Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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History of Beihang University

At the beginning of the school

Founded in 1952, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is the first university of Aeronautics and Astronautics in New China, which was formed by the merger of the aeronautics departments of eight universities including Tsinghua University at that time. The aviation departments of the eight institutions participating in the establishment of Beijing Institute of Aeronautics refer to the aviation departments of Tsinghua University, Beiyang University (today's Tianjin University), Northwest Institute of Technology (today's Northwest University of Technology), Xiamen University, North China University of Technology (today's Beijing University of Technology), Southwest Institute of Technology (today's Chongqing Jianzhu University), Sichuan University and Yunnan University.

On October 25, 1952, on the basis of the merger of the school of Aeronautical Engineering of Tsinghua University with the Department of Aeronautics of Sichuan University and Beijing Institute of technology, Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the first university of Aeronautics and Astronautics in New China, was established.

In May 1953, after the site of the school was selected in baiyanzhuang, Haidian District, the northwest suburb, on June 1, the construction of the school started on a piece of farmland and a mound of earth around which there was no highway. Thousands of construction workers fought day and night, and completed the construction of 60000 square meters within half a year. In October of the same year, all the students and some of the staff moved to the new school and began to study and work normally. The planned capital construction task will be basically completed by 1957, with a completed area of 135245 square meters, 64160 square meters of roads, and an investment of more than 35.6 million yuan.

In June 1954, in order to meet the needs of aviation industry construction, Beihang added two departments of aircraft equipment and aviation materials, as well as seven specialties of aviation instrument and automation, aircraft electrical equipment, special equipment, metallographic heat treatment, casting, pressure processing and welding.

From 1956 to 1957, according to the requirements of China's 12 year scientific planning, Beihang took the lead in setting up missile, management and aerodynamics majors in China. Missile design, liquid rocket engine, aerodynamics, radio equipment, aviation engineering economics, instrument technology and other specialties were added, and the only Department of aviation engineering economics in China's aviation universities at that time was established. In this way, there began to be a new specialty which was different from the Soviet model and was set up according to the actual needs of China's aviation industry, and three research laboratories of aerodynamics, aircraft structural mechanics and jet engine principles were set up.

In 1958, Beihang carried out the work study program, advocated and practiced the four combinations of teaching, scientific research, design and production, and carried out the aviation model development. In 100 days, all the teachers and students of the school completed the development of "Beijing No.1" light passenger aircraft approved by Premier Zhou Enlai himself. On September 24 of the same year, the flight test was successful, and the flight test of 2500 km route between Beijing and Shanghai was carried out. China's first sounding rocket - "Beijing No.2" was successfully developed, and it was successfully launched at baichengzi shooting range in Northeast China on September 22 of the same year Beijing No.5, a self-developed unmanned control system, was installed on An-2 aircraft. It was refitted into a pilotless aircraft and successfully flew on September 25 of the same year, which opened the way for the development of China's pilotless aircraft.

In 1958, the major of solving device, rocket ground machinery and launching device was newly established. In 1959, new specialties such as aviation non-metallic materials, corrosion and surface protection, radio navigation, radar, remote control and telemetry, aviation atomic energy engine design, etc. were established, and research laboratories for rocket engine and missile control system were established. Together with the previously established research laboratories for aerodynamics, aircraft structural mechanics, jet engine principle and gyroscope, further research projects were formed The center of the work.

In May 1959, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the decision on designating a number of key universities in Colleges and universities, and Beihang became one of the first batch of 16 key universities in China.

In 1960, the Department of Aeronautical nuclear power, aeronautical technology and Engineering Physics was added, and in 1961, the Department of aircraft automatic control was established. So far, Beihang has set up 10 departments and 35 specialties.

Reform and development

In 1977, the unified enrollment of colleges and universities across the country was restored.

In 1978, the recruitment of graduate students was resumed.

In 1978, Beihang organized undergraduate enrollment according to 21 majors in six categories, including aircraft design, winged missile design and aircraft high altitude equipment; aeronautical engineering mathematical mechanics, including aerodynamics and flight mechanics, Aeronautical Structural Mechanics and strength; Aeroengine Design, including Aeroengine Design and solid rocket motor design; aeronautical materials and mechanical manufacturing engineering, including aeronautical metal materials and heat treatment, aeronautical non-metal materials and forming process, metal corrosion and protection, aeronautical welding, aircraft manufacturing engineering; aeronautical automatic control, including aeronautical gyroscope instrument and inertial navigation, aeronautical control Aviation instrument and sensor, aviation hydraulic and pneumatic accessories, aviation electrical and electrical appliances, aircraft automatic control; avionics and computing technology, including remote control and telemetry, electronic computer, radar and navigation, microwave technology.

In July 1978, the Department of computer science and engineering was established. In November, the establishment of the Department of manufacturing engineering was restored.

On November 26, 1981, with the approval of the State Council, the University became one of the first batch of doctoral and master degree awarding units in China.

In April 1988, with the approval of the State Education Commission, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics was renamed Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

In 1989, the University became one of the 14 key universities in China during the Eighth Five Year Plan period.

In 1997, the university entered the national "211 Project" key construction colleges and universities.

In 2001, the university entered the ranks of key construction universities of the national "985 Project"; the first batch of approved pilot national demonstration software colleges.

In 2006, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics was approved to build the National Laboratory of Aeronautical Science and technology, which has become an important symbol of the University's aerospace characteristics and research university.

In 2007, it was selected into the first batch of national college students' Innovative Experimental Program projects.

In 2010, it was rated as "National Graduate Employment typical experience university" by the Ministry of education.

In 2010, the University became one of the first batch of "excellent engineer education and training plan" universities in China.

In 2011, the University became one of the national "Everest program" (experimental program for training top students in basic subjects).

In 2012, the University was selected into the first batch of "2011 plan" (innovation ability improvement plan of colleges and universities); the first batch of universities selected into the National College Students' innovation and entrepreneurship training plan.

In December 2013, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics won the title of "top ten beautiful campuses" of Beijing universities.

In December 2016, it was recognized by Beijing Municipal Education Commission as one of the first batch of demonstration universities in deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform in Beijing.

In January 2017, it was recognized by the Ministry of education as one of the first batch of national demonstration universities to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education.

In September, the University was selected into the list of national "double first-class" (world-class university and first-class discipline) construction universities; the University became the first batch of first-class network security college construction demonstration project universities.

In March 2018, the school was selected into the first batch of national new engineering research and practice projects of the Ministry of education.

In December, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with China Aerospace Science and technology group.

In January 2019, Beihang and the Air Force Medical University signed a strategic cooperation agreement. In July, the first group was selected into the Planetary Science Alliance of Chinese universities. In September, he became a founding member and Council member of China Artificial Intelligence Education Association.

In January 2020, the Institute of artificial intelligence of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the school of medical science and engineering of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics were established; in the same month, the school was selected as the pilot of enrollment reform of basic disciplines ("strong foundation plan").

School Honors

In October 2019, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics ranked the top 10 companies / institutions in the number of patent applications for natural language processing technology, ranking sixth.

School running conditions

teaching staff

As of October 2019, the school has 4218 in-service staff, including 2327 full-time teachers. Among the full-time teachers, 72.5% have senior titles and 86.64% have doctoral degrees. It has gathered 23 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 59 winners of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and 5 national famous teachers as representatives of high-level talents, 64 winners of the National Science Fund for distinguished young scholars working full-time in school, and 46 winners of the national special support plan.

Two Nobel Prize winners were introduced.

Academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences (including full-time and double employment): Gao Zhentong, Li Wei, Jiang Lei, Huai Jinpeng, Li Tian, Fang Jiancheng

Academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering (including full-time and double employment): Liu Daxiang, Li Chunxuan, Zhong Qunpeng, Chen Maozhang, Wang Jun, Feng Peide, Yao Junen, Li Bohu, Du Shanyi, Zhang Yanzhong, Qi Faren, Xu Huibin, Zhao qinping, Zhang Guangjun, Zhang Jun and Wang Huaming

, Su Donglin (female), Gong Shengkai, Xiang Jinwu

National outstanding contribution experts: Chen Zongji, Zhou Sheng, Zhang Qishan, Wu Zhe, Li Wei, Li Chun

Chinese PinYin : Bei Jing Hang Kong Hang Tian Da Xue