National University of Defense Technology
Public research military university in Changsha, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT; 中国人民解放军国防科学技术大学) is a national public research university headquartered in Kaifu, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is affiliated with the Central Military Commission.[1][2] The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. With the predecessor founded in 1953 as the People's Liberation Army Military Academy of Engineering (中国人民解放军军事工程学院) in Harbin, the institution was officially established in 1978 in Changsha by Deng Xiaoping.
中国人民解放军国防科学技术大学 | |||||||
Former names | Military Academy of Engineering (1953–1970) Changsha Institute of Technology (1970–1978) | ||||||
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Motto | 厚德博学、强军兴国 | ||||||
Motto in English | Excel in Virtue and Knowledge; Strengthen the Armed Forces and the Nation | ||||||
Type | Public research university | ||||||
Established | 1953; 71 years ago (1953) (predecessor) 1978; 46 years ago (1978) (current entity) | ||||||
Founder | Deng Xiaoping | ||||||
Parent institution | Central Military Commission | ||||||
President | Lt. Gen. Li Xiang (2019-) | ||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Maj. Gen. Ling Shiming Maj. Gen. Wu Jianjun | ||||||
Academic staff | 2,000 faculty members | ||||||
Students | 15,700 | ||||||
Undergraduates | 8,900 | ||||||
Postgraduates | 6,800 | ||||||
Location | , , China 28.2192°N 112.9904°E / 28.2192; 112.9904 | ||||||
Campus | Urban | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 国防科技大学 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國防科技大學 | ||||||
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NUDT was instrumental in the development of the Tianhe-2 supercomputer.[3] In 2017, the university incorporated five military colleges, which are the PLA College of International Relations, the PLA College of National Defense Information, the PLA Xi'an Telecommunication College, the PLA College of Electronic Engineering, and the PLA Science and Engineering University College of Meteorology and Oceanography.[4]
As of 2023, the National University of Defense Technology was listed as one of the top 501-600 universities in the world universities rankings.[5][6][7]