According to statistics, up to now, there are two 985 engineering universities (xi Jiaotong University and Northwestern Polytechnical University) and seven 21engineering universities (Xi Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, xidian university, Chang 'an University and Shaanxi) in Xi.

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Northwestern Polytechnical University (hereinafter referred to as Xigong University or Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU)), directly under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, is a national key multi-disciplinary research university with the characteristics of personnel training and scientific research development in aviation, aerospace, navigation and other fields, ranking first in the country, 985 Project and 21KLOC-0/Project;

Selected into 20 1 1 plan,1plan, basic subject enrollment reform pilot, excellent engineer education and training plan, national innovation experiment plan for college students, new engineering research and practice project, postgraduate national high-level university construction, and China government's acceptance of scholarships for foreign students in China;

University of Excellence Alliance, China-Russia Engineering University Alliance, China-Russia Jiaotong University Alliance, China-UK Engineering Education and Research Alliance, Aerospace Innovation "Belt and Road" Alliance, National Military Academy Curriculum Ideological and Political Education Alliance, degree authorization independent auditing unit, sole sponsor of QB50 project in Asia, and member of the general coordination unit in Asia.

1938, National Beiyang Institute of Technology, National Peiping University Institute of Technology, National Northeastern University Institute of Technology and private Jiaozuo Institute of Technology established the National Northwest Institute of Technology in Hanzhong, Shaanxi. 1946 moved to Xianyang, and 1950 was renamed Northwest Institute of Technology; 1952, the East China Aviation Institute was established in Nanjing by the Department of Aviation Engineering of Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University and Nanjing University. 1956, moved to Xi 'an, renamed Xi 'an Aviation Institute; 1957, Northwest Institute of Technology and Xi 'an Aviation Institute merged to form Northwestern Polytechnical University; 1970 Integration of the former Aviation Engineering Department of China People's Liberation Army Military Engineering College.

By the end of 65438+February 2022, the two campuses of Friendship and Chang 'an occupied an area of over 365438+ 10,000 square meters. Set up 27 colleges and 70 undergraduate majors; There are 2 postdoctoral mobile stations1,27 first-class doctoral programs and 39 first-class master programs; There are more than 4,300 faculty members, full-time academicians 10, and more than 37,000 students.