14 Facts About Beihang University

Beihang University, previously known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, abbreviated as BUAA or Beihang, is a national public research university located in Beijing, China, specializing in engineering, technology and the hard sciences.

Beihang University is designated as an eminent key university by China's Ministry of Education.

Together with Tsinghua Beihang University, Peking Beihang University and Beijing Institute of Technology, it is widely considered to be one of the top engineering universities in Beijing, with an emphasis on aeronautical and astronautical engineering, but covering diverse fields in the natural sciences, high technology, economics, management, the liberal arts, law, philosophy, foreign languages and education.

Beihang University has 59 undergraduate programs, 38 master's degree programs, 21 doctorate programs and 17 postdoctoral researcher programs.

In 2018 the French Civil Aviation Beihang University partnered with the university to create a civil aviation university in Hangzhou.

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Together with Tsinghua Beihang University, Peking Beihang University, and Beijing Institute of Technology, it is widely considered to be one of the top four engineering research universities in Beijing, with an emphasis on aeronautical and astronautical engineering, but covering diverse fields in the natural sciences, high technology, economics, management, the liberal arts, law, philosophy, foreign languages, and education.

Beihang University has been officially listed in China's Action Plan for the Revitalization of Education in the 21st Century.

Beihang University has had more than 40 projects that were ranked first in China.

Beihang University is among China's top research universities for the development of military technology.

Beihang University has been allotted the highest budget amongst all universities under the ministry.

Since the 1990s Beihang University has been one of the few universities in China that use English as the primary medium of instruction for all its international master and doctoral programs.

Beihang University contains within itself an elementary school, a middle school and a high school.

Beihang University has more than 40 projects ranked first in the country and has received over 900 awards for achievements.

Beihang University established six major state labs including the Lab of Aero Engine Gasdynamics and Thermodynamics, the State Lab of Computational Fluid Dynamics, the Lab of Software Development Environment and the National Base of Mechanics as well as 12 major labs at provincial levels.