Five. According to official website of Yanshan University, Yanshan University originated from Harbin Institute of Technology and was founded in 1920, with five academicians. Yanshan University was identified as a national key institution of higher learning on 1978. At present, there are 9 post-doctoral mobile stations in the school, 10 is a first-level discipline authorized by doctoral degrees, 48 doctoral degrees are authorized by two disciplines, and 24 master's degrees are authorized by first-level disciplines.