Beihang University (previously known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) was founded on October 25, 1952, under the name of Beijing Institute of Aeronautics, originating from the merger the aeronautical departments of Tsinghua University, Beiyang University, Xiamen University, Sichuan University, etc.
Located in the Zhongguancun Science Park centre and within easy reach of central Beijing, Beihang is the first university in China to focus on aeronautical and astronautical education and research.
About 26km away from the main campus, the suburban Shahe campus provides a quiet study milieu and is also home to the National Laboratory of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NLAA). The very new Doudian campus aims at research and innovation through engineering combined with medicine.
The University has been reputed for its competitive edge in aeronautics and astronautics, instrument science and technology, computer science and technology, management science and engineering, etc. As a powerhouse of research and innovation, Beihanghas earned 1,264 awards for achievements at the national or ministerial level, including three First Prizes of National Science & Technology Progress Awards and six First Prizes of National Technological Innovation Awards. Beihangalso has strong links with the industrial sector, contributing to more than 50 per cent of the University’s research projects.
