Northwestern Polytechnical University (hereinafter referred to as Xigong University), located in Xi City, Shaanxi Province, is a multi-disciplinary, research-oriented and open university featuring the development of personnel training and scientific research in the fields of aviation, aerospace and navigation. It is a national "first-class university" construction university (Class A) and belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
The school 1960 was identified as a national key university by the State Council, and both the Seventh Five-Year Plan and the Eighth Five-Year Plan were listed as one of the key universities in the State Council 15. 1995 the first batch entered "21/project" and 200 1 entered "985".
The school is rich in resources and has distinctive academic characteristics. There are more than 36,000 students and 4,300 faculty members, covering an area of 365,438+10,000 square meters. There are 27 colleges, including the School of Aviation, Aerospace, Navigation and International Education, the School of Educational Experiment, and the School of Engineering of Queen Mary University in London, Northwestern Polytechnical University.
At present, there are 74 undergraduate majors, 38 master's degree-level authorized disciplines (including 1 interdisciplinary) and 25 doctoral degree-level authorized disciplines (including 1 interdisciplinary). Seven disciplines, including materials science, engineering, chemistry, computer science, physics, earth science and mathematics, entered the international discipline of ESI 1%.
Among them, materials science and engineering entered the top 65,438+0 ‰, forming a discipline group with China Aviation (aviation, aerospace and navigation) as the forerunner and 3M (materials, electromechanical and mechanics), 3C (computer, communication and control), science and humanities and social sciences developing in harmony, which laid a good foundation for building a world-class discipline.