of the Beijing University of Science and Technology Alliance .

The school originated from Harbin Institute of Technology and was founded in 1920. In 1958, the Department of Heavy Machinery and related majors of Harbin Institute of Technology were relocated to Fulaerji District, Qiqihar City, an industrial town, and Harbin Institute of Technology College of Heavy Machinery was established. It was run independently in 1960, and was named the Northeast Heavy Machinery College, and became a university directly under the former Ministry of Machinery Industry. In 1978, it was identified as a national key university. From 1985 to 1997, the whole school moved south to Qinhuangdao. In 1997, it was renamed Yanshan University after being approved by the former State Education Commission. In 1998, it was transferred from the former Ministry of Machinery Industry to Hebei Province, where the central and local co-construction was carried out, focusing on the management of Hebei Province. In 2000, Hebei Light Industry Management School was incorporated into Yanshan University.

In 2016, as one of the two colleges and universities selected by the Ministry of Education, the school's national certification for engineering majors has been inspected by international experts from the Washington Accord, supporting China to formally join the Washington Engineering International Organization for Engineering Education. The school's 11 engineering majors have passed the engineering education professional certification, marking that the quality of personnel training in these majors has been recognized internationally and entered the "first square" of global engineering education.

The school covers an area of ​​4,000 acres and a building area of ​​1.06 million square meters. At present, there are 38,000 students in general higher education. There are 3,200 faculty members, including 2200 full-time teachers, including 481 professors and 641 associate professors. Among the teachers are 328 doctoral supervisors. There are 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 6 members of the National Thousand Talents Program, 5 members of the National Ten Thousand Talents Program, 10 distinguished professors of the Yangtze River Scholars Award Program, and 11 winners of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund.

The school has 11 post-doctoral mobile stations, 14 first-class disciplines of doctoral degree, 1 professional doctoral degree category, 30 first-level disciplines of master's degree, 17 professional master's degree categories, 64 undergraduate majors, and has formed engineering-oriented , 8 disciplines such as literature, science, economics, management, law, arts, education, etc. jointly developed; 5 national key disciplines, 5 national defense specialty disciplines and 16 provincial key disciplines, engineering The three disciplines of science, materials science, and chemistry entered the top 1% of the global ESI ranking. In the fourth round of national subject evaluations, eight disciplines received Class B or higher evaluation results, of which mechanical engineering is A, ranking the top 10% nationwide, materials science and engineering is B +, and the top 20% nationwide.

The school has graduate schools and 18 directly-affiliated colleges, namely the School of Mechanical Engineering, the School of Materials Science and Engineering, the School of Electrical Engineering, the School of Information Science and Engineering (School of Software), the School of Economics and Management, the School of Foreign Languages, the School of Construction Engineering and Mechanics, Grammar College (School of Public Management), College of Marxism, College of Science, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, College of Art and Design, College of Vehicles and Energy, College of Physical Education, Liren College, College of National Defense Science and Technology, College of International Education and College of Continuing Education.

The school has the State Key Laboratory of Metastable Material Preparation Technology and Science, the National Engineering Technology Research Center for Cold-Rolled Strip Equipment and Technology, the National Manufacturing Engineering Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing Forming Technology and Equipment, and Mechanical Structure and Materials Science Defense under Extreme Conditions Key Discipline Laboratory, National Innovation Talent Training Demonstration Base, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base, Intelligent Control System and Intelligent Equipment Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Provincial-Ministry Cooperative Innovation Center, National Technology Transfer Demonstration Organization, 3 Hebei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Centers And 43 provincial and ministerial key laboratories, engineering technology research centers and social science research bases; there are National University Science Park and Yanshan University Press.

The school is engaged in complete sets of heavy machinery equipment, metastable materials science and technology, parallel robot theory and technology, fluid transmission and electro-hydraulic servo control technology, industrial automation control theory and technology, precision plastic forming technology, large forging process and heat treatment technology, Under the conditions, research fields such as mechanical structure and materials science have advanced international standards. Since 2000, the school has successively won 19 national science and technology awards, including 2 first prizes for national science and technology progress, 9 second prizes, 4 second prizes for national technological inventions, and 4 second prizes for natural science. "," 863 ", National Key Research and Development Plan, National Natural Science Foundation of China and National Social Science Foundation of 970 projects. In 2013 and 2014, the school has two consecutive scientific research results selected into the "Top Ten Progresses in Science in China" and "Top Ten Progresses in Science and Technology in Chinese Universities".

The school proactively meets the needs of the new era, new technology, and new economic development, actively promotes the cross-integration and coordinated development of scientific research, lays out emerging research fields and research directions, and aims at comprehensively improving scientific and technological innovation capabilities and producing first-class research results. Layout and construction of "three research institutes and three centers", namely the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Research Institute, the Marine Science and Engineering Research Institute, the Kangyang Industry Technology Research Institute, the High Voltage Science Research Center, the Nano Energy Materials Research Center, and the special transportation equipment research center. The construction of these new scientific research institutions will play an important role in creating the peak of disciplines, cultivating top talents, leading scientific and technological innovation, and promoting industrial development.

The school actively carries out international academic exchanges and cooperation, and has established friendly and cooperative relations with more than 80 international high-level universities and research institutions in more than 20 countries and regions including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, Russia, France, South Korea, and Japan. To carry out international exchanges and cooperation in the fields of student exchange, teacher exchange, scientific research cooperation, cooperative schooling, and joint conferences.

Taking national equipment manufacturing industry, strategic emerging industries, national defense technology industry and regional economic and social development as its mission, more than 40,000 teachers and students of Yanshan University are full of spirit, emancipate their minds, forge ahead, and develop scientifically. A distinct, domestic first-class, world-renowned research university. "