Beihang University was founded in 1952. It was formed by the merger of aviation departments of eight universities, including Tsinghua University and Xiamen University. It is the first aerospace institution of higher learning in New China, and now it belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
985 University refers to the key development plan of higher education initiated by China government in 1998, aiming at cultivating world-class universities. 2 1 1 University is a higher education revitalization plan initiated by China government in 1995, aiming at improving the overall level and competitiveness of domestic universities.