Beihang University
Beihang University (北京航空航天大学; previously Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; BUAA) is a public university in 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.
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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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 considered as one of the Seven Sons of National Defence.
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World | 151-200 (2020) |
| QS World | 383 (2022) |
| USNWR Global | 253 (2023) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS BRICS | 46 (2019) |
| THE Emerging Economies | 46 (2022) |
| USNWR Asia | 42 (2023) |
| National – Overall | |
| BCUR National | 11 (2019) |
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