北京化工大学创办于1958年，是新中国为“培养尖端科学技术所需求的高级化工人才”而创建的一所高水平大学。作为教育部直属的全国重点大学，学校是国家“双一流”建设高校、“211工程”和“985工程优势学科创新平台”建设高校，肩负着高层次创新人才培养和基础性、前瞻性科学研究以及原创性高新技术开发的使命。

Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) was founded in 1958. It is a high-level university established by New China to "cultivate senior chemical talents needed for cutting-edge science and technology". As a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, BUCT is a national "Double First-Class" construction university, as well as a university under the "211 Project" and "985 Project Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform". It shoulders the mission of cultivating high-level innovative talents, conducting basic and forward-looking scientific research, and developing original high-tech.

学校学科实力雄厚，化学、材料科学、工程学、生物学与生物化学、环境科学与生态学等学科进入ESI全球前1%，其中化学学科进入前1‰。学校在化工、材料、生命、环境、能源等领域形成了鲜明的学科特色和优势，拥有多个国家级重点学科、国家级科研平台和国家级教学团队，为国家经济社会发展和行业进步提供了坚实的人才和科技支撑。

BUCT has strong disciplinary strength. Disciplines such as Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering, Biology and Biochemistry, and Environmental Science and Ecology have entered the top 1% of ESI globally, among which Chemistry has entered the top 1‰. The university has formed distinct disciplinary characteristics and advantages in fields such as chemical engineering, materials, life sciences, environment, and energy. It has multiple national key disciplines, national-level scientific research platforms, and national-level teaching teams, providing solid talent and technological support for national economic and social development and industrial progress.