Beihang University
Beihang University (BUAA; formerly as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China.
It is affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.
北京航空航天大学 | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
| Type | Public research university | ||||||
| Established | October 25, 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 | Domestic | 14 | |
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| Wu Shulian National | Domestic | 21 | |
| CUAA National | Alumni | 17 | |
| QS National | General | 26 | |
| THE National | General | 21–25 | |
| QS Asia (Asia version) | General | =134 | |
| THE Asia (Asia version) | General | 91 | |
| ARWU World | Research | 151–200 | |
| QS World | General | =473 | |
| THE World | General | =168 | |
| USNWR World | General | =253 | |
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. BUAA is dubbed one of the Seven Sons of National Defence.
Notable alumni
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- Gui Haichao, Chinese academic and astronaut
- Jiang Bin, billionaire co-founder of GoerTek
- Li Peiyao 李沛瑶, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Qi Faren, chief engineer of the Shenzhou program
- Xue Yiwei, Chinese writer resident in Montreal, Canada
- Yang Dongming, lieutenant general, former deputy commander of the PLA Air Force
- Yuan Jiajun 袁家军, member of the 20th Politburo, former chief of the Shenzhou program
- Zhang Guoguang, former governor of Liaoning and Hubei
- Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office
Aircraft projects
See also
References
External links
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