Northwestern Polytechnical University

Northwestern Polytechnical University
	西北工业大学; Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué
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Motto	公诚勇毅
Motto in English	Loyalty, Integrity, Courage, and Perseverance
Type	Public, Project 985, Project 211
Established	1938
President	Wang Jinsong (汪劲松)
Academic staff	3,600
Undergraduates	14,395
Postgraduates	13,736
Location	Xi'an , Shaanxi , People's Republic of China
Campus	Urban; 0.8 km2 (Youyi Campus); 2.6 km2 (Chang'an Campus)
Newspaper	西北工大报
Colors	Blue & Silver
Nickname	NWPU, NPU
Mascot	Aoxiang
Website	中文 Eng

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Northwestern Polytechnical University (also known as NPU or NWPU; Chinese: 西北工业大学; pinyin: Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué; Russian: Северо-западный политехнический университет) is a National Key University, directed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, located in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. The university emphasizes on the education and research in aeronautical, astronautical and marine engineering. In February 2012, NPU has 13,736 graduate students (3,063 full-time doctorate candidates, 7,087 master candidates, 3,586 professional degree candidates) and 14,395 undergraduate students.^[1]

History

The current NPU enjoys the legacy from its three major predecessors.^[2]

Northwestern Engineering Institute

In 1938, due to the Japanese invasion in the northwestern China, many institutes were relocated to Shaanxi. Among them, the National Beiyang Engineering Institute, the Engineering School of Beiping University, the Engineering School of the National Northeastern University, and the (private) Jiaozuo Engineering Institute were combined and formed the former National Northwestern Engineering Institute in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, which is a city surrounded by mountain range. After the World War II, the National Northwestern Engineering Institute, which is one of the three predecessors of the later NPU, was moved out of the mountains into the city of Xianyang in 1946. After the People's Republic of China founded, the National Northwestern Engineering Institute was renamed as the Northwestern Engineering Institute (because all the institute had become state-owned) in 1950.

Eastern China Aeronautics Institute

In 1952, due to the need of concentrated aeronautics research, the departments of aeronautical engineering of the former National Central University (later known as the Nanjing University), Jiaotong University and Zhejiang University are relocated to Nanjing and established the Eastern China Aeronautics Institute. This institute was relocated to Xi'an and renamed as the Xi'an Aeronautics Institute, which is the second predecessor of the later NPU, in 1956.

In 1957, the Northwestern Engineering Institute and the Xi'an Aeronautics Institute were merged to form the NPU, which concentrated its research in defense research in aeronautics, astronautics and marine engineering.

People's Liberation Army Military Engineering Institute

In 1970, due to the deteriorating relation with former USSR, the People's Liberation Army Military Engineering Institute, which was located in Harbin, was disassembled. Many of its departments were relocated from the city near China-Soviet border, among which, its Department of Aeronautical Engineering (the last predecessor of NWPU) is moved to Xi'an and merged into the NPU.

Campuses

NPU's campuses comprises about 3.4 km² within which the Youyi Campus, located in Beilin District, Xi'an, comprises about 0.8 km² and the Chang'an Campus, located in Chang'an District, Xi'an, comprises about 2.6 km².^[3]

Youyi Campus

The Youyi Campus, often referred as the 'old campus', is divided into three parts: the South, the West and the North by the West Youyi Road and the South Laodong Road. The campus hosts education facilities, apartments of teachers and students, stadiums, logistics facilities, a kindergarten and the primary and middle school affiliated to NPU.^[4]

Chang'an Campus

The Chang'an Campus, often referred as the 'new campus', is divided into two parts: the East and the West by the Dongxiang Road. This campus hosts many newly built administration buildings, school buildings, experiments facilities, sports facilities and so on. It serves as the main base for undergraduate education of NPU.^[5]

Infrastructure development

NPU is building or going to build more facilities in both of these two campuses. Supported by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the former Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, NPU has received a 1.58 billion CNY (252.8 million USD) investment in infrastructure constructions from the central government and there're more than 20 construction projects running currently including the Material Science Building, the Innovation Science and Technology Building, the Reconstruction of Dangerous and Old Apartments after the Earthquake, the #1 Student Apartment in the Youyi Campus and the New Library, Infrastructure Plan I & II, the High-tech Experimental Research Center and others in the Chang'an Campus.^[6]

Academics

NPU has a strong research capacity in engineering. It was confirmed as one of the National Key Universities by the State Council in 1960. In the 7th and 8th Five-year plan, NPU was listed as one of the 15 National Key Developing Universities. In the 9th Five-year plan, NPU joined the Project 211. And, in the 10th Five-year plan, NPU joined the Project 985.^[7]

Since its establishment, NPU has educated more than 150,000 high level technicians and researchers for China's defense industry and national economy development. The first PhD from 6 disciplines in China was graduated from NPU.^[8] And, among NPU's alumni, there are more than 30 fellows of the CAS and the CAE, 30 generals in PLA and 6 recipients of China's TOP 10 Outstanding Youth Elite.^[9]

Funding

The university's research funding has been continually rising every year. It reached 1.67 billion RMB in 2010 (0.26 billion USD), ranking 5th among all universities in China with funding per faculty member ranked 1st. And, in 2011, it reached 1.91 billion RMB.^[10]

Ranks

In 2012, NPU ranked 4th in the Chinese university ranking, the most famous ranking in China, compiled by Wu Shulian. And, NPU's engineering ranked the 10th among China's engineering universities.^[11]

According to the results of the 3rd Evaluation of Disciplines by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the ranks of parts of NPU's disciplines are shown below.^[12]

Discipline	Rank
Material Science and Engineering	3
Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology	3
Armament Science and Technology	3
Marine Science and Application	5
Dynamics	7
Computer Science and Technology	12
Mechanics Engineering	14
Control Science and Engineering	14
Transportation Engineering	15
Electronic Science and Engineering	17
Instrument Science and Technology	18
Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics	18
Information and Communication Engineering	20
Electrical Engineering	23
BiomedicalEngineering	23
Optical Engineering	24
Architecture	26
Mathematics	36
Chemistry	39
Civil Engineering	46
Business Administration	50
Foreign Languages and Literatures	52
Public Management	55
Applied Economics	58
Biology	64
Marxist Theory	69
Laws	72

Laboratories

NPU has 7 State Key Laboratories and 28 Province/Ministry-level Key Laboratories. Only the State Key Laboratories are listed below.^[13]

Name	Supporting School
State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing	School of Materials Science and Engineering
State Key Laboratory of Airfoil, Cascade Aerodynamics	School of Aeronautics & School of Power and Energy
State Key Laboratory of Torpedo Guidance Technology	School of Marine Technology
State Key Laboratory of Heat Structure and Inner Flow Field of Combustion of Solid Rocket Motor	School of Astronautics
State Key Laboratory of UAV Special Technology	Institute of National Defense
State Key Laboratory of Superhigh Temperature Structural Composite Materials	School of Materials Science and Engineering
State Key Laboratory of Space Flight Dynamics Technology	School of Astronautics

Organization

Education Experimental School

The Education Experimental School is the college with special honors in NPU. Its predecessor is the Education Reform Class established in 1985 which was upgraded to the current school in 2001. The aim of this school is to provide the most elite students of NPU with the best resources so that they can become future leaders in their fields.^[14]

Academic schools

NPU has 15 academic schools, 1 educational experimental school, 1 independent school and some other administrative schools.^[15] The university offers 58 undergraduate programs, 117 master programs, 67 doctorate programs and 14 postdoctoral programs. Currently, there are 2 First-level National Key Disciplines, 7 Second-level National Key Disciplines, 2 National Key (to cultivate) Disciplines, 21 First-level Disciplines for Doctorate Degree Granting and 31 First-level Disciplines for master's degree Granting. Additionally, NPU has 7 State Key Laboratories, 28 Province/Ministry-level Key Laboratories and 19 Province/Ministry-level Engineering Research Centers. The 15 academic schools of NPU are listed here in the official order.

Other schools

Besides the 15 major academic schools and the education experimental school, NPU has other schools or institutes.^[16] They are:

Engineering Practice Exercise Center
Physical Education Department
Continuing Education School
Internet Education School
International College
National Secrecy School
Mingde College (independent)

Student life

Innovation Study Base

The Innovation Study Base, directed by the Dean's Office of NPU, consists of multiple student competition programs including NPU's university team of Football Robotics, Dancing Robotics, Model United Nations, Mathematical Modeling, Model Airplanes and so on. In the 11th Five-year plan, NPU students won more than 1,400 awards at the international, state and provincial levels including 54 1st or 2nd place international level award and 147 1st or 2nd national level award.

Student Club Center

The Student Club Center, directed by the Communist Youth League of NPU, serves all university-level student clubs. The center helps to organize and supervise student activities on the campus and acts like a bridge between the administration and students' clubs.

Notable alumni

Wu Yi – Former Vice Premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Hao Peng – Governor of Qinghai province
Zhang Qingwei – Governor of Hebei province
Yang Wei – president of Zhejiang University, aircraft designer in 611
Yuan-Cheng Fung – graduate from department of Engineering of National Central University (Nanjing University, Present), which is one of the predecessors of Northwestern Polytechnical University

References

External links

Official website (Chinese)
Official website (English)
Non-Official Communities of Northwestern Polytechnical University

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v t e Nanjing Central University-originated schools and universities (NCUOSU)
Nanjing	Nanjing University Southeast University Hohai University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing University of Technology Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Jiangsu	Jiangsu University Jiangnan University
Shanghai	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Fudan University Shanghai Medical College Shanghai Institute of Physical Education East China University of Political Science and Law
Taiwan	National Central University
Other	Fourth Military Medical University Northwestern Polytechnical University University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chongqing Medical University
Related	Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing College for Population Programme Management Nanjing Institute of Physical Education Nanjing University of Arts China Central Academy of Fine Arts High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University

v t e Project 985
Higher education and universities in China
Beijing (8)	Peking University Tsinghua University Renmin University of China Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing Institute of Technology China Agricultural University Minzu University of China
Shanghai (4)	Fudan University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Tongji University East China Normal University
Zhejiang (1)	Zhejiang University
Jiangsu (2)	Nanjing University Southeast University
Anhui (1)	University of Science and Technology of China
Shaanxi (3)	Xi'an Jiaotong University Northwestern Polytechnical University Northwest A&F University
Heilongjiang (1)	Harbin Institute of Technology
Jilin (1)	Jilin University
Liaoning (2)	Dalian University of Technology Northeastern University
Tianjin (2)	Nankai University Tianjin University
Shandong (2)	Shandong University Ocean University of China
Gansu (1)	Lanzhou University
Hubei (2)	Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University
Hunan (3)	Central South University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology
Fujian (1)	Xiamen University
Chongqing (1)	Chongqing University
Sichuan (2)	Sichuan University University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Guangdong (2)	Sun Yat-sen University South China University of Technology
Project 211

v t e Project 211
Higher education and universities in China
Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences China University of Mining and Technology China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing
Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University
Tianjin	Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University
Chongqing	Chongqing University
Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China
Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University
Guangdong	Jinan University South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University
Guizhou	Guizhou University
Gansu	Lanzhou University
Hainan	Hainan University
Hebei	Hebei University of Technology
Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University
Henan	Zhengzhou University
Hubei	China University of Geosciences Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology
Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Jiangnan University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University Southeast University
Jiangxi	Nanchang University
Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University
Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Liaoning University Northeastern University
Qinghai	Qinghai University
Shaanxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University
Shandong	China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University Ocean University of China
Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology
Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yunnan	Yunnan University
Zhejiang	Zhejiang University
Guangxi	Guangxi University
Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University
Ningxia	Ningxia University
Tibet	Tibet University
Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University
See also: Project 985

v t e Universities and colleges in Shaanxi
Project 211	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University
public university	Air Force Engineering University Ankang University Baoji University of Arts and Sciences Northwest University of Politics and Law PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Shaanxi University of Technology Shangluo University Weinan Normal University Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts Xi'an Conservatory of Music Xi'an Institute of Arts and Science Xi'an International Studies University Xi'an Medical University Xi'an Physical Education University Xi'an Polytechnic University Xi'an Shiyou University Xi'an Technological University Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an University of Finance and Economics Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications Xi'an University of Science and Technology Xi'an University of Technology Xianyang Normal University Yan'an University Yulin University
Private	Xi'an Eurasia University
See also: List of universities in China

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