Northwestern Polytechnical University

Located in Xi'an, the historic cradle of Chinese civilization and endpoint of the Silk Road, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) is China’s only multidisciplinary, research-oriented university advancing education and research in aeronautics, astronautics, and marine technology. Affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), NPU has been a key national university since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It was designated a state key university in 1960, ranked among China’s top 15 in the 7th and 8th Five-Year Plans, and was among the first 22 to establish a graduate school. NPU joined the 211 Project in 1995 and the 985 Project in 2001.
As a member of the ""Outstanding University Alliance,"" NPU is nationally recognized for excellence in graduate employment, Party organization, and education. The university upholds the motto “Loyalty, Integrity, Courage, and Perseverance,” and the spirit of “Strong Preparation, Diligent Effort, Practical Attitude, and Creative Innovation.”
With two campuses in Xi’an—Youyi and Chang’an—NPU has 4,100 faculty members and over 40,000 students. Deeply rooted in western China and committed to national defense, NPU continues striving to become a world-class university with world-class disciplines.