PLA National Defence University is the highest military academy in China and the only senior contract command academy of the Chinese Army. Directly under the leadership of the Central Military Commission, it is responsible for training command cadres at or above the army, navy and air force, leading cadres at the local provincial level and leading cadres at or above the army level in central state organs, engaging in research on strategy and national defense modernization, and playing an advisory role in the decision-making of the State Council, the Central Military Commission and the headquarters.

If you want to enter the national defense university, you must first be admitted to a military school and become a soldier.

After being a soldier, you must be excellent in all aspects before you can go to further study.

Training is divided into advanced, intermediate and elementary classes (commonly known as "dragon class, tiger class and dog class")

Senior commanders enter the dragon class, intermediate commanders enter the tiger class, and operational staff training enters the dog class.