Lanzhou Petrochemical University of Vocational Technology

Overview

Lanzhou Petrochemical University of Vocational Technology is located in Lanzhou city. The university was born with the first modern refinery and the first chemical industrial base in People’s Republic of China. The history of the school can be traced back to Lanzhou Petroleum School of the Ministry of Petroleum and Lanzhou Chemical School of the Ministry of Chemical Industry, as well as Lanlian (Lanzhou Refinery Company) Workers’ University and Lanhua (Lanzhou Chemical Company) Workers’ University, which were founded in 1956. In 1999, the university was transformed into the first independently established public higher vocational and technical college in Gansu Province. In May 2021, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, the education resources of relevant colleges and universities were integrated to set up a vocational and technical university at the public undergraduate level, and it is now one of the 10 public vocational and undergraduate universities in China.

The school has four campuses, namely Xigu East Campus, Xigu West Campus, New District Campus and Baiyin Campus, with a total area of more than 2,600 mu and more than 1,400 full-time and part-time teachers. Focusing on the petrochemical, chemical, energy, equipment manufacturing and other industries and the needs of local economic and social development, the university offers 117 vocational undergraduate, higher vocational, and secondary vocational (technician) majors, including 4 national demonstration majors and 10 backbone majors, 2 higher vocational schools to enhance the ability of professional service industry development project majors, and 18 provincial demonstration, characteristic, and backbone majors. There are 1 national vocational education teaching innovation team, 2 national skill master studios, 3 national technical experts, and 18 provincial teaching teams.

International students have the following options of study at Lanzhou Petrochemical University of Vocational Technology:

(1) Undergraduate programs

Programs

• Petrochemical Technology
• Applied Chemical Technology
• Electrical Engineering and Automation