Beihang University

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Beihang University
北京航空航天大学
Beihang University logo.svg
Other name
BUAA
Beihang
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 [1]
Type Public research university
EstablishedOctober 25, 1952;72 years ago (1952)
President Wang Yunpeng (王云鹏)
Academic staff
3,359
Undergraduates 12,523
Postgraduates 10,282
Location
Beijing
,
China
CampusXueyuan Road 100 hectares, Shahe 97 hectares
Colors   and  
Affiliations BHUA, SSU, TIME
Website ev.buaa.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 北京航空航天大学
Traditional Chinese 北京航空航天大學
University rankings
BCUR National [2] Domestic 14
Wu Shulian National [3] Domestic 21
CUAA National [4] Alumni 17
QS National [5] General 26
THE National [6] General 21–25
QS Asia
(Asia version) [7] 		General =134
THE Asia
(Asia version) [8] 		General 91
ARWU World [9] Research 151–200
QS World [10] General =473
THE World [11] General =168
USNWR World [12] General =253

Beihang University(BUAA; formerly as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. [13] 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. [14]

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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. [15] [16] BUAA is dubbed one of the Seven Sons of National Defence. [17]

Notable alumni

Aircraft projects

See also

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