In 1895, the Beiyang Western Academy had formed the very first mining and metallurgy academic divisions in modern China. This later paved the path for the establishment of the Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology in 1952, which was later given the name, the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Though mainly a university providing engineering and technology-based programs, it also offers a wide range of programs in science, management, humanities, economics and law. The university comprises of 16 schools offering a range of Bachelors’, Masters, Doctoral and short term programs, and special Chinese language programs. Apart from this, the university comprises of 5 specialized institutes, 2 high tech laboratories and 2 state of the art centres. USTB also offers scholarships to deserving international students. These scholarship programs provide various benefits including tuition fee waiver, free accommodation and a monthly allowance of CNY 3000 for students pursuing Masters programs, and CNY 3500 for students pursuing Doctoral programs. On-campus housing is available to students, with rooms on double occupancy basis with all necessary amenities. The university comprises of the International Student Centre which helps students with matters related to the visa, insurance, scholarships, study support, counselling services, alumni, accommodation, regulations and policies for international students.