Beijing Jiaotong University

Beijing Jiaotong University

北京交通大学 (Chinese)
Motto	知行
Motto in English	knowing and doing
Type	Public
Established	1896 (1896)
President	Wang JiaQiong (Chinese: 王稼琼; pinyin: Wáng Jià Qióng)
Administrative staff	2,980
Undergraduates	14,620
Postgraduates	8,036
Address	No. 3, Shangyuan Village, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China , Beijing , Beijing Municipality , China 39°57′00″N 116°20′14″E
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue
Affiliations	Beijing Tech Sino-Spanish University Alliance (SSU) CDIO Initiative
Website	www.bjtu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	北京交通大学
Traditional Chinese	北京交通大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijīng Jiāotōng Dàxué

Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU; Chinese: 北京交通大学; lit. 'Beijing Transport University'), previously Northern Jiaotong University, is a public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transport, the Beijing Municipal People's Government, and China State Railway Group Company Limited. The university is part of the Double First Class University Plan and Project 211.

History

The Old Gate pictured in 1920.

The university was a component of Jiaotong University (also named Chiao Tung University). In September 1909 the Postal Department of the Qing government founded the Railway Management Institute in Beijing. In 1920 the Republic of China was founded and BJTU was attached to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications with its name changed to "Ministry of Communications Traffic Training Institute". Meanwhile, it increased some subjects including the electrical engineering, cable broadcast and radio. In 1921 it merged with two technical schools in Shanghai and Tangshan to form the Jiaotong University. There were three campuses in Beijing, Shanghai and Tangshan.Beijing Jiaotong University was called "Jiaotong University Beijing School" at that time. The Beijing campus was named National Jiaotong University, Beijing (中国交通大学) in 1949. In 1950 the Beijing campus was renamed Northern Jiaotong University (Chinese: 北方交通大学). In September 2003 it was renamed Beijing Jiaotong University (Chinese: 北京交通大学) to make its locality explicit. The Shanghai campus has since separated into two universities which are now Shanghai Jiaotong University (上海交通大学) and Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学).

There are five Jiaotong Universities in China named: Shanghai Jiaotong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Beijing Jiaotong University, Southwest Jiaotong University and National Chiao Tung University.

Beijing Jiaotong University is listed in Double First Class University Plan, former 211 Project universities and 985 Project Innovation Platform. In 2017, Beijing Jiaotong University enters the ranks of double first-class construction.

The Library as of 2007.

Another look at the Library at night.

The ginkgo trees on the campus turn yellow as the autumn season deepens. November, 2010.

Schools and faculties

As of 2009, Beijing Jiaotong University has the following under its administration:

• Electronic Information Engineering Institute
• Computer and Informational Technology Institute
• Economy Management Institute
• Communication and Transportation Institute
• Civil Engineering and Architecture Institute
• Mechanical and Electronic Control Engineering Institute
• Electric Power Institute
• Physical Sciences Institute
• Humanities and Social Sciences Institute
• Languages and communication studies Institute
• Long-Distance and Continued Education Institute
• Software Engineering Institute
• Architecture and Art Institute

The university has 22 research institutes and 39 laboratories which include the transportation system simulation laboratory and transportation automation laboratory.

The university library has over a million books, 3000 Chinese and foreign journals, numerous documents on microfiche and audio and video documents on various modern media.

Beijing Jiaotong's facilities include its own transmitter tower, hospital, hotels, TV station, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, gym, arboretum, moot courts, lip balm monkeys, museum, art gallery, railway line and stadium.

As of 2017, there are 25,569 full-time students on the campus. There are 7,527 graduate students working on master's or PhD programs, 500 international students and 8,767 engaged in correspondence programs, night schools and other full-time programs.

There are 2844 faculty members and scientists at the university, 10 of which are academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, 286 full professors and 588 associate professors. The Transportation, Engineering, Law and ICT faculties are particularly well-regarded.

Identity

Badge

• Outer ring circle and gear circle are concentric circles in calibration
• The school name is Mao Zedong font "Beifang Jiaotong University"
• English use balc font "BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY"
• "1896"representative school founding time
• The round anvil, hammer, chain and gear symbolize industrial manufacturing and products; books symbolize science and knowledge; gear symbolize management, reflecting that the school is a university with science and engineering as its main part.

Motto

Beijing Jiaotong University students' time : “知行”

Undergraduate programs

Discipline (Degree)	Program	Program Code	School
Engineering	Communication Engineering	080703	School of Electronic and Information Engineering
	Automation	080801
	Rail Traffic Signaling and Control	080802T
	Electronic Science and Technology	080702
	Mechanical Engineering*	080201	School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering
	Vehicle Engineering	080207
	Measurement, Control Technology and Instrumentation*	080301
	Energy and Power Engineering	080501
	Industrial Engineering	120701
	Mechatronics Engineering	080204
	Civil Engineering	081001	School of Civil Engineering
	Environmental Engineering	082502
	Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering	081003
	Engineering Mechanics	080102
	Transportation*	081801	School of Traffic and Transportation
	Logistics Engineering	120602
	Traffic Engineering*	081802
	E-Commerce	120801
	Nano-materials and Technology	080413T	School of Science
	Computer Science and Technology*	080901	School of Computer and Information Technology
	Biomedical Engineering	082601
	Internet of Things Engineering	080905
	Information
	Electrical Engineering and Automation*	080601	School of Electrical Engineering
	Software Engineering	080902	School of Software Engineering
	Urban and Rural Planning	082802	School of Architecture and Design
Economics	Economics	020101	School of Economics and Management
	Finance	020301K
Management	Labor and Social Security	120403
	Business Administration	120201K
	Marketing	120202
	Financial Management	120204
	Accounting	120203K
	Logistics Management	120601
	Information Management and Information System	120102
	Engineering Management	120103
	Tourism Management	120901K
	Security Management	120106TK
Science	Information and Computation Science	070102	School of Science
	Opto-electronic Information Science and Engineering	080705
	Materials Chemistry	080403
	Mathematics and Applied Mathematics	070101
	Statistics	71201
Architecture	Architecture	082801	School of Architecture and Design
Arts	Graphic Design	130502	School of Architecture and Design
	Environmental Design	130503
	Digital Media Arts	130508
	English Language	050201	School of Languages &Communication Studies
	Communication	050304
	Spanish Philology	050205
Law	Law	030101K	School of Law
Logistics Management	120601
Communication	050304

Note:
1. The table is made with reference to “The Catalog of Undergraduate Programs of Regular Higher Education Institutions of China, 2012”. 2. Length of Schooling: Urban and Rural Planning-5 years; Architecture-5 years; Others-4 years. 3. The programs marked with * are accredited by Washington Accord.

International students

Siyuan Building

Students on Graduation Day

Tianyou Great Hall

Pool of Brightness

The university is a member of the Beijing University of Science and Technology Alliance. According to the university website, in July 2018 the university established cooperative relations with 235 universities and famous multinational enterprises in 45 countries including the United States, Britain, Germany and France.

Confucius Institutes have been established in Belgium, United States and Brazil to spread Chinese culture throughout the world. In 2017 the school officially joined the international railway cooperation organization (OSJD) which enhanced the school's influence and voice in the international railway field.

Joining the China-CEEC Association of Colleges and Universities has laid a solid foundation for the university to expand its cooperation and exchanges with central and eastern European countries. BJTU hosted the Belt and Road Initiative rail transit training school and the annual meeting of the China-ASEAN rail transit training alliance.

The university signed a cooperation agreement with Russia and Zhan Tianyou College. China and Indonesia signed a cooperation agreement on jointly building a China-Indonesia high-speed railway research center with the Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia. BJTU also offers Dual Degree Program with Universiti Malaysia Pahang in Malaysia.

BJTU is also one of the first universities authorized by the Chinese government to accept foreign students. BJTU enrolled over 3,000 foreign students and visiting scholars from as many as 71 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. BJTU has agreements with universities in the United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Singapore, Japan, Australia. Former U.S. President Barack Obama visited JiaoDa during a state visit to Beijing.

"Entering China" project

"Entering China" is an international exchange program sponsored by BJTU and the China Women and Children Development Center.

The project promotes international education, cultural exchange and cooperation between Chinese and foreign students. The program is jointly organized by BJTU and the China Women and Children Development Center in order to provide comprehensive education services for international students.

In 2007, BJTU appointed Studypath as a strategic technology partner to co-ordinate student enrollment in the project. The online service is a 'technological study-path' available worldwide that supports the exchange program both before and after the students arrive in China.

BJTU also cooperates with Shanghai Jiaotong University allowing business and economics students to use both campuses.

Notable alumni

• Hu Haifeng, politician and former businessman & scholar, child of the paramount leader of President People’s Republic of China (fourth generation of Chinese leadership).
• Cheng Kejie, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
• Liang Tsai-Ping, guzheng player.
• Mao Yisheng, structural engineer, an expert on bridge construction, and a social activist.
• Zheng Zhenduo, a Chinese journalist, writer, archaeologist, and scholar.
• Liu Han, founder of China's first radio station, "Father of China Broadcasting".
• Li Hejun, founder and chairman of Hanergy.

External links

• Official website
• Official website (in Chinese)
• Official website of Studypath
• Official jwc website