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'{{Short description|University in China}} {{distinguish|text=[[Northwestern Polytechnic University]] in the United States}} {{Infobox university | name = Northwestern Polytechnical University | native_name = 西北工业大学<br />Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué | image = Seal of NWPU.png | image_size = 150px | caption = | established = {{start date and age|df=y|1938}} | motto = 公诚勇毅 | mottoeng = Loyalty, Integrity, Courage, and Perseverance | mascot = Aoxiang | type = [[Public university|Public]], [[Project 985]], [[Project 211]] | president = [[Wang Jinsong]] (汪劲松) | city = [[Xi'an, Shaanxi]] | country = China | undergrad = 14,395 | postgrad = 13,736 | students = 18,131 | faculty = 3,600 | campus = Urban<br />{{cvt|0.8|km2}} (Youyi campus)<br />{{cvt|2.6|km2}} (Chang'an campus) | free_label = Newspaper | free = 西北工大报 | colors = {{Color box|#004DFF|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|Silver|border=darkgray}} Blue & silver | other_name = NWPU, NPU | website = {{url|http://www.nwpu.edu.cn/}} | logo = Logo of NWPU.png | module = {{Infobox Chinese |child = yes |s = 西北工业大学 |t = 西北工業大學 |p = Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué |w = |mi = |y = |j = |order = st}} }} '''Northwestern Polytechnical University''' (also known as '''NPU''' or '''NWPU'''; {{zh|s=西北工业大学|p=Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué}}), or colloquially '''Xigongda''' ({{Zh|c=西工大|p=Xīgōngdà}}), is a [[National Key University]], directed by the [[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China]], located in [[Xi'an, Shaanxi]], China. It is a Chinese state Class A [[Double First Class University Plan|Double First Class University]]<ref name="Chinese Department of Education">{{Cite web |url=http://www.moe.gov.cn/srcsite/A22/moe_843/201709/t20170921_314942.html |title=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)|website=Mor.gov.cn}}</ref> and is a member of former [[Project 985]] and Project 211.<ref name="nwpu.edu.cn">{{cite web|url=http://www.nwpu.edu.cn/xxgk/xxjj.htm|title=学校简介-西北工业大学|website=Nwpu.edu.cn|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> As of 2012, NPU had 13,736 graduate students (3,063 full-time doctorate candidates, 7,087 master candidates, 3,586 professional degree candidates) and 14,395 undergraduate students. ==History== {{More citations needed section|date=June 2021}} NPU builds upon the legacies of its three major predecessors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwpu.edu.cn/xxgk/xxls.htm|title=学校历史-西北工业大学|website=Nwpu.edu.cn|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> ===Northwestern Engineering Institute=== In 1938, due to the [[Japanese invasion of China]], many universities in the occupied east evacuated to "Free China" in the western hinterland. Among those that fled to [[Shaanxi]], the [[National Beiyang Engineering Institute]], the Engineering School of Beiping University, the Engineering School of the [[National Northeastern University]], and the (private) Jiaozuo Engineering Institute were combined to form the '''National Northwestern Engineering Institute''' in [[Hanzhong]], a city surrounded by mountains. In 1946, after the [[surrender of Japan]], Northwestern Engineering Institute was relocated to the city of [[Xianyang]]. ===East China Aeronautics Institute=== In 1952, to meet the demand for concentrated aeronautics research, the departments of aeronautical engineering of the former [[National Central University]] (later known as [[Nanjing University]]), [[National Jiaotong University|Jiaotong University]] and [[Zhejiang University]] were relocated to [[Nanjing]] and combined to form the [[East China Aeronautics Institute]]. This institute was relocated to Xi'an and renamed the [[Xi'an Aeronautics Institute]], which is the second predecessor of the NPU, in 1956. In 1957, the [[Northwestern Engineering Institute]] and the [[Xi'an Aeronautics Institute]] were merged to form NPU, which concentrated its research efforts on defense technology for aeronautics, astronautics and marine engineering. ==Campuses== NPU's campuses comprise about 4.58&nbsp;km², with the Youyi Campus, located in [[Beilin District, Xi'an]], comprising about 0.8&nbsp;km² and the Chang'an Campus, located in [[Chang'an District, Xi'an]], comprising about 2.6&nbsp;km².<ref name="nwpu.edu.cn"/> and the Taicang Campus, located in [[Suzhou, Jiangsu]], comprising about 1.18&nbsp;km².<ref name="nwpu.edu.cn"/> ===Youyi Campus=== The Youyi Campus, often referred as the 'old campus', is divided into three parts: the South, the West and the North by the West Youyi Road and the South Laodong Road. The campus contains education facilities, apartments of teachers and students, stadiums, logistics facilities, a kindergarten and the primary and middle school affiliated with NPU.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fazhan.nwpu.edu.cn/xygh/yyxqgh.htm|title=友谊校区规划-发展规划处|website=Fazhan.nwpu.edu.cn|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> ===Chang'an Campus=== The Chang'an Campus, often referred as the 'new campus', is divided into two parts: the East and the West by the Dongxiang Road. This campus contains many newly built administration buildings, school buildings, experiments facilities, sports facilities and so on. It serves as the main base for undergraduate education of NPU.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fazhan.nwpu.edu.cn/xygh/caxqgh.htm|title=长安校区规划-发展规划处|website=Fazhan.nwpu.edu.cn|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> ===Taicang Campus=== The Taicang Campus，located at the border between Suzhou and Shanghai，is currently under construction and will start to run in September 2021. This campus will contain 10 schools including School of Artificial Intelligence, School of Flexible Electronics, School of Business etc. It will serve around 10,000 students.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} ===Infrastructure development=== NPU is building or going to build more facilities on both of these two campuses. Supported by the [[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Industry and Information Technology]] and the former [[Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense]], NPU has received a 1.58 billion CNY (US$252.8 million) investment in infrastructure constructions from the central government and there're more than 20 construction projects running currently including the Material Science Building, the Innovation Science and Technology Building, the Reconstruction of Dangerous and Old Apartments after the earthquake, the #1 Student Apartment in the Youyi Campus and the New Library, Infrastructure Plan I & II, the High-tech Experimental Research Center and others in the Chang'an Campus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fazhan.nwpu.edu.cn/xygh/zjxm.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414190330/http://fazhan.nwpu.edu.cn/xygh/zjxm.htm |archive-date=2013-04-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Academics== NPU has a strong research capacity in engineering. It was confirmed as one of the [[National Key Universities]] by the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]] in 1960. In the seventh and eighth [[Five-year plans of the People's Republic of China|Five-year plan]], NPU was listed as one of the 15 National Key Developing Universities. In the ninth [[Five-year plans of the People's Republic of China|Five-year plan]], NPU joined the [[Project 211]]. And, in the tenth [[Five-year plans of the People's Republic of China|Five-year plan]], NPU joined the [[Project 985]].<ref name="nwpu.edu.cn"/> Since its establishment, NPU has educated more than 150,000 high level technicians and researchers for China's defense industry and national economy development. The first PhD from 6 disciplines in China was graduated from NPU.<ref name="nwpu.edu.cn"/> And, among NPU's alumni, there are more than 30 fellows of the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences|CAS]] and the [[Chinese Academy of Engineering|CAE]], 30 generals in [[People's Liberation Army|PLA]] and 6 recipients of China's TOP 10 Outstanding Youth Elite.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.nwpu.edu.cn/aboutNPU/ThexUniversityx.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519052705/http://english.nwpu.edu.cn/aboutNPU/ThexUniversityx.htm |archive-date=2013-05-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> NPU is one of the [[Seven Sons of National Defence]].<ref name="VOA 2021" >{{cite web |last1=Cong |first1=Forest |title=US Ban on Chinese Students With Military Links Divides Experts on Impact |url=https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-ban-chinese-students-military-links-divides-experts-impact |website=www.voanews.com |publisher=www.voanews.com |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> ===Funding=== The university's research funding has been continually rising every year. It reached 1.67 billion RMB in 2010 (US$0.26 billion), ranking fifth among all universities in China with funding per faculty member ranked first. And, in 2011, it reached 1.91 billion RMB.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbs.netbig.com/thread-2132123-1-1.html|title=西北工业大学2011年科研经费19.1亿元 - 大学排行 - 网大论坛 - Powered by Discuz!|first=Discuz! Team and Comsenz UI|last=Team|website=Bbs.netbig.com|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> ===Rankings=== In 2019, NPU ranked 27th in the [[Chinese university ranking (CUAA)|Chinese university ranking]], the most famous ranking in China. And, NPU's engineering ranked the tenth among China's engineering universities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edu.sina.com.cn/gaokao/2012-04-16/1714334629.shtml|title=武书连2012中国大学工学排行榜|website=Edu.sina.com.cn|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> According to the results of the third Evaluation of Disciplines by the [[Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China]], the ranks of parts of NPU's disciplines are shown below.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadegrees.cn/xwyyjsjyxx/xxsbdxz/index.shtml|title=教育部学位中心2012学科评估结果公布|website=Chinadegrees.cn|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Discipline !! Rank |- | Material Science and Engineering || 3 |- | Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology || 1 |- | Armament Science and Technology || 3 |- | Marine Science and Application || 5 |- | Dynamics || 7 |- | Computer Science and Technology || 12 |- | Mechanics Engineering || 14 |- | Control Science and Engineering || 14 |- | Transportation Engineering || 15 |- | Electronic Science and Engineering || 17 |- | Instrument Science and Technology || 18 |- | Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics || 18 |- | Information and Communication Engineering || 20 |- | Electrical Engineering || 23 |- | BiomedicalEngineering || 23 |- | Optical Engineering || 24 |- | Architecture || 26 |- | Mathematics || 36 |- | Chemistry || 39 |- | Civil Engineering || 46 |- | Business Administration || 50 |- | Foreign Languages and Literatures || 52 |- | Public Management || 55 |- | Applied Economics || 58 |- | Biology || 64 |- | Marxist Theory || 69 |- | Laws || 72 |} ===Laboratories=== The university has seven [[State Key Laboratories]] and 28 Province/Ministry-level Key Laboratories. Only the [[State Key Laboratories]] are listed below.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://yzb.nwpu.edu.cn/emplab.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423070926/http://yzb.nwpu.edu.cn/emplab.htm |archive-date=2010-04-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> These labs often specialize in particular areas of academic research and receive government funding: *[[Materials science]] *[[Chemistry]] *[[Mathematics]] and [[Physics]] *[[Geography]] *[[Biotechnology]] *[[Information technology]] *[[Engineering]] *[[Medicine]] {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name !! Supporting School |- | State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing || School of Materials Science and Engineering |- | State Key Laboratory of Airfoil, Cascade Aerodynamics || School of Aeronautics & School of Power and Energy |- | State Key Laboratory of Torpedo Guidance Technology || School of Marine Technology |- | State Key Laboratory of Heat Structure and Inner Flow Field of Combustion of Solid Rocket Motor || School of Astronautics |- | State Key Laboratory of UAV Special Technology || Institute of National Defense |- | State Key Laboratory of Superhigh Temperature Structural Composite Materials || School of Materials Science and Engineering |- | State Key Laboratory of Space Flight Dynamics Technology || School of Astronautics |} ==Organization== ===Education Experimental School=== The Education Experimental School is the college with special honors in NPU. Its predecessor is the Education Reform Class established in 1985 which was upgraded to the current school in 2001. The aim of this school is to provide the most elite students of NPU with the best resources so that they can become future leaders in their fields.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://honors.nwpu.edu.cn/overview/about.htm|title=学院简介-教育实验学院|website=Honors.nwpu.edu.cn|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> ===Academic schools=== NPU has 15 academic schools, 1 educational experimental school( known as [http://honors.nwpu.edu.cn/IndexEnglish.htm Honors College]), 1 independent school and some other administrative schools.<ref name="nwpu.edu.cn1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nwpu.edu.cn/xysz.htm|title=学院设置-西北工业大学|website=Nwpu.edu.cn|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> The university offers 58 undergraduate programs, 117 master programs, 67 doctorate programs and 14 postdoctoral programs. Currently, there are 2 First-level [[National Key Disciplines]], 7 Second-level [[National Key Disciplines]], 2 [[National Key (to cultivate) Disciplines]], 21 First-level Disciplines for Doctorate Degree Granting and 31 First-level Disciplines for master's degree Granting. Additionally, NPU has 7 [[State Key Laboratories]], 28 Province/Ministry-level Key Laboratories and 19 Province/Ministry-level Engineering Research Centers. The 15 academic schools of NPU are listed here in the official order. #School of Aeronautics #School of Astronautics #School of Marine Science and Technology #School of Materials Science and Engineering #School of Mechanical Engineering #School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture #School of Power and Energy #School of Electronics and Information #School of Automation #School of Computer Science and Technology #School of Science #School of Management #School of Humanities, Economics and Law #School of Software and Microelectronics #School of Life Science #School of Foreign Languages ===Other schools=== Besides the 15 major academic schools and the education experimental school, NPU has other schools or institutes.<ref name="nwpu.edu.cn1"/> They are: * Engineering Practice Exercise Center * Physical Education Department * Continuing Education School * Internet Education School * International College * National Secrecy School * Mingde College (independent) ==Student life== ===Innovation Study Base=== The Innovation Study Base, directed by the Dean's Office of NPU, consists of multiple student competition programs including NPU's university team of Football Robotics, Dancing Robotics, Model United Nations, Mathematical Modeling, Model Airplanes and so on. In the 11th [[Five-year plans of the People's Republic of China|Five-year plan]], NPU students won more than 1,400 awards at the international, state and provincial levels including 54 first or second place international level award and 147 first or second national level award.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} ===Student Club Center=== The Student Club Center, directed by the [[Communist Youth League of China|Communist Youth League]] of NPU, serves all university-level student clubs. The center helps to organize and supervise student activities on the campus and acts like a bridge between the administration and students' clubs.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} ==Affiliated secondary school== {{Main|Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University}} ==Notable alumni== * [[Wu Yi (politician)|Wu Yi]] &ndash; Former Vice Premier of the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China]] * [[Hao Peng (PRC)|Hao Peng]] &ndash; [[Party Committee Secretary]] of the [[State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council|State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC)]]; former Governor of [[Qinghai]] province * [[Zhang Qingwei]] &ndash; [[Communist Party Secretary]] of [[Heilongjiang]] province; former Governor of [[Hebei]] province * [[Yang Wei (Zhejiang University)|Yang Wei]] &ndash; president of [[Zhejiang University]], aircraft designer in [[Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute|611]] * [[Yuan-Cheng Fung]] &ndash; graduate from department of Engineering of National Central University ([[Nanjing University]], Present), which is one of the predecessors of Northwestern Polytechnical University * Jasen Wang - Founder and CEO of [[Makeblock]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://chinadailyasia.com/articles/160/119/115/1505449599705.html|title=Educational drone maker takes to water|work=Chinadailyhk|access-date=2018-03-27}}</ref> == Notable faculty members == * [[Hu Peiquan]], Founder of the Department of Engineering Mechanics and the ''Journal of Northwestern Polytechnical University'' * [[Chuah Hean Teik]], Consultant Professor to Northwestern Polytechnical University and Former President cum CEO of [[Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.nwpu.edu.cn/ Official website] {{in lang|zh}} * [http://en.nwpu.edu.cn/ Official website] {{in lang|en}} * [http://www.openlab.net.cn/ Non-Official Communities of Northwestern Polytechnical University] {{NCUOSU}} {{Project 985}} {{Project 211}} {{Universities and colleges in Shaanxi}} {{Associations of independent college admissions of Chinese universities}} {{Authority control}} {{coord|34|14|41|N|108|54|42|E|type:edu|display=title}} [[Category:Northwestern Polytechnical University| ]] [[Category:Vice-ministerial universities in China]] [[Category:Project 985]] [[Category:Project 211]]'