On December 25^th, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission released the evaluation results of the Beijing “First-class Discipline Construction” initiative. The USTB disciplines of Materials Science and Engineering, led by Academician XIE Jianxin, and Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, led by Prof. FENG Yanhui, were chosen.

The Beijing “First-class Discipline Construction” initiative is jointly implemented by the National Conference on Education, the Conference on Undergraduate Education in the New Age, and the Beijing Conference on Education. In a five-year period, the chosen disciplines will be sponsored for the purpose of improving their overall performance and the quality of talent cultivation so as to boost the economic and social development of advanced industries in Beijing. At the same time, the selected disciplines will be encouraged to take leading roles in the promotion of similar disciplines in other Beijing universities, building working partnerships for the purpose of long-term cooperation, and strengthening the international competitiveness of higher education institutions in Beijing.

USTB will take this opportunity to make greater efforts in strengthening its disciplines, improve talent training methods and enhance the overall performance of its academic disciplines.