Founded in 2008, Beijing Information Science and Technology University was formed by the merger of Beijing Institute of Mechanical Technology under the former Ministry of Machinery and Beijing Institute of Information Engineering under the former Ministry of Electronics. Its school history can be traced back to 1937. On September 20 1 1, the school was approved by the Ministry of Education for the second batch of outstanding engineers' education and training programs.
As of May, 20021year, the school has five campuses, namely Xiaoying, Jianxiangqiao, Qinghe, Jintai Road and Jiuxianqiao, which are located in Haidian District and Chaoyang District respectively, covering an area of 500 mu. There are graduate schools and 18 colleges (departments and centers), offering 43 undergraduate majors, including 14 master's degree authorization points for first-class disciplines, 43 master's degree authorization points in two disciplines, 4 professional master's degree authorization categories and 8 engineering master's degree authorization fields; Full-time teachers 1038, full-time undergraduates 10743, graduate students 1963, international students 144.
The school has five campuses: Xiaoying, Jianxiang Bridge, Qinghe, Jintai Road and Jiuxianqiao, which are located in Haidian District and Chaoyang District respectively, covering an area of 500 mu. There are graduate schools and 18 colleges (departments and centers), offering 43 undergraduate majors, including 14 authorized points for master's degree in first-class disciplines, 43 authorized points for master's degree in two disciplines, 4 authorized categories for professional master's degree and 8 authorized fields for master's degree in engineering.