The school was founded in 1953, and changed its name to Petroleum University in 1988, gradually forming a pattern of running schools in Shandong and Beijing;

1997, petroleum university officially entered the ranks of the first batch of national "2 1 1 project";

June 5438+October 2005 10, the school was renamed China Youshi University;

In 20 10, the school became one of the first 6 1 pilot universities in China to implement the "excellent engineer education and training plan".