Organization

Host

Beijing Jiaotong University

Introduction:

Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), a national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education, jointly supported by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Transport, Beijing Municipal Government, and China State Railway Group Co., Ltd, is an active contributor to the development of the "National 211 Project", the "985 Innovative Platforms for Key Disciplines Project" and the 'Double First-Class' construction.

Organizer

School of Architecture and Design, Beijing Jiaotong University

Introduction:

School of Architecture and Design can be traced back to the former Department of Architecture (the name was later changed to Department of Architecture, Beijing Jiaotong University), Tangshan School of Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University founded in 1946. In 1951, the Department of Architecture was moved to Beijing campus of Beijing Jiaotong University. At the end of 1952, schools and departments around the country were adjusted, and the Department of Architecture was moved to Tianjin University. In 1985, Beijing Jiaotong University resumed enrollment of architecture major. In 1991, the undergraduate program of architecture was changed to five-year program. In 2002, the undergraduate program of art design was added. In 2007, the Department of Architecture was separated from the School of Civil And Architectural Engineering and became a secondary unit directly under the university, named Department of Architecture and Design. In 2012, the name was changed to School of Architecture and Design.

Supporter

Nanjing Tech University

Nanjing Tech University has a history of more than one hundred years as a cradle of education. It is one of the first batch of 14 universities of the Higher Education Innovative Capacity Promotion Plan with the goal of enhancing the innovative ability of talents, disciplines and scientific research at the national level. NanjingTech is a key institution of higher learning in Jiangsu Province, which is piloting comprehensive reforms and strategy for developing a strong faculty of talents. Nanjing Tech University is among of the first group of institutions of higher learning approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education for the training of "Excellent Engineers" and the comprehensive reform of graduate education for professional degrees.