The Beijing Institute of Technology is a leading public, co-educational university in Beijing. Established in 1940 in Yan’an, the school has been a first-tier top research university in China for more than 50 years. BIT is also one of the national “Project 211” and “Project 985” universities, which were given priority for development by the Chinese government, the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, the Ministry of Education (MOST) and the Beijing Municipal Government.