PLA National Defence University

The PLA National Defense University (Chinese: 中国人民解放军国防大学; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Guófáng Dàxué) is a national military university headquartered in Haidian, 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. The current president of the university is People's Liberation Army (PLA) general Xiao Tianliang. Its current political commissar is vice admiral Xia Zhihe.

Type

PLA university, Ministry-owned university, National defense university

Founded

1985

Also known as

NDU PLA, National Defense University of PLA, PLA NDU, PLA National Defense University