北京理工大学创办于1940年，前身为延安自然科学院，是中国共产党创办的第一所理工科大学，现隶属于工业和信息化部。学校是国家“双一流”建设高校，首批进入国家“211工程”“985工程”建设行列，在长期发展中形成了“延安精神育人、军工特色立校”的办学定位，以工为主，理工渗透，工、理、管、文、经、法、艺等多学科协调发展。

Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) was founded in 1940, formerly known as Yan'an Natural Science Institute. It is the first university of science and engineering established by the Communist Party of China and is now affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. As a national "Double First-Class" construction university, BIT was among the first batch of universities included in China's "211 Project" and "985 Project". Over its long development, it has formed the school-running orientation of "Cultivating Talents with Yan'an Spirit and Establishing the University with Military Industry Characteristics", featuring engineering as the main discipline, integration of science and engineering, and coordinated development of multiple disciplines including engineering, science, management, literature, economics, law, and art.

学校始终与党和国家同呼吸、共命运，在国防科技领域贡献卓著，培养了大批杰出人才，如12位两院院士、30余位国家重点实验室主任等。现有中关村、良乡两个校区，拥有20个专业学院，9个学科进入ESI全球前1%，其中工程学、材料科学等学科跻身前1‰。学校坚持“立德树人”根本任务，注重学生创新能力培养，在机器人、人工智能、空天工程等前沿领域形成鲜明优势。

BIT has always breathed and shared a common fate with the Party and the country, making outstanding contributions in the field of national defense science and technology and cultivating a large number of outstanding talents, such as 12 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, and more than 30 directors of national key laboratories. Currently, it has two campuses in Zhongguancun and Liangxiang, with 20 professional colleges. Nine disciplines have entered the top 1% of ESI globally, among which engineering and materials science have ranked among the top 1‰. Adhering to the fundamental task of "Cultivating Morality and Fostering Talents", the university focuses on cultivating students' innovative ability and has formed distinct advantages in cutting-edge fields such as robotics, artificial intelligence, and aerospace engineering.