China University of Petroleum, Beijing Campus (CUPB), is located in a scenic region of tourist interest in Changping County, Beijing, about 5 miles to the Ming Tombs and 15 miles to the Great Wall. CUPB offers not only engineering programs in oil and gas science including chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, geoscience and mechanical and electronic engineering, but also, in computer science, business management and Chinese Language Study programs of a full range from diploma, bachelors and master's to doctoral programs. For its great achievements in education and research, the university, as a national key university, has successfully passed the prejudication conducted by all the authorized organizations of different levels for a government-launched "211 Project" (i.e. In the 21st Century, China will focus its investment on 100 institutions of higher learning to accelerate their development.) and has been selected as one of the first institutions implementing the project by China State Educational Ministry