[3] In 1981, the Beijing University of Technology formed the graduate school; in 1985, the school started granting the Doctoral degrees with international standard (the first batch of university in China to award doctoral degrees).
Over the decades, the social sciences also grew to play a significant role in the university.
Beijing Tech's main library is a modern complex occupying a floor area of more than 20,000 square meters.
A new athletic gymnasium was formed as a response to this, with it completed in September 2007 after meeting the requirements of the International Olympic Committee.
The university upholds the principle that its purpose is to provide a stable and smooth process of undergraduate education.
As a result, it has developed an undergraduate education system with three main categories: science, engineering and management.
The School of Higher Professional Education, founded in July 1996, has a staff of more than 120 persons.