Northeast Electric Power University (NEEPU; ) is a university in
Jilin
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...
City,
Jilin
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...
Province, China. It was formed in 1949 in
Changchun
Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...
and was moved to Jilin in 1955. It focuses on engineering and has about 19,000 full-time students.
History
In 1949, NEEPU was founded in
Changchun
Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...
, it grew out of Changchun Electrical Machinery Advanced Professional School, which was the first school of Electrical Engineering set up by the new Republic of China.
In 1955, NEEPU moved to
Jilin
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...
from
Changchun
Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...
.
In 1958, NEEPU became an undergraduate institute of higher learning, named Jilin Electric Power Institute.
In 1978, its name was changed to
Northeast China Institute of Electric Power Engineering. Originally the university had been under leadership of
Ministry of Electric Power of the People's Republic of China.
From 2000, NEEPU has been under the management model of joint-building by the central and local governments.
Approved by the
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level department under the State Council responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs across the country. The Min ...
in December 2005, its name was changed to Northeast Dianli University.
In 2016, the university changed its English name to Northeast Electric Power University.
External links
Official web-site in ChineseOfficial web-site in English
Universities and colleges in Jilin
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