2. First of all, judging from the history and scale of running a school, National Defense University and National University of Defense Technology are both important representatives of our military academies. Founded in 1954, National Defense University is one of the earliest military academies in China, with a huge scale and numerous colleges and research institutions. National University of Defense Technology, founded in 1958, is the earliest institution of higher learning in China with military science and technology as its main research direction, and its scale is relatively small. Judging from the history and scale of running a school, the National Defense University has a longer history and a larger scale.
3. Secondly, there are some differences between National Defense University and National University of Defense Technology in educational objectives and curriculum. The educational goal of the National Defense University is to cultivate high-level compound military command, management and research talents with an international perspective, mainly offering military, management and law courses.
4. The educational goal of National University of Defense Technology is to cultivate military scientific and technological talents with innovative spirit, solid theoretical foundation and strong practical ability, mainly offering science and engineering courses. In terms of educational objectives and curriculum, National Defense University pays more attention to education in military management and law, while National University of Defense Technology pays more attention to education in science and engineering.
5. In addition, judging from the faculty and scientific research strength of the school, both National Defense University and National University of Defense Technology have excellent faculty and rich scientific research resources. National Defense University has a group of professors and experts with rich experience in teaching and scientific research, and their scientific research strength is also relatively strong. National University of Defense Technology has a group of professors and experts with high academic level and rich practical experience, and its scientific research strength is also at the leading level in China. Judging from the strength of teachers and scientific research, the two schools have their own advantages.