National University of Defense Technology

The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT; 中国人民解放军国防科学技术大学) is a national public research university headquartered in Kaifu, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is affiliated with the Central Military Commission. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. With the predecessor founded in 1953 as the People's Liberation Army Military Academy of Engineering (中国人民解放军军事工程学院) in Harbin, the institution was officially established in 1978 in Changsha by Deng Xiaoping.

This article is about the highest military-affiliated public research university. For the highest professional military education university, see People's Liberation Army National Defense University. For the highest military research institute, see Academy of Military Sciences.
National University of
Defense Technology
中国人民解放军国防科学技术大学
Former names
Military Academy of Engineering (1953–1970)
Changsha Institute of Technology (1970–1978)
Motto厚德博学、强军兴国
Motto in English
Excel in Virtue and Knowledge; Strengthen the Armed Forces and the Nation
TypePublic research university
Established1953 (1953) (predecessor)
1978 (1978) (current entity)
FounderDeng Xiaoping
Parent institution
Central Military Commission
PresidentLt. Gen. Li Xiang (2019-)
Vice-ChancellorMaj. Gen. Ling Shiming
Maj. Gen. Wu Jianjun
Academic staff
2,000 faculty members
Students15,700
Undergraduates8,900
Postgraduates6,800
Location
Changsha
,
Hunan
,
China

28.2192°N 112.9904°E / 28.2192; 112.9904
CampusUrban
Websitewww.nudt.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国防科技大学
Traditional Chinese國防科技大學

NUDT was instrumental in the development of the Tianhe-2 supercomputer. In 2017, the university incorporated five military colleges, which are the PLA College of International Relations, the PLA College of National Defense Information, the PLA Xi'an Telecommunication College, the PLA College of Electronic Engineering, and the PLA Science and Engineering University College of Meteorology and Oceanography.

As of 2023, the National University of Defense Technology was listed as one of the top 501-600 universities in the world universities rankings.

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