As one of the representative schools in North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (NCWU), the College of Energy＆Power Engineering has been committed to the talent training and the applied research in energy industries, especially hydropower industry. The College originated from the Machinery & Electrical Department founded in 1951, one of the first departments in NCWU. At the initial stage, Power Engineering, formerly known as Electromechanical Installation of Hydropower Station, was the only major. The major of Thermal Power Engineering was established in 1985. In 2000, the existing two majors were integrated as Thermal Energy & Power Engineering, renamed as Energy & Power Engineering in 2012. The major of Nuclear Engineering & Nuclear Technology was established in 2011. In 2015, the School joined the Belt & Road Initiative, led the BRICS NU in in the field of energy, and created the China-Russia Ural Academy jointly. With the efforts in more than 70 years, the School has accumulated a profound academic heritage, formed a harmonious educational atmosphere, trained a large number of outstanding talents, and won a good social reputation.
The College of Energy & Power Engineering has 1 doctoral degree program for Water Conservancy & Hydropower Engineering, 1 academic master's degree program for Power Engineering & Thermophysics, 2 professional master's degree programs for Energy & Power. One doctoral program for Power Engineering and Thermalphysics Engineering has beenunder establishment.Currently,the School encompasses two undergraduate majors including Energy & Power Engineering (divided into Hydropower Engineering and Thermal Engineering), Nuclear Engineering & Nuclear Technology. These majors encompasshydropower, thermal power and nuclear energyin the field of power generation. The major of Energy Storage Engineering has been added in 2023. Among them, Energy & Power Engineering is a national advanced and characteristic specialty major and also a national outstanding engineer education and training program major.
The College of Energy & Power Engineering currently has 65 faculties, among whom 16 professors, 14 associate professors, 37 with doctoral degrees, 6 doctoral supervisors and 46 master's supervisors (15 of whom are off-campus part-time tutors). There are 1 dual-employed academician, 5 foreign experts, 1 provincial outstanding expert, 2 provincial academic and technical leaders, 1 Central Plains Youth Thousand Talents, 2 provincial famous teaching teachers, 2 provincial teaching pacesetters, and provincial outstanding teachers, 2 provincial advanced teaching teams, 1 excellent teaching team and 3 school famous teachers. The College has 4 departments respectively for Hydropower Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Nuclear Engineering andEnergy Storage Engineering.
Over the years, the College of Energy & Power Engineering has been adhering to the combination of teaching, scientific research, and production practice. A number of scientific and engineering projects have been accomplished, involving water conservancy and hydropower engineering, energy and power engineering, hydropower station and power plant automation, electrical engineering, and industrial automation. The School has 4 provincial scientific research platforms, including the Henan Province New Pumped Storage Power Station Integrated System R&D Demonstration Base, the Henan Province Fluid Mechanical Engineering Research Center, the Henan Province Low-quality Waste Heat & Pressure Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center and the Henan Province Research Center of Coal-fired Energy Efficient Utilization & Ultra-Clean Emissions Engineering. The School has the Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Industrial Waste Heat Utilization. Three provincial demonstration virtual simulation experimental teaching projects have been established. Power and Automation Experiment Center in the School consists of 6 comprehensive laboratories and 26 functional laboratories. In the past five years, the School has undertaken 5 sub-projects of National Key Research and Development Program, 12 projects of National Natural Science Foundation, and 21 projects of provincial and ministerial science and technology. The School has won 10 provincial and ministerial science and technology progress awards, and 14 science and technology achievement awards from the Department of Education. More than 300 academic papers have been published in domestic and foreign academic journals, including more than 150 papers included in SCI and EI. More than 20 monographs and textbooks have been published. More than 70 national invention patents and more than 30 utility model patents have been obtained.
The Collegeof Energy & Power Engineering has beencarrying out international cooperation and expanding the space for international cooperation and exchange. The College has successively cooperated with universities and scientific research institutions in more than 10 countries and regions, including Nanyang Technological University, Texas Tech University, University of Padua, Ural Federal University and Moscow Dynamics Institute. A number of foreign experts have served as chair professors to conduct joint scientific research and high-level talent training. The College has also cooperated with Ural Federal University in Russia in an undergraduate program. In the past three years, many undergraduate and master students have received funding from the China Scholarship Council to study for master's or doctoral degrees at high-level foreign universities. International talent training covers all undergraduate, master and doctoral programs.
The graduates from the College of Energy & Power Engineering have been of sufficient theoretical knowledge, strong practical ability, and high-level organization and coordination. They are highly praised by employers. The main employment directions of the graduates are large state-owned power enterprises. The School has been rated as the advanced School for graduate employment and entrepreneurship for 10 consecutive years. Up to now, the School has trained more than a large number of professional talents and operation management talents for the hydropower industry, making great contribution to the development of clean energy in China. Under the national goals of achieving Peak Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 2030 and Carbon Neutrality by 2060, the School is ushering in unprecedented huge development opportunities, and the graduates are also ushering in better employment opportunities.