中国矿业大学英文介绍

China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) is one of the key national universities under the direct administration of the China’s Ministry of Education. It is also one of the universities which host a graduate school with the approval of the Ministry of Education, and one of that in the national “211 project”, a government program designed to support and improve top-level institutions of higher learning in China.

CUMT grew out of Jiaozuo School of Railroad and Mines, which was established in 1909 and was later expanded and renamed Jiaozuo Institute of Technology. In 1950, Jiaozuo Institute of Technology moved to Tianjin and was renamed the China Institute of Mining and Technology (CIMT). It became the first higher learning institution in the field of mining in China.

In 1952, during a national readjustment of higher learning institutions, the mining engineering departments of Tsinghua University and the now-defunct Beiyang and Tangshan Railroad Universities were merged into CIMT. In 1953, the Institute moved to Beijing and was renamed Beijing Institute of Mining and Technology (BIMT), where it became one of the eight most renowned institutes in Beijing. In 1960, BIMT was rated a key university in the nation. During the period of the Cultural Revolution, it moved to Sichuan Province and was renamed the Sichuan Institute of Mining and Technology. In 1978, with the approval of the State Council, a new campus was established in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, with the school name restored to CIMT, and was rated by the government as one of China’s 88 key state universities.

In 1988, the institution was formally renamed the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), and in 1997, a second campus in Beijing was established with the approval of the Ministry of Education.

As the oldest higher learning institution with a focus on mining engineering in the country, CUMT has been and continues to receive much attention and support from leaders of the central government. On May 11, 1988, Deng Xiaoping inscribed in his own handwriting the name of CUMT (it appears on the cover of this brochure) which is a mark of great distinction in Chinese culture. On January 19, 1996, then President Jiang Zemin and vice-premier Wu Bangguo personally inspected the facilities for coal water mixture preparation technology on the Beijing campus. On May 18, 1999, Jiang Zemin wrote the inscription for CUMT’s 90th anniversary as “Be enterprising and innovative in exploration, be rigorous and meticulous in academic pursuits, and build the China University of Mining and Technology into a first-class university of science and technology in the field of energy resources.” On June 16, 1999, former premier Li Peng wrote a second inscription entitled “Develop the cause of energy resource science and education. Train outstanding talents for the new century.” Former vice-premier Li Lanqing visited the school on October 8, 1999, followed by Mrs. Chen Zhili, the State Councilor and former Minister of Education, who paid a visit in May 2002.