About China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Established as Beijing Petroleum Institute in 1953 following a newfound and pressing need for greater petroleum resources and oil industry manpower, China University of Petroleum, Beijing is among a number of so called "oil universities" in the country.
The Beijing campus is north east of the city centre and 24km from the Great Wall of China. Beijing is the political and cultural centre of China, famed for its historic sights, from the Wall itself to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, but also its modernity and plethora of new buildings designed by leading architects, plus its vast array of restaurants - it has more than 60,000.
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- 7%Percentage of International Students(1)
- 18,061Number of FTE Students(1)
- 18.6No. of students per staff(1)
- 59%Proportion of ISR Publication(1)
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Subjects taught at China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Business & economics
- Economics & Econometrics
- Accounting & Finance
- Business & Management
Engineering & technology
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- General Engineering
Physical sciences
- Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Chemistry
- Physics & Astronomy
Social sciences
- Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
Computer science
- Computer Science
Arts & humanities
- Languages, Literature & Linguistics
