Northwestern Polytechnical University

Northwestern Polytechnical University
西北工业大学
Other name
NWPU
Motto公诚勇毅
Motto in English
Loyalty, Integrity, Courage, and Perseverance
TypePublic
Established1938; 86 years ago (1938)
PresidentWang Jinsong (汪劲松)
Academic staff
3,600
Students28,131
Undergraduates14,395
Postgraduates13,736
Location,
China

34°14′41″N 108°54′42″E / 34.24472°N 108.91167°E / 34.24472; 108.91167
CampusUrban
0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) (Youyi campus)
2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) (Chang'an campus)
Newspaper西北工大报
Colors    Blue & silver
AffiliationsExcellence League
Sino-Spanish University Alliance (SSU)
MascotAoxiang
Websitenwpu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese西北工业大学
Traditional Chinese西北工業大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīběi Gōngyè Dàxué

Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU; 西北工业大学) is a public science and engineering university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, 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.[1][2]

As of 2024, Northwestern Polytechnical University was listed as one of the top 300 universities in the Academic Ranking of World Universities and the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[3][4]

  1. ^ "教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines)". Mor.gov.cn.
  2. ^ "学校简介-西北工业大学". Nwpu.edu.cn. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  4. ^ "US NEWS Best Global Universities: Northwestern Polytechnical University". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2024-07-15.