Beihang University
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Beihang University (BUAA; formerly as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China.[13] It is affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, this university is the best university in the world in the field of aerospace engineering.[14]
北京航空航天大学 | |||||||
Other name | BUAA Beihang | ||||||
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Former name | Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | ||||||
Motto | 德才兼备、知行合一 | ||||||
Motto in English | Integrate Virtue with Brilliance and Combine Knowledge with Practice[1] | ||||||
Type | Public research university | ||||||
Established | October 25, 1952; 72 years ago (1952) | ||||||
President | Wang Yunpeng (王云鹏) | ||||||
Academic staff | 3,359 | ||||||
Undergraduates | 12,523 | ||||||
Postgraduates | 10,282 | ||||||
Location | , | ||||||
Campus | Xueyuan Road 100 hectares, Shahe 97 hectares | ||||||
Colors | and | ||||||
Affiliations | BHUA, SSU, TIME | ||||||
Website | ev | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 北京航空航天大学 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 北京航空航天大學 | ||||||
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BCUR National[2] | Domestic | 12 | |
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Wu Shulian National[3] | Domestic | 21 | |
CUAA National[4] | Alumni | 17 | |
QS National[5] | General | 29 | |
THE National[6] | General | 21–25 | |
QS Asia (Asia version)[7] | General | =134 | |
THE Asia (Asia version)[8] | General | 49 | |
ARWU World[9] | Research | 151–200 | |
QS World[10] | General | =452 | |
THE World[11] | General | 301–350 | |
USNWR World[12] | General | 227 |
The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.[15]
The school was founded as Beijing Aeronautics College (北京航空学院) in 1952 by the merger of the aviation departments of eight elite universities at that time, including Peiyang University, Tsinghua University, Xiamen University, Sichuan University, and Chongqing University. In April 1988, the school was renamed Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.[16][17] BUAA is dubbed one of the Seven Sons of National Defence.[18]
As a leading research university, Beihang University has 1 national laboratory, 9 national key laboratories (including 4 defense technology key laboratories), 6 national engineering centers and 3 Beijing Advanced Innovation Centers. The university has more than 40 research achievements that are the first in China and has won three top national science and technology awards more than 70 times.[19]