The chemical discipline of Sinopec University with energy as the background——Interview with Meng Xianghai, the head of chemical engineering and technology of China University of Petroleum (Beijing)

　　The predecessor of China University of Petroleum (Beijing) was Beijing Petroleum Institute, the first petroleum college in New China in 1953
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After 69 years of construction and development, China University of Petroleum (Beijing) has built a discipline and professional layout with distinctive energy characteristics consisting of the main disciplines of petroleum and petrochemicals, supporting disciplines, basic disciplines and emerging interdisciplinary disciplines around the structure of the petroleum and petrochemical industry.
It is related to the advantages of petroleum and petrochemical disciplines such as natural gas engineering, geological resources and geological engineering, basic supporting disciplines such as chemistry, materials science and engineering, and emerging interdisciplinary disciplines such as new energy, new materials and artificial intelligence
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Recently, a reporter from China Chemical Industry News interviewed Meng Xianghai, head of chemical engineering and technology at China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
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　　Reporter: What majors in chemical industry have China University of Petroleum (Beijing) set up? Which majors do you recommend to apply for?

　　Meng Xianghai: China University of Petroleum (Beijing) has set up related majors such as chemical engineering and technology, energy chemical engineering, materials science and engineering
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It is highly recommended for students interested in chemistry to apply for the above chemical majors
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　　The chemical engineering disciplines of China University of Petroleum (Beijing) have strong professional strength
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Among them, the predecessor of the School of Chemical Engineering and Environment was the Department of Chemical Engineering of Tsinghua University, which was merged into the Beijing Petroleum Institute in 1953 and renamed the Department of Refining
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So far, it has developed into a professional college featuring petroleum refining, petrochemical industry, energy chemical industry, environmental science and environmental engineering
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In the world ranking of ESI disciplines, the chemistry discipline entered the top 1% of ESI; in the fourth round of national discipline evaluation, the chemical engineering and technology discipline was rated A-; chemical engineering and technology, energy chemical engineering, materials science and engineering were all It is a national first-class undergraduate professional construction point
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　　Compared with chemical majors in other universities, the chemical majors in China University of Petroleum (Beijing) are all geared to the energy industry and have significant energy characteristics
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Among them, the chemical engineering and technology major combines the historical heritage and characteristics of the school, and focuses on the clean processing and utilization of petroleum resources; the energy chemical engineering major focuses on the clean processing and utilization of coal, natural gas, biomass and other energy sources, as well as new energy utilization and chemical conversion.

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　　Reporter: What are the new changes in the professional setting of China University of Petroleum (Beijing) in recent years?

　　Meng Xianghai: Under the background of "double carbon", the intersection of chemical engineering and other disciplines has seen new growth points in the field of new energy and new materials, and some new specialties have been derived from this
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China University of Petroleum (Beijing) has set up emerging majors such as new energy science and engineering, energy storage science and engineering, and carbon storage science and engineering
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　　These majors focus on the core scientific issues and key technologies in the field of new energy and carbon storage science and engineering, and are oriented towards the development and innovation of application foundations and high-tech fields, leading the technological development in the petroleum and petrochemical fields, and at the same time taking into account the social needs of multiple fields, cultivating general-purpose senior talents , to meet the urgent demand for high-level talents in the energy industry, especially the petroleum and petrochemical industry
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　　There is a large gap in such professionals, and the future employment prospects are bright.
After graduation, students can choose to continue their studies or engage in scientific research, engineering design, technology research and development in oil and gas, chemical, coal, electric power, new energy, universities, research institutions, investment consulting and other industries.
, operational management and policy formulation
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　　Reporter: What is the employment situation of graduates majoring in chemical engineering in the school in recent years? What specific work has the school done in cultivating graduates?

　　Meng Xianghai: In the past three years, the employment rate of chemical engineering and technology and energy chemical engineering has been around 98%
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Among them, the postgraduate guarantee rate is about 27%, and the students who go to graduate school and study abroad account for 25% to 30%, and the overall admission rate is about 55%
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Among the employed students, the employment field is highly related to the major they are studying.
Most of them choose technical research and development, engineering design, sales and management positions related to the chemical industry.
Education, finance and management related jobs
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Taking the graduates of 2020 as an example, 78% of the graduates majoring in chemical engineering and technology are engaged in chemical-related jobs
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The main contracting units of employed students are large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises such as PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC and Sinochem
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　　In terms of discipline construction, the college currently has the State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Industrial Catalysis Key Laboratory, the Multiphase Separation Technology and Equipment Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Education’s new technology engineering research for oil and gas processing.
Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Pollution Prevention and Control, National Engineering Chemistry Teaching Base, Beijing Chemical and Chemical Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, and Refinery Chemical and Automation Simulation Practice Teaching Base
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The school also has established solid practice bases with Yanshan Petrochemical, North China Petrochemical, Shijiazhuang Oil Refinery, etc.
Among them, the Yanshan Petrochemical Practice Base is a national engineering practice education center, a national off-campus practice education base for college students and the first batch of off-campus talent training bases in Beijing.
Talent training, discipline construction, scientific research and social services provide support
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　　As a university with distinctive energy characteristics, China University of Petroleum (Beijing) is in the front line of teaching and scientific research to achieve the goal of "dual carbon".
It has advantageous resources and platforms in terms of talent training, closely integrated with the production and actual needs of enterprises, and cultivates engineering and technical talents and innovative talents who can stand on the country, serve the society, and have a global perspective in the future
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