The College of Nuclear Science and Technology at Harbin Engineering University originated from the Nuclear Power Plant Engineering Program established in 1958 at “Harbin Military Engineering Institute” (Harbin Military Academy). To meet the needs of national nuclear science and technology industrial development, the College of Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) was officially founded on December 12, 2005. The college adheres to a development vision of “internationalization, openness, research-orientation, and high standards” and has refined its cultural philosophy as “cultivating virtue and integrity, pursuing knowledge and inquiry, embracing inclusiveness, and achieving harmony in diversity.”

Over the years of teaching and research, the College has attracted and nurtured a group of renowned nuclear power experts and outstanding young scholars, forming a high-level, internationally-oriented faculty team characterized by reasonable structure, strong motivation, and collaborative spirit. The College currently employs 139 staff members, including 91 full-time faculty members. Among them, 27 hold senior professional titles, 44 hold associate senior titles, and 82 faculty members have doctoral degrees, accounting for 90% of the total faculty. The College has 37 doctoral supervisors and 42 master’s supervisors. It has invited 50 domestic and international part-time (visiting) professors, including 4 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and over 40 distinguished scholars from around the world. The College boasts over 10 recipients of national-level talent awards and more than 30 provincial and ministerial-level talents. It is home to the Ministry of Education’s Technology Innovation Team and one of Heilongjiang Province’s first “Top Talent Teams.” Currently, the College has 1,766 students, including 950 undergraduates, 371 master’s students, 303 doctoral students, and 142 international students.

The College currently hosts a postdoctoral research station in the first-level discipline of “Nuclear Science and Technology,” as well as doctoral and master’s degree authorization points in the same field. It is a key discipline under the “211 Project” and designated as a priority by the State Administration of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense. The College offers two undergraduate programs: “Nuclear Engineering and Technology” and “Nuclear Chemical and Nuclear Fuel Engineering.” The “Nuclear Engineering and Technology” program is among the first batch of national first-class undergraduate programs and the first nuclear engineering program in domestic universities to pass engineering education accreditation. The “Nuclear Chemical and Nuclear Fuel Engineering” program is also a national first-class undergraduate program, included in the first cohort of the Ministry of Education’s “Excellence Engineer Education and Training Plan,” and the first program of its kind in China to achieve accreditation. The College possesses various high-level research and teaching platforms, including a university disciplinary innovation and talent introduction base, a national virtual simulation experimental teaching center under the Ministry of Education, a provincial-ministerial co-established collaborative innovation center, an engineering research center of the Ministry of Education, a National International Joint Research Center under the Ministry of Science and Technology, a national key laboratory for ship thermal energy and power, a key laboratory under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Heilongjiang provincial key laboratories, and provincial-level experimental teaching demonstration centers.

The College actively conducts cutting-edge research in various fields, including nuclear energy digitization and intelligent technology, nuclear safety analysis and evaluation, performance optimization of nuclear power systems, innovative working fluid and multi-purpose nuclear power systems, spent fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste treatment, radiation applications and detection, and irradiation effects of nuclear engineering materials. These efforts have led to numerous significant scientific and technological achievements, with the College receiving the National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize as well as over 30 national and provincial-level science and technology awards.

Note: Information provided by the Comprehensive Office of the College of Nuclear Science and Technology. Last updated: December 2024.