Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, hereinafter referred to as Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which is characterized by information technology, focusing on engineering, and coordinating the development of management, literature and science. It is a member university of Beijing Hi-Tech University Alliance. It is one of the national key projects of "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Innovation Platform of Engineering Superiority Discipline", and has been included in the first batch of "Excellent Plan" and "1Plan". Known as "the cradle of information technology talents in China".
Its predecessor was Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications, the first post and telecommunications institution in New China, which was founded in 1955. 1960 was identified as a national key university by the State Council. 1993 changed its name to "Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications". In 2000, it was listed in the ranks of universities directly under the Ministry of Education. 20 12, the first-level discipline of information and communication engineering ranks first in the country.