The China University of Petroleum (simplified Chinese: 中国石油大学; traditional Chinese: 中國石油大學; pinyin: Zhōngguó Shíyóu Dàxué) is a university system (consisting of two universities) of the major universities under the jurisdiction of the central government, Ministry of Education. The university, founded in 1953, was known as Beijing Petroleum Institute. It moved to Dongying, Shandong Province in 1969, with its name changed to East China Petroleum Institute. In 1988 it was renamed The University of Petroleum, consisting of one university in East China and one in Beijing. It ranks among the "211 Project". On January, 2005 its name changed to China University of Petroleum. China University of Petroleum is an engineering university that specializes in oil and petrochemical industry subjects, in the overall level of domestic lead. Its five national key specialties are: China University of Petroleum is the main part of the UPC. It has campuses in Dongying and Qingdao. The university covers an area of 3100 Chinese mu (about 200 hectares) with 650,000 m of floor space. The library has a collection of 3.2 million items. The university faculty is organized into the following departments.