Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Motto	智周万物, 道济天下 Cooperative, Economical, Practical and Creative
Type	Public
Established	1952
President	Nie Hong (聂宏)
Academic staff	1,398
Undergraduates	14,978
Postgraduates	5,641
Location	Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Campus	Urban
Website	www.nuaa.edu.cn

Simplified Chinese

南京航空航天大学

Traditional Chinese

南京航空航天大學

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Nánjīng Hángkōng Hángtīan Dàxué

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) is a public university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. It was established in October 1952. In Chinese, the university name is sometimes shortened to Nanhang (南航). The university is operated by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is one of China's leading universities on research and education. As per QS World University Rankings, it is one of the top 300 universities of the world in Mechanical Engineering and one of the top 200 universities of Asia.^[1] It is regarded as one of the top engineering universities in China and also has a great influence on China's aerospace industry.

History

The school was founded in October 1952, as the Nanjing College of Aviation Industry. In 1956 it was renamed as Nanjing Aeronautical Institute, and, in 1993 as the current name, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.^[2] Since 1952, NUAA has evoloved from a teaching-oriented university to a research-oriented university and currently administrated by the Commission of National Defense Science, Technology and Industry.

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics mainly offers courses in science and engineering and strives for the coordinated development in applied science, management, humanities and social sciences with the combined features of aeronautics, civil aviation and astronautics. It is among the nation's first institutions of higher learning authorized to grant degrees of Doctor, Master and Bachelor. In 1996 it succeeded in becoming one of the national top 100 key universities for the 21st century (China's Project 211). It is subordinated to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China.

Campus

Electrical and Electronics lab in Jiangnin Campus

At present, it has two campuses: Ming Palace Campus (situated on the ruins of the Ming Palace) and Jiangjun Road (将军路) Campus (situated in Jiangning Economic and Technological Development Zone), covering an area of 173 hectares with a building floor space of 650,000 square meters.

Current

^[3] NUAA has attached great importance to scientific research and shown great advantages in the research of basic sciences, the application of high-tech and the development of national defense technology. During the 9th Five-Year-Project, NUAA has taken on 600 projects science and technology development including the "863 Program" and some national defense projects. Many have been successfully applied. Since 1978, NUAA has received 917 provincial awards and 49 national awards for scientific research. It has remained one of the top 10 universities in China since 1991 in terms of the total number of achievements and awards in science and technology research and development. At the same time, NUAA has always paid great attention to the quality of education and the development of its students. Since 1989, NUAA has won a total of 63 Teaching awards at provincial levels, 18 of which are of national distinction. Students from NUAA have done good jobs in the National competition of Mechanics and Mathematical Modeling for undergraduates. So far NUAA has produced more than 55,000 talents of different specialties. As one of the most famous universities in Nanjing city, it has attracted more and more international students for its excellent study environment and conditions in recent years, and it also takes great advantages in some key courses, including Flight Vehicle Design and Engineering, Computer Software Design and Internal Economics & Trade and so on. Among all the specialties in the College, Flight Vehicle Design is a national key specialty.

Colleges

NUAA has 18 colleges:^[4]

College of Aerospace Engineering
College of Energy and Power Engineering
College of Automation Engineering
College of Information Science and Technology
College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
College of Material Science and Technology
College of Civil Aviation
College of Natural Sciences
College of Economics and Management
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Advanced Vocational Education^[5]
College of Astronautics ^[6]
College of Arts ^[7]
College of Foreign Languages ^[8]
College of Computer Science and Technology
Jincheng College ^[9]
Graduate School^[10]
Academy of Frontier Science^[11]
College of International Education^[12]

Programs

NUAA offers a wide range of programs including 46 undergraduate programs, 127 master programs and 52 doctoral programs. 2 first grade and 9 second grade disciplines are awarded national key disciplines. The former includes Aerospace Science & Technology and Mechanics. The latter includes Aircraft Design, Aerospace Propulsion Theory & Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering of Aerospace Vehicle, Man-Machine and Environmental Engineering, General and Fundamental Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical Manufacture & Automation. 8 disciplines are key disciplines of the Commission of National Defense Science, Technology and Industry, such as Tele-Communication & Information Systems, Technology of Micro Air Vehicles, etc. 10 disciplines are key disciplines of Jiangsu Province, such as Mechanical Design and Theory, Navigation Guidance & Control, etc. 4 disciplines such as Aircraft Design, Mechanical Manufacture & Automation, Engineering Mechanics, Manufacturing Engineering of Aerospace Vehicle are especially set up for "Changjiang Scholar Award" professors. Besides, NUAA has set up 12 postdoctoral programs, such as Aerospace Science & Technology, etc.

International Students

The university started enrolling international students largely since 2005 after the establishment of the College of International Education.^[13] In 2005, the first batch of full-time international undergraduate students were enrolled with major of Aerospace Engineering, coming from neighboring countries like Nepal and Pakistan. Since then over 400 international students have graduated from NUAA with degrees in majors including Aerospace Engineering, International Business, Mechanical Engineering and Software Engineering. Currently there are over 470 undergraduate international students from 40 countries like Nepal, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kenya, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Nigeria, etc.

The university has been enrolling post-graduate international students for several years as well. Dozens of Master and Ph.D-level students have since graduated with various majors and specialties. It also provides scholarships to outstanding international students at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels under various government scholarship schemes including the China Government Scholarship and Distinguished International Students Scholarship schemes.

Apart from full-time students, NUAA has been hosting exchange students coming from universities in Australia, Canada, France and Germany. Every year, under the university's exchange and summer programs with international universities, dozens of international students come to NUAA to study at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels.

References

External links

City of Nanjing

Districts

Attractions

Parks and lakes	China Gate Castle Park Couple Park Defence Park Gulin Park Jiangxin Island Mochou Lake Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo Purple Mountain Purple Mountain Observatory Qingliangshan Park Taoye Ferry White Horse Park Wuchaomen Park Xu Garden Xuanwu Lake Yuhuatai Memorial Park of Revolutionary Martyrs Zhan Yuan Garden Zhongshan Botanical Garden

Temples	Nanjing Fuzimiao (Temple of Confucius) Jiming Temple Jinghai Temple Linggu Temple Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum Qixia Temple

Historic sites	Chaotian Palace City Wall of Nanjing Memorial of Tao Xingzhi Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall National Revolutionary Army Memorial Cemetery Presidential Palace, Nanjing Stone City The Porcelain Pagoda of Nanjing

Other sites	Jinling Hotel Nanjing City Wall Nanjing International Exhibition Center Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Xianlin Yangtze River power line crossings Zhonghua Gate

Culture and history

Education

Transport

2014 Youth Summer Olympics

Category
Commons

Project 211

Higher education and universities in China

Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences China University of Mining and Technology China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing

Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University

Tianjin	Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University

Chongqing	Chongqing University Southwest University

Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China

Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University

Guangdong	Jinan University South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University

Guizhou	Guizhou University

Gansu	Lanzhou University

Hainan	Hainan University

Hebei	Hebei University of Technology

Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University

Henan	Zhengzhou University

Hubei	China University of Geosciences Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology

Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Jiangnan University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University Southeast University

Jiangxi	Nanchang University

Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University

Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Liaoning University Northeastern University

Qinghai	Qinghai University

Shaanxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University

Shandong	China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University Ocean University of China

Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology

Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Yunnan	Yunnan University

Zhejiang	Zhejiang University

Guangxi	Guangxi University

Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University

Ningxia	Ningxia University

Tibet	Tibet University

Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University

See also: Project 985

Universities and colleges in Jiangsu

National	Nanjing University Ω Southeast University Ω Hohai University Ω Nanjing University of Science and Technology Ω Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Ω Nanjing Agricultural University Ω China Pharmaceutical University Ω China University of Mining and Technology Ω Jiangnan University Nanjing Audit University Ω

Provincial	Xuzhou Medical College Jiangsu Normal University Yangzhou University Soochow University Jiangsu University Jiangsu Polytechnic University Jinling Institute of Technology Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University of Finance & Economics Ω Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Nanjing University of Technology Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Suzhou Medical College

Private	Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

See also: List of universities in China

Coordinates: 32°02′09.62″N 118°48′49.71″E / 32.0360056°N 118.8138083°E / 32.0360056; 118.8138083

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