Northwestern Polytechnical University
| 西北工业大学 Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué |
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| Motto | 公诚勇毅 |
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Motto in English
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Loyalty, Integrity, Courage, and Perseverance |
| Type | Public, Project 985, Project 211 |
| Established | 1938 |
| President | Wang Jinsong (汪劲松) |
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Academic staff
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3,600 |
| Undergraduates | 14,395 |
| Postgraduates | 13,736 |
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Xi'an, Shaanxi,  People's Republic of China
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| Campus |
Urban 0.8 km2 (Youyi Campus) 2.6 km2 (Chang'an Campus) |
| Newspaper | 西北工大报 |
| Colors | Blue & Silver |
| Nickname | NWPU, NPU |
| Mascot | Aoxiang |
| Website | 中文 Eng |
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Northwestern Polytechnical University (also known as NPU or NWPU; Chinese: 西北工业大学; pinyin: Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué; Russian: Северо-западный политехнический университет) is a National Key University, directed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, located in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. The university emphasizes on the education and research in aeronautical, astronautical and marine engineering. As of 2012, NPU has 13,736 graduate students (3,063 full-time doctorate candidates, 7,087 master candidates, 3,586 professional degree candidates) and 14,395 undergraduate students. The University is a member of Project 985.
The current NPU enjoys the legacy from its three major predecessors.
In 1938, due to the Japanese invasion in the northwestern China, many institutes were relocated to Shanxi. Among them, the National Beiyang Engineering Institute, the Engineering School of Beiping University, the Engineering School of the National Northeastern University, and the (private) Jiaozuo Engineering Institute were combined and formed the former National Northwestern Engineering Institute in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, which is a city surrounded by mountain range. After the World War II, the National Northwestern Engineering Institute, which is one of the three predecessors of the later NPU, was moved out of the mountains into the city of Xianyang in 1946. After the People's Republic of China founded, the National Northwestern Engineering Institute was renamed as the Northwestern Engineering Institute (because all the institute had become state-owned) in 1950.
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