Xidian University
| 西安电子科技大学 | |
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| Motto | 厚德 求真 砺学 笃行 |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1931 |
| President | Xiaojing Zheng (郑晓静) |
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Academic staff
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1,900 |
| Undergraduates | 21,650 |
| Postgraduates | 11,072 |
| Location | Xi'an, China |
| Campus | Urban, 667-acre (2.7 km²) |
| Website | http://www.xidian.edu.cn |
Xidian University (Chinese: 西安电子科技大学, pinyin: Xīān Diànzǐ Kējì Dàxué) is a public research university located in Xi'an, China. Founded in 1931, the university is considered one of the top universities of research and education of engineering in China. Its electronic engineering program ranks 5th in China. Xidian university is ranked 12th in Best Global Universities for Computer Science in China by U.S. News ranking. It is also one of the Project 211 universities.
The university was founded in 1931 by revolutionaries including Mao Zedong, the founding father of China, to address rapid technological advances in military research. The school admitted its first twelve students on January 28, 1931. In 1960, the university's name was changed to People's Liberation Army Military Academy of Telecommunication Engineering. Researchers in the university worked on radar, electronics and computers. Defense research contributed to the rapid expansion of the faculty and campus.
Xidian University is one of a National Key Universities managed by Ministry of Education of China. It is one of the 55 universities with Graduate Schools in China.
Xidian University is organized into 17 schools. The university has undergraduate programs in different domains, covering engineering, science, management and economics. It also offers Master's and PhD degrees. Xidian University has over 31,000 students, including 21,650 undergraduate students, 9,293 master's students, and 1,779 doctoral students. 7 National Key Disciplines have been affiliated with Xidian University.
The school is dedicated to education and research in the areas of Communications Engineering, Information Systems Security, Wireless Broadband and Signal and Information Processing. There are more than 3,800 undergraduates, 2,000 master's students and 300 doctoral students.
The school has 311 faculty members, including one Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, two National Famous Teachers of China and three National Experts with Outstanding Contribution.
Three National Key Disciplines:
The school was established in 1995. It was one of the earliest computer science school in China. The school ranks 8th in China and among top 100 in the world by Academic Ranking of World Universities.
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