Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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| Motto | 智周万物, 道济天下 |
| Established | 1952 |
| Type | Public |
| President | 朱荻 （Zhu Di） |
| Academic staff | 1,398 |
| Undergraduates | 14,978 |
| Postgraduates | 5,641 |
| Location | Nanjing, Jiangsu,  People's Republic of China |
| Campus | urban |
| Website | http://www.nuaa.edu.cn |
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA; simplified Chinese: 南京航空航天大学; traditional Chinese: 南京航空航天大學; pinyin: Nánjīng Hángkōng Hángtīan Dàxué) is a university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics ( NUAA ) was established in October 1952. In Chinese, the university name is sometimes shortened to Nanhang, or 南航, meaning Nanjing Astronautics. The University is one of China's leading universities on research and education. It is regarded as one of the top engineering universities in China and also has a great influence on China's aeronautical and astronautical industry.
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Campus
At present, it has two campuses: Minggugong(明故宫) Campus (situated on the remains of the ancient Ming Palace) and Jiangjunlu(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.
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.[1] Since 1952, NUAA has gone through 3 major periods evoloving 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 (NUAA), (南京航空航天大学) 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 China's 100 most key universities for the 21st century (China's 211 Project). It is subordinated to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China
Current
[2] 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 Project" 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:[3]
- 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[4]
- College of Astronautics [5]
- College of Arts [6]
- College of Foreign Languages [7]
- College of Computer Science and Technology
- Jincheng College [8]
- Graduate School[9]
- Academy of Frontier Science[10]
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Coordinates: 32°02′09.62″N 118°48′49.71″E / 32.0360056°N 118.8138083°E
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