Rocket Force University of Engineering

Rocket Force University of Engineering
中国人民解放军火箭军工程大学
Former name
Second Artillery Engineering University (中国人民解放军第二炮兵工程大学)
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TypeMilitary university
Established1951; 74 years ago (1951)
AffiliationPeople's Liberation Army Rocket Force
PresidentWang Yaopeng
Vice-presidentLiu Guangbin
Song Jixian
Location
Xi'an
,
Shaanxi
,
China
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国人民解放军火箭军工程大学
Traditional Chinese中國人民解放軍火箭軍工程大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Huǒjiànjūn Gōngchéng Dàxué

The Rocket Force University of Engineering[1] (Chinese: 中国人民解放军火箭军工程大学) a military university in Baqiao, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.[2]

The university consists of 3 colleges and 7 departments. At present, the university has 90 research institutions and research centers, including 1 national engineering research centre, 4 national key laboratories.

History

PLA Second Artillery Engineering University was founded in January 1951, it was initially called "PLA Northwest Military Region Artillery Command College", then it was renamed "PLA First Artillery Command College". In 1956, it was renamed again and called "PLA Xi'an Artillery Command College". In 1959, Teach Brigade of the Department of Defense and 15th PLA Air Force College of Aeronautics merged into the university. The university changed to its currently in January, following the name change of Second Artillery Corps to Rocket Force.

Schools and Departments

  • College of Science
  • College of Basic Education for Commanding Officers
  • College of Professional Technology for Officers
  • Department of Measurement and Control Engineering
  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
  • Department of Electronic Engineering
  • Department of Weapons and Launch Systems Engineering
  • Department of Flight Vehicle Propulsion Engineering
  • Department of Nuclear Technology and Security
  • Department of Management Engineering
  • Department of Environmental Engineering
  • Department of Fire Control and Command and Control Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Automation
  • Department of Communication Engineering
  • Department of Information Security
  • Department of Information Engineering
  • Department of Command Information System Engineering

Notable alumni

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Delegation Led by President Li Hua from Rocket Force University of Engineering Visits Beihang University-BEIHANG UNIVERSITY". Beihang University. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ^ "第二炮兵工程学院" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2015-01-18.