People's Liberation Army National Defense University

The National Defense University (中国人民解放军国防大学) is a national public collegiate military university headquartered in Beijing, China, with constituent and affiliated military academies nationwide. Established in 1985 by a military order of Deng Xiaoping, the university is under the "institutional leadership" of the Central Military Commission. The university is the highest military education institution of China.

National Defense University
中国人民解放军国防大学
Former name
Counter-Japanese Military and Political University
MottoTogetherness, Alertness, Seriousness, Liveliness
(团结 紧张 严肃 活泼)
TypePublic military university
Established1927 (1927) (predecessor)
1985 (1985) (current entity)
FounderDeng Xiaoping
PresidentXiao Tianliang
Location,
China
Affiliations People's Liberation Army
Websitewww.cdsndu.org
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国人民解放军国防大学
Traditional Chinese中國人民解放軍國防大學

The current president of the university is People's Liberation Army (PLA) lieutenant general Xiao Tianliang.

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