Beihang University

Beihang University

北京航空航天大学
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
Established	October 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
Campus	Xueyuan Road 100 hectares, Shahe 97 hectares
Colors	and
Affiliations	BHUA, SSU, TIME
Website	buaa.edu.cn 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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijīng Hángkōng Hángtiān Dàxué

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]

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

Beihang University has 1 national laboratory, 9 national key laboratories (including 4 defense technology key laboratories), 6 national engineering centers and 3 Beijing Advanced Innovation Centers. The university has more than 40 research achievements that are the first in China and has won three top national science and technology awards more than 70 times.^[18]