Beijing Institute of Technology

BIT is also one of the national ¡°Project 211¡± universities receiving preferential support from the government. In 2000, BIT was listed in ¡°Plan 985,¡± which gives priority for development by Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND), Ministry of Education (MOE) and Beijing Municipal Government. In 1999, BIT passed the evaluation for ¡°Outstanding in Undergraduate Program¡± sponsored byBIT ranks among the first-class universities for its high educational and research quality, strong faculty teams, and academic programs with distinctive characteristics.