Back Polytechnische Universität Nordwestchinas German Politecnico Nordoccidentale Italian 西北工業大学 Japanese Северо-западный политехнический университет Russian 西北工业大学 Chinese
西北工业大学 | |||||||
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Other name | NWPU | ||||||
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| Motto | 公诚勇毅 | ||||||
Motto in English | Loyalty, Integrity, Courage, and Perseverance | ||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||
| Established | 1938 | ||||||
| President | Wang Jinsong (汪劲松) | ||||||
Academic staff | 3,600 | ||||||
| Students | 28,131 | ||||||
| Undergraduates | 14,395 | ||||||
| Postgraduates | 13,736 | ||||||
| Location | , China 34°14′41″N 108°54′42″E / 34.24472°N 108.91167°E | ||||||
| Campus | Urban 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 | ||||||
| Affiliations | Excellence League Sino-Spanish University Alliance (SSU) | ||||||
| Mascot | Aoxiang | ||||||
| Website | nwpu.edu.cn | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 西北工业大学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西北工業大學 | ||||||
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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]
NPU specializes in education and research in the fields of aeronautical, astronautical and marine engineering. 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.
As of 2023, Northwestern Polytechnical University was listed as one of the top 350 universities in the Academic Ranking of World Universities and the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[3][4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "学校简介-西北工业大学". Nwpu.edu.cn. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "US NEWS Best Global Universities: Northwestern Polytechnical University". U.S. News & World Report. 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-08-27.