Urumqi Petroleum School, the predecessor of Xinjiang Petroleum Institute, was founded in 1955. 1In August, 958, Xinjiang Petroleum Institute was established on the basis of Urumqi Petroleum School. 1962 National economic adjustment, Xinjiang Petroleum Institute was ordered to stop enrolling students. 1964, all students of the college graduated, and Xinjiang Petroleum Institute was closed. 198365438+1October 17 The Ministry of Education approved the restoration of Xinjiang Petroleum Institute, which has 9 teaching departments (departments), 5 undergraduate majors and 7 specialist majors and their directions, and enrolls students for Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Chongqing and other border provinces. From 65438 to 0999, Xinjiang Petroleum Institute was restructured into China Petroleum Xinjiang Training Center (Xinjiang Petroleum Institute), which was responsible for all kinds of training for employees of petroleum and petrochemical enterprises. In order to make full use of the remaining teaching resources, the Center cooperated with Xinjiang University, Karamay Vocational and Technical College, China Youshi University and Northeast Petroleum University to continue full-time academic education and online correspondence education.

Xinjiang Petroleum Institute conscientiously implements the Party's educational policy and the policy of "grasping with both hands and being hard with both hands", strives to cultivate qualified construction talents of all ethnic groups needed for the development and reform of the petroleum industry and local economy, continuously deepens various teaching reforms, and improves teaching quality and level. 1996 was awarded as a qualified school for undergraduate teaching evaluation by the State Education Commission.

Xinjiang Petroleum Institute has more than 70 full and associate professors, senior experimenters and senior experts, accounting for 30% of the total number of teachers, and more than 200 teachers with intermediate titles. The library has a collection of 6.5438+0.7 million volumes, more than 0.000 kinds of Chinese and foreign periodicals, more than 40 subject laboratories, 3 language labs, metalworking practice factories and electronic practice bases, and more than 2,000 pieces of teaching and research equipment. The college has 9 teaching departments, including exploration, petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, economic management, computer, foundation, preparatory course and social science, with the major of 16. The college fully implements the selection and training project of "excellent students", "top students" and "special students" to encourage and support students to study hard and aspire to success; An incentive fund for donating money to study has been set up to provide high scholarships for all kinds of outstanding students, forming a good incentive mechanism.

The college insists on the construction of spiritual home as an important content of cultivating talents. Through party schools, league schools, Marxist-Leninist study groups and other organizations, help students establish a scientific world outlook, outlook on life and good moral values; Guide students to learn humanistic knowledge through the second classroom and broaden their knowledge; Organize students to carry out colorful cultural activities and strive to create a good campus cultural atmosphere.

The school address is No.0/89, Youhao South Road, Urumqi, with the postcode of 830000.