Beihang University was founded in 1952, formerly known as Beihang University. It was formed by the merger of the aviation departments of Tsinghua University, Beiyang University, Xiamen University, Sichuan University and Chongqing University. 1959 was designated as a national key university, and 1988 was renamed Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in April.
The school is divided into Xueyuan Road Campus and Shahe Campus, with a total area of more than 3,000 mu and a total construction area of 1.7 million square meters. The school has 35 secondary colleges; At present, there are 23 post-doctoral research stations, 25 first-level disciplines authorized by doctoral degrees, 39 first-level disciplines authorized by master's degrees and 74 undergraduate majors. There are 8 first-class disciplines and 28 national key disciplines in two disciplines. There are 4,266 faculty members and more than 37,000 full-time students.
School-running philosophy:
Taking "let students benefit for life" as the purpose of running a school, "seeking truth, goodness and beauty; "Self-reliance, self-esteem, self-reliance" is the school motto, which operates in accordance with the modern advanced education and teaching management mode, adheres to the principles of putting moral education first, intellectual education first and physical fitness first, comprehensively implements quality education, promotes students' all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique and beauty, makes students become outstanding high school graduates with ideals, morality, culture and discipline, and delivers qualified freshmen to colleges and universities.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Beihang University.