The University of Science and Technology Beijing(USTB)was founded in 1952 following the amalgamation of the best departments in related fields of five eminent universities as a result of a nationwide reorganization of the higher education system. Over half a century of remarkable growth, it has developed into one of the most influential key national universities sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Its main focus is on engineering; at the same time it maintains a balanced programme of science, management, humanities, economics and law. It was one of the first universities to be entitled to establish state-approved graduate schools and was chosen to be part of China's "211 Project", which is designed to develop a hundred first rate universities in the 21st century. USTB has 11 post-doctoral research centers, 73 doctoral degree programs, 121 master’s degree programs and 48 undergraduate programs. There are over 30,000 enrolled students include 857 international students.