North University of China

North University of China (NUC), formerly known as North China Institute of Technology (1993-2004) and Taiyuan Institute of Machinery (1958-1992), is located in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. NUC is a multi-disciplinary university, encompassing engineering, science, liberal arts, economics, management, law, and education. NUC occupies an area of 170 hectares, neighboring beautiful scenery of green mountains and a murmuring river. NUC consists of 13 schools and is authorized by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council to offer 26 PhD programs, 82 Master programs and 62 Bachelor programs. There are over 2385 working staff at NUC, of which 5 are academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering. Full time enrollment stands at 28000, including 3000 Ph.D. and Master Candidates. NUC features 16 State, Provincial or Ministerial key disciplines and houses State, Provincial, or Ministerial key laboratories, bases, and research centers, and NUC National Science Park. Ever since 2006, NUC has been undertaking over 3 800 research projects from the state or enterprises, and the fund for scientific research and technological development has reached 2.4 billion Yuan RMB. NUC has achieved tremendous accomplishments in a great number of research projects, some of which have won high-level awards, including 5 Second Prizes of National Award for Science & Technology and 108 Provincial Awards for Science & Technology. NUC pursues a scientific developing strategy and endeavors to seize every possible opportunity.