According to the inquiry of the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC), Tianjin University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is neither 2 1 1 nor 985. It is an institution of higher learning directly under the Civil Aviation Administration of China and jointly established by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and the Ministry of Education, focusing on cultivating senior civil aviation engineering and management talents. Although it is not a 2 1 1 or 985 engineering university, it has an important position and influence in the field of civil aviation in China.