Beihang University

Beihang University is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. 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. The school was founded as Beijing Aeronautics College (北京航空学院) in 1952 by the merger of the aerospace engineering departments from 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 (BUAA). BUAA is dubbed one of the Seven Sons of National Defence.

Type

Vice-ministerial level university, University, Ministry-owned university

Founded

1952

Also known as

Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics