NPU has abundant resources and its disciplinary features are distinctive. NPU has more than 26,000 students and over 3,700 facdlties. Youyi and Changan are the two campuses of NPU which cover an area of 5,100 acres in total. NPU has 16 academic schools, an International College and an Honors College, offering 65 undergraduate programs, 32 master degree authorization first-level disciplines, 120 postgraduate programs, 22 doctorate authorization first-level disciplines, 71 doctoral programs, and 17 postdoctoral programs. Among them, 5 subject clusters of chemistry, engineering, materials science, physics and Computer science entered the top 1% of Essential Science Indicators(ESI) international discipline rankings; the materials science discipline entered the world's top 1‰. Therefore, a discipline system has been established for the compatible development of subject clusters led by aeronautics, astronautics, and marine technology with 3M (materials, mechanical engineering, mechanics) and 3C (computer, communications, control) along with subject clusters in other sciences, humanities and social science. This system has laid a sound foundation for NPU to build first-class disciplines.

NPU persists in attaching equal importance to guiding, cdltivating and building intellectual achievement. NPU carries out the “Aoxiang Qualified Personnel Project” to help young teachers become outstanding academic leaders. This involves constructing support systems for their personal and professional development, and promoting their talents and skills thru the Tenure-Track mechanism. NPU also offers high quality support services for children at middle school, primary school and kindergarten levels to ensure top talents have no worries about their future generations. On-campus talent zones and overseas working zones have been set up to bring aspiring minds together in a dynamic and creative synergy. NPU now has 26 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) or the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), 21 nominees of the Thousand Talents Program, 30 scholars of the Changjiang Scholars Program, 12 winners of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2 National Experts with Remarkable Contributions, and 4 winners of National Distinguished Teacher awards. Presently NPU has 2 Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) innovative research groups, 7 national-level teaching teams, 7 ministerial innovative research teams and 8 national defense innovative teams.

NPU strengthens moral education while attentively cdltivating talent. The education principle student-oriented, education-directed, scholar-centered, academics-crucial, and responsibility-aimed has now taken root in people’s minds. NPU focuses on cdltivating high-quality innovative talents with a solid academic foundation, a high-level of professional competence, a strong sense of social responsibility, an international outlook and a well-rounded moral, intellectual and aesthetic maturity. This has enabled NPU to claim many historical firsts, including the first Doctor of Engineering (D.E.) in Metal Casting, the first D.E. in Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering, the first D.E. in Flight Mechanics, the first D.E. in Aero-engines, the first D.E. in Underwater Weapons and the first D.E. in Rocket Engines. NPU has graduated more than 180,000 students for the National Defense and Economy. Among them, there are 24 provincial leaders or above; 48 Generals; the holder of State Science and Technology Top Awards, Mr.Shi Changxu; the holder of the“Two Bombs One Satellite Merit Award, Mr. Wu Ziliang; 45 academicians of the CAE or CAS; the former principal of Tsinghua University, Mr. Gao Jingde; the former principal of Tianjin University, Mr. Shi Shaoxi and other educators; 6 of China's Top 10 Outstanding Young Technology Pioneers and the President of Longfor Property, Ms.Wu Yajun and other business elites. In the field of aerospace, among all the chief engineers and vice chief engineers for major models, more than half are NPU Alumni. At the 60th anniversary of Aviation Industries of China, 6 of the 10 owners of the Serve the Country Through Aviation Special Gold Medal are NPU Alumni; more than 200 NPU Alumni have top leadership roles in group companies, institutes and enterprises, including the President of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Mr. Lei Fanpei. In the field of marine technology engineering, a lot of outstanding NPU Alumni are active in shipping and the underwater weapons industry as key managers and core technical professionals. A large number of NPU graduates have joined the industrial elites to become pillars of the country, leading to the “NPU Phenomenon”in the area of personnel training. In recent years, by actively promoting the reform of teaching methods, a top talent training system has been developed with notable features that include a“Dream Chasing Class” based on the undergraduate Aoxiang Talent Program,“Yikun Class”and “Zhuoyan Class” based on the graduate Elite Talent Program and the“Backbone of College Students Training Class” based on the Marxist Youth Training Project.

NPU has strengthened educational research and made remarkable achievements in teaching. NPU has 4 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, 2 National virtual simdlation experiment teaching demonstration centers and 3 state talents training demonstration bases. NPU is the only initiative unit in Asia, and is the Asia regional coordination unit of QB50. The largest Satellite TTundefinedamp;C Ground Station of the program was built at NPU. In the State-level Teaching Awards held every four years, representing the highest honors in educating and teaching in China, NPU has several major achievements to its credit. NPU won 1 First Prize and 8 Second Prizes in the National Teaching Achievement Awards in 2009, ranked No.7 among all the universities in China; 2 First Prizes and 4 Second Prizes in 2014, ranked No.6 among all the universities in China. A large number of students have stood on domestic and overseas podiums on behalf of the university. NPU ranked top among domestic universities in the fields of micro-satellites, aerospace modeling, ocean vessel competitions, robot soccer, dance robots, MEMS sensors, mathematical modeling and the Model UN. In 2016, NPU won 3 First Prizes in the National University Students Mathematics Modeling Contest;“Aoxiang Series Micro-satellites”won the national championship in The second China Internet + University Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition; “Aoxiang Series Micro-satellites” along with the“Solar Energy Wi-Fi UAV”project won the First Prizes in the National Science and Technology Workers Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. NPU ranks first in the China International Aircraft Design Challenge, China's National Robot Competition and in the Chinese Final of the International College Students' ICAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition etc. NPU has excellent scientific research abilities and has made a great contribution to science and technology. NPU brings into fdll play its expertise in aeronautics, astronautics, and marine technology engineering, while focusing on national strategic needs and cutting-edge technology at a global level. NPU has made a great contribution to the development of China's national defense and national economic construction. In Chinese history NPU was the birthplace of the first SUAV, ground-effect vehicle, 50kg class AUV and on-board spacecraft computer. NPU has 8 State Key Laboratory, 2 National Engineering Research Centers, 3 National International Cooperation Bases, 1 National Defense Science and Technology Innovation Center, 3 National Local Joint Innovation Platforms and 66 Provincial Key Laboratory and Engineering Centers. During the 12th Five-year-plan, the total research funding of NPU reached 10 billion yuan, ranking in the top ten of all the universities in China. Among the 16 major national science and technology projects, NPU participates in 10 of them, In the last decade, NPU has won 35 State Science and Technology Awards, among which were 4 Second Prizes in the National Awards for Natural Sciences, 1 First Prize, 12 Second Prizes in the National Awards for Technological Invention and 5 First Prizes and 13 Second Prizes in the National Awards for Progress in Science and Technology.

NPU accelerates the transformation of goals into achievement, and advances the military-civilian merging. While encouraging people to concentrate on studying and researching, teaching and educating, NPU also promotes the integral development of production, education and scientific research. NPU cooperates and builds platforms together with military-industrial enterprises, especially the ordnance factories in Shaanxi province. NPU and Xi'an Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone built the NPU Military-Civilian Merging Innovation Demonstration Park, NPU and Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department established the Shaanxi Aerospace Power Research Institute, NPU and Shaanxi Cyberspace Administration built the Shaanxi Institute of Internet Innovation jointly and NPU and Shaanxi Energy Group Co. Ltd established an R undefinedamp; D platform of“four subjects one union”together. NPU teachers have become shareholders of GMCC and Bright Laser Technologies by virtue of holding intellectual property. In the field of additive manufacturing, ceramic composite materials, high performance new materials, high-end equipment manufacturing, general purpose aeroplanes, and intelligent AUVs, NPU has become the vital core in the process of local economic transformation and upgrading and also the innovation source of regional economic development. The effective and productive“NPU mode”which can transfer and industrialize Sundefinedamp;T achievements and a military-civilian merging “NPU path” have been developed progressively .

NPU always opens its door to the whole world. Through the Aoxiang Four Seas plan which focuses on“Students International Training”, the international education capacity enhancement project which focuses on“Teacher internationalization”, the International academic impact enhancement project which focuses on“improving international academic reputation”and the international training mode education reform pilot project which focuses on“enhancing the education quality of overseas students”, NPU keeps exploring the various models of international cooperation in education. NPU has created a localized “international class”to cdltivate international talents all the way from undergraduate level to PhD. Both Chinese and international students attend classes together, take the same examinations, do research at the same offices and join in class activities together. NPU has established close relations with 149 overseas universities. In 2014, with China’s President Xi Jinping and the Prime Minister of Belgium as witness, NPU and VUB signed a cooperative agreement; in 2016, the Joint Educational Institution called 'Queen Mary University of London Engineering School, NPU' , was authorized by the Ministry of Education, and became the first Chinese-foreign cooperative educational institution in northwestern China. NPU is acting as the chairman on duty of the “Alliance of Engineering Universities of China and Russia”from 2016 to 2017 and the chairman on duty of the“Alliance of Engineering Universities of China and ASEAN”in 2016. More than 200 internationally renowned experts and scholars, including Nobel prize winners, have been hired as NPU honorary or guest professors, of which 9 foreign experts have won “National Friendship Awards”. The number of winners ranks high among the universities of China, and the highest among MIIT universities and universities in Shaanxi province. Meanwhile, the number of overseas students supported by NPU ranks high among 985 universities.

Student-Oriented, Education-Directed, Scholar-Centered, Academic-Crucial, and Responsibility-Aimed

On the long march towards establishing a world first-class university and world first-class disciplines, NPU is drawing on its deep moral, intellectual and spiritual roots so that it can serve the major strategic needs of the country and foster China’s modernization and construction while promoting world scientific and technological progress. NPU will stick to this mission as it continues to reform and innovate, build its strength and strive for excellence. NPU thus aims to keep pushing back the frontiers of knowledge, opening new vistas of intellectual inquiry and turning inspiration into reality as it builds a world-class university with a global reputation in the field of aeronautics, astronautics, and marine technology engineering.