History
The university was founded in 1952 from the combination of five former colleges. It known then as the Beijing Industrial Institute of Steel and Iron(北京钢铁工业学院). It was renamed as Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (北京钢铁学院) in 1960. The University of Science and Technology Beijing name was not adopted until 1988.
In 1997, USTB was selected into the first tier of universities for China's 211 Project (involved with the development of 100 world class universities in the 21st century for China).
| Beijing Industrial Institute of Steel and Iron 1952 |
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| Beijing Steel and Iron Institute 1960 |
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| University of Science and Technology Beijing 1988 |
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