Yanshan University, referred to as "Yanda", is located in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. It is a national key university jointly established by the People's Government of Hebei Province, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. It is a "double first-class" discipline construction university supported by Hebei Province. He has successively been selected as a member of the National High-level University Construction Postgraduate Program, the National Construction University Key Discipline Program, the Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program, the National College Students' Innovation Experiment Program, the National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, the National Model University for Deepening Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform, the China Municipal Government Scholarship Receiving Agency for Foreign Students in China, the Beijing Hi-Tech University Alliance, the CDIO Engineering Education Alliance, the "Belt and Road" Aerospace Innovation Alliance, and the observer of the Sino-Russian Engineering University Alliance.
The school originated from Harbin Institute of Technology and was founded in 1920. From 65438 to 0958, the heavy machinery and related majors of Harbin Institute of Technology moved to Fulaerji District, Qiqihar City, an important industrial town, and established the Institute of Heavy Machinery of Harbin Institute of Technology. 1960 Independent School, named Northeast Heavy Machinery Institute, became a university directly under the former Ministry of Machinery Industry. 1978 was identified as a national key institution of higher learning. From 1985 to 1997, the whole school moved to Qinhuangdao. 1997 was renamed Yanshan university with the approval of the former state education commission. 1998 was transferred to Hebei Province by the former Ministry of Machinery Industry, which was jointly built by the central and local governments and mainly managed by Hebei Province. In 2000, Hebei Light Industry Management School was merged into Yanshan University.
As of June 20021year, the school covers an area of 4000 mu; There are graduate schools and colleges directly under 17; 1 1 postdoctoral mobile station, 14 first-class doctoral programs, 1 professional doctoral programs, 30 first-class master programs, 17 professional master programs and 64 undergraduate majors; 5 national key disciplines; 3,200 faculty members; 38,000 students; Four disciplines entered the top of ESI ranking in the world 1%.