On the Idea of Single Industrial College at the Initial Stage of New China——With Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology as an Example

Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology is a typical representative of the single industrial institutes at the initial stage of new China. Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology（1952-1966）formed a educational philosophy of “one center, three emphases and three combinations”, i.e. “with talent cultivation as the center, paying attention to practice, scientific research and sports, and with the combination of teaching, scientific research and production”, which embodies the dialectical unity of history, education, politics and practice in the development of higher education in this period. Under the guidance of the concept, Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology achieved remarkable educational effect and academic achievements, and became one of the famous universities at that time in the country.