North China Electric Power University (NCEPU; ) is a

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under the

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and former

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based in

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, China under the national Ministry of Education that specialises in

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disciplines. The main campus is located in Beijing, and it has a branch campus in

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Province. There are about 3,000 full-time faculty and staff, 20,000 undergraduates and 7,000 graduate students in this university. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University, identified by the Ministry of Education.

Introduction

North China Electric Power University is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China, and it is officially listed as one of the

, former

universities as well as a "Predominant Discipline Innovation Platform". At present, NCEPU is a key university jointly constructed by the Ministry of Education and the University Council, which is composed of

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, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.,

China Huaneng Group China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd., abbreviated as CHNG or Huaneng Group, is one of the five largest state-owned electricity generation enterprises in China, administrated by the State Council. It engages in the investment, construction, operat ...

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, China Guodian Corporation and

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History

The university was established as the Beijing Institute of Electric Power in 1958. It was later renamed the North China Institute of Electric Power when its location was moved to

province in 1970. When the school merged with the Beijing Power Engineering and Electronics Institute in 1995, it was given its present name. In 2006, the university relocated its main campus back to Beijing. It still operates a branch campus in

. A close neighbour of

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highway, adjoining

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on the east and

Zhongguancun Zhongguancun () is a major technology hub in Haidian District, Beijing, China. Zhongguancun occupies a band between the northwestern Third Ring Road and the northwestern Fourth Ring Road, in the northwestern part of Beijing. Zhongguancun is ...

high technology zone and Shangdi Information Industry base on the west, North China Electric Power University is now located in Zhuxinzhuang, Beijing. It is found in beautiful surroundings. As one of the key universities in China with a history of more than 40 years, this university has been fostering talents in the areas of engineering technology, management, economics and the social sciences. There are more than 8500 students with over 600 graduate students and doctor students.

Administration

Departments

It has the following departments: *Department of Mathematical and Physics Science *Department of Electric Power Engineering *Department of Thermal Power Engineering *Department of Information Engineering *Department of Automation *Department of Computer Science and Technology *Department of Economics and Trade *Department of Finance and Accounting *Department of Law and Politics *Department of Foreign Languages

Schools

It has the following Schools: *Electrical and Electronic Engineering School *Energy and Power Engineering School *Renewable Energy School *Nuclear Science and Engineering School *Economics and Management School *School of Control and Computer Engineering *Environment Engineering and Science School *Human and Social Science School *Mathematical and Physical Science School *Foreign Language School *Science and Technology School There is one centre for post-doctoral studies . The university offers one post-doctoral project program, 7 doctoral programs, 17 master's degree programs and 24 bachelor's degree programs. It has been authorised to admit overseas students. Covering a floor space of , the library has a collection of over a one million volumes. There are five key ministerial subjects, namely power system and its automation, power plant thermal power engineering, theoretical electric engineering, industrial automation and technological economics. Meanwhile, there are three key ministerial laboratories called Power System Intelligence Protection and Control, Industrial Process Simulation and Control, State Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis in Electric Device.

Interscholastic relations

The university has set up cooperative relations with universities and institutes in more than 20 countries and regions such as Britain, United States, France, Russia, Japan and Taiwan. It offers exchange opportunities to students to study at universities in other countries, such as Illinois Tech,

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, the

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and

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, etc. This university is also the starting member of

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, which is a major academic interschool association in northern China.

References

External links

North China Electric Power University Official website
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