Major Introduction

The subject of Materials Science and Engineering began with the Department of Machinery of Nankai Industrial College in 1903, and it developed after the establishment of the specialty of Metallography and Heat Treatment in 1952. The college has built a national key discipline of Material Physics and Chemistry, a national postdoctoral scientific research mobile station, and a doctoral degree point of the first-level discipline of Materials Science and Engineering. It has built 6 provincial-level scientific platforms, such as key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, Hebei Province, and Tianjin Municipality, and Hebei Province International Cooperation Base. The subject one of the core disciplines of the world-class discipline group of "Advanced Equipment Engineering and Technology" and an important supporting discipline of the jointly built national key laboratory by the province and ministry. Since November 2016, it has entered the top 1% of ESI in the world, and its ranking has been rising rapidly, ranking 24th in the world at present, and entering the top 2.1‰.

Educational System

The basic study period for doctoral students is 4 years, and the maximum study period is 6 years.

Training Objectives

To cultivate innovative, composite scientific research, engineering technology, and senior management talents who play an active role in the construction of the national economy and the development materials science, material processing, material physics, and material chemical technology. To fully understand the current research status, development direction, and international academic frontier of this discipline; to master the and broad theoretical foundation and systematic and in-depth professional knowledge and practical skills of this discipline; to have good scientific and cultural literacy and the ability to independently carry out scientific research solve major engineering technology problems; and to make innovative scientific and technological research results.

Curriculum Plan

The training plan for doctoral students includes a curriculum learning plan and a thesis work plan. The curriculum learning plan consists of courses and training components including compulsory courses, core courses, and elective courses. Compulsory and core courses belong to degree courses, while elective courses belong to non-degree courses. Training components academic activities and academic reports. Under the guidance of the supervisor, doctoral students should formulate a curriculum learning plan within one week after enrollment, which should be implemented after approval by discipline and the college. The courses listed in the curriculum learning plan should meet the curriculum setting and credit requirements of the training program of this discipline. After the curriculum learning plan is formulated it must be strictly implemented. If there is a need for changes, an application should be submitted before the relevant courses are offered, and it can be implemented after approval by the, the college, and the graduate school.

Faculty Resources

There are 152 full-time teachers in the current discipline, including 60 senior staff members and 56 junior staff members; proportion of staff with doctoral degrees accounts for 99.6%; there are 107 young teachers under the age of 45, accounting for 70 of the teaching staff; the school has more than 30 national and provincial talents, including National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, Ministry of Education's Yangze River Scholars Distinguished Professors, and National High-level Overseas Talent, as well as 8 national, provincial, and ministerial teaching teams, including of Education's Innovation Team, Hebei Province Huang Dayen Style Teacher Team, Hebei Provincial Teaching Team, and Hebei Provincial Innovation; many scholars have been selected into the "Top 2% of the World's Top Scientists" list by Stanford University.

Employment Prospects

The overall employment prospects for international students majoring in materials science and engineering are broad, especially in emerging strategic industries such as new energy, semiconductors, opharmaceuticals, and aerospace, where they have a significant competitive advantage. With the intensification of global technological competition, the demand for high-end materials talent continues grow. International students, with their international perspective, cutting-edge research capabilities, and cross-cultural communication advantages, have a more differentiated competitive edge in the job market.