The China University of Petroleum () is a state Double First Class 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. It is placed under the administration of the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

. Both of China University of Petroleum - Beijing (CUP) and China University of Petroleum - Huadong (UPC) are Chinese state Double First Class Universities included in the

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, approved by the central government of China. There are two individual entities for China University of Petroleum, UPC and CUP. China University of Petroleum (Beijing) (CUP) is located in Beijing, and China University of Petroleum (Huadong) (UPC) is located in

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and

Dongying Dongying (), a prefecture-level city, lies on the northern (Bohai Sea) coast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, 2,193,518 people resided within its administrative area of and 1,188,656 in the built-up area ...

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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

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* Petroleum research groups in four departments of Peiyang University (now

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) * Part of Department of Chemical Engineering from

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charte ...

* 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

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) It moved to

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Province in 1969, with name changed to Huadong Petroleum Institute. In 1988, it was renamed The University of Petroleum consisting of one part in

as the college and one in

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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 (Huadong) began to move to

, 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

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(second-level) 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

CUP Campuses

China University of Petroleum-Beijing has two campuses, one in

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and the other in

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. It also has its own graduate school under the administration of

. In 1997, it became of member of the first “

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” universities and in 2006 it was nominated as one of the universities to construct National Innovation Platform for Advantageous Disciplines. Now, both of the two entities are included in the Chinese state

Beijing Campus

Beijing campus is situated in

, covers an area of 0.331 km². Until January 2017, there are 1436 teachers, in which 237 professors including two academicians of

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( Wang Tieguan and Gao Deli) and two academicians of

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( Shen Zhonghou and Li Gensheng), and 350 associate professors, in Beijing campus. There are 9 professors received the title of Changjiang Distinguished Professor for Changjiang Scholars Program. Beijing campus currently has 7,714

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students, 5,538 Master students, 1,142

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and approximately 800 overseas students from 52 countries. The Secretary of the Party Committee of China University of Petroleum – Beijing is Shan Honghong (since January 2017) who is the former president of China University of Petroleum (East China). The President of Beijing Campus is Zhang Laibin (since June 2005).

Karamay Campus

Karamay campus opened in October 2015, with the support from Beijing campus,

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on both provincial and municipal levels, as well as the

China National Petroleum Corporation The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) () is a major national oil and gas corporation of China and one of the largest integrated energy groups in the world. Its headquarters are in Dongcheng District, Beijing. CNPC was ranked fourth ...

. Karamay campus is located in

and covers an area of 4.8 km². The Principal of Karamay campus is Zhang Shicheng (since March 2016) who is the Vice President in Beijing campus as well (since September 2008). Karamay campus is geographically close to several countries in China's Belt and Road Initiative, namely,

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, Pakistan, and

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. It teaches

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

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finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of f ...

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, TCFL (Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language). At present, the teachers are constituted by two parts: about one half are assigned by Beijing campus, who are either

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s or

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s, and the other half are employed by Karamay campus, of whom two thirds are

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s. The scope of teaching and research covers areas like

Geological Engineering Geological engineering is a discipline of engineering concerned with the application of geological science and engineering principles to fields, such as civil engineering, mining, environmental engineering, and forestry, among others.M. Diederichs, ...

, Petroleum Engineering, Geophysical Prospecting, Well Testing,

Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials in ...

Mechanics Mechanics (from Ancient Greek: μηχανική, ''mēkhanikḗ'', "of machines") is the area of mathematics and physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. Forces applied to objec ...

, Storage and Transport, and

Electric Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

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, Ideological Politics,

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, and P.E. In the fall semester of 2016, it enrolled the first batch of 461

students from 16 nationwide.

Qingdao and Dongying

China University of Petroleum – Huadong is located in

. It also manages its old campus in

Rankings and reputation

China University of Petroleum is often ranked No. 1 among Chinese universities in the field of petroleum related subjects and 41st globally according to the latest ''QS World University Rankings by Subjects'' in "Petroleum Engineering" subjects. Global University Rankings of CUP: *

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: 701–800th globally *

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: 601–800th globally * THE World University Impacts Rankings in "Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure": 57th globally * US News Best Global Universities Ranking: 605th globally

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

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, Politburo member *

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– former

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member, Secretary of the Central Politics and Law Commission