North China Electric Power University
university in China
North China Electric Power University (NCEPU; 华北电力大学) is a public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the China Electricity Council, and a council composed of 12 giant state-owned power corporations. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
The university specializes in polytechnic disciplines. The main campus is located in Beijing, and it has a branch campus in Baoding, Hebei Province. There are about 3,000 full-time faculty and staff, 20,000 undergraduates and 7,000 graduate students in this university.
Introduction
North China Electric Power University is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China, and it is officially listed as one of the Double First Class University Plan, former Project 211 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 State Grid Corporation of China, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd., China Huaneng Group, China Datang Corporation, China Huadian Corporation, China Guodian Corporation and China Power Investment Corporation.
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 Baoding, Hebei province in 1970.
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