Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University
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Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA; ) is a university
located in Nanjing
, Jiangsu
province, China
.
In Chinese
, the university name is sometimes shortened to Nanhang, or 南航, meaning Nanjing
Astronautics
.
(明故宫) campus and Jiangjunlu (将军路) campus.
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (NUAA), (南京航空航天大学) mainly offers courses in science and engineering and strives for the coordinated development in applied science, management, humanities and social sciences with the combined features of aeronautics, civil aviation and astronautics. It is among the nation's first institutions of higher learning authorized to grant degrees of Doctor, Master and Bachelor. In 1996 it succeeded in becoming one of the China's 100 most key universities for the 21st century (China's 211 Project). It is subordinated to the Commission of National Defense Science, Technology and Industry of China.
University
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located in Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province, China
China
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In Chinese
Chinese language
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, the university name is sometimes shortened to Nanhang, or 南航, meaning Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
Astronautics
Astronautics
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Campus
The university has two campuses, Ming PalaceMing Palace, Nanjing
Ming Palace in Nanjing, present day Jiangsu province, China was the 14th century imperial palace of the Hongwu Emperor, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.- History :...
(明故宫) campus and Jiangjunlu (将军路) campus.
History
The school was founded in October 1952, as the Nanjing College of Aviation Industry. In 1956 it was renamed as Nanjing Aeronautical Institute, and, in 1993 as the current name, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (NUAA), (南京航空航天大学) mainly offers courses in science and engineering and strives for the coordinated development in applied science, management, humanities and social sciences with the combined features of aeronautics, civil aviation and astronautics. It is among the nation's first institutions of higher learning authorized to grant degrees of Doctor, Master and Bachelor. In 1996 it succeeded in becoming one of the China's 100 most key universities for the 21st century (China's 211 Project). It is subordinated to the Commission of National Defense Science, Technology and Industry of China.
Colleges
NUAA has 18 colleges:- College of Aerospace Engineering
- College of Energy and Power Engineering
- College of Automation Engineering
- College of Information Science and Technology
- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- College of Material Science and Technology
- College of Civil Aviation
- College of Natural Sciences
- College of Economics and Management
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- College of Advanced Vocational Education
- College of Astronautics
- College of Arts
- College of Foreign Languages
- College of Computer Science and Technology
- Jincheng College
- Graduate School
- Academy of Frontier Science