About the organization
China University of Petroleum (UPC) is a national university directly affiliated to the Ministry of Education. UPC is a higher education institution co-constructed by the Ministry of Education, five national energy enterprise groups and the People’s Government of Shandong Province. Honored as “the cradle of talents in petroleum science and technology”, UPC is an important training base for outstanding talents in the petroleum and petrochemical industry. UPC has already developed into a multi-disciplinary, well-rounded engineering university specialized in petroleum and petrochemistry. The main campus is located in Qingdao, a city with an internationally high reputation as “sailing city” and “sea city” and a city with the most charming scenery. Qingdao campus faces the beautiful Tangdao Bay and nears the picturesque Little Pearl Hill. At present, UPC has 980 international students from 74 countries for long-term study, 916 of whom pursue their degrees. It has a total of 1628 full-time teachers, including 7 academicians of the Chinese Academies, 900 professors and associate professors, and 167 PhD. supervisors.