Northwestern Polytechnical University, which was merged by Northwest Institute of Technology and Xi'an Aeronautical University in 1957, is a 985 key construction school, and a university with great scientific research strength that has participated in the development of the Shenzhou series of spacecraft

Northwestern Polytechnical University (hereinafter referred to as Xi'an Polytechnical University) is located in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and is the only multidisciplinary, research-oriented and open university in China that is characterized by the simultaneous development of aviation, aerospace and navigation (three voyages) engineering education and scientific research, and is now affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xi'an University of Technology has been a national key construction university, in 1960 by the State Council identified as a national key university, the "Seventh Five-Year Plan" and "Eighth Five-Year Plan" were listed by the State Council as one of the 15 national key construction universities, is one of the first 22 universities in the country to set up a graduate school, in 1995 the first batch to enter the "211 Project", in 2001 into the "985 Project", is a member of the "Excellent University Alliance" universities, has won the "National Civilized Unit", " National Pioneer Priority Grassroots Party Organization" and "National Graduate Employment Typical University" and other honorary titles and commendation awards. The school adheres to the school motto of "honesty, courage and perseverance", carries forward the school spirit of "three realities and one new" (solid foundation, practical work, simple style, pioneering and innovative), takes root in the western region, dedicates itself to national defense, and writes many "firsts" in the history of New China, and continues to write new glories in the creation of first-class universities and first-class disciplines today.

The school is rich in school-running resources and has distinctive subject characteristics. There are more than 26,000 students, more than 3,700 faculty and staff, two campuses of Friendship and Chang'an, covering an area of 5,100 acres, with 16 professional colleges and international education colleges, educational experimental colleges, 65 undergraduate majors, 32 master's degree first-level authorized disciplines, 120 master's programs, 22 doctoral first-level authorized disciplines, 71 doctoral programs, and 17 postdoctoral mobile stations. Among them, 4 discipline groups such as chemistry, engineering, materials and physics have entered the top 1% of the ESI international discipline rankings, and the materials disciplines have entered the top 1‰ of the world rankings, forming a discipline system led by the Sanhang discipline group and coordinated development of 3M (materials, electromechanics, mechanics) discipline group, 3C (computer, communication, control) discipline group, science science group and humanities and social science discipline group, which has laid a good foundation for the construction of world-class disciplines.

The school insists on paying equal attention to introduction and training to create a talent highland. Implement the "Soaring Talent Project" in the whole process from young teachers to outstanding subject leaders, build a support system for the growth of young teachers, and build a reasonable talent echelon. Improve the quasi-long-term employment mechanism to stimulate the vitality of talents. Create high-quality services for small and medium-sized children to solve the worries of talents. Set up a special zone for talents on campus and a special zone for overseas work to form an environment and effect for high-end talents to gather. At present, there are 26 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (including external appointments), 21 winners of the "Thousand Talents Program", 30 Changjiang Scholars, 12 winners of the National Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 7 chief scientists of 973, 2 national experts with outstanding contributions, and 4 winners of the National Famous Teacher Award. At present, there are 2 innovation research groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 7 national teaching teams, 7 innovation teams of the Ministry of Education, and 8 national defense innovation teams.

The school cultivates people with virtue and carefully cultivates talents. The school-running philosophy of "student-oriented, education-oriented, scholar-oriented, academic-oriented, and responsibility-oriented" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and strives to cultivate high-quality top-notch innovative talents with solid foundation, strong professional ability, social responsibility and international vision, and all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness and beauty. Historically, the country's first doctor of engineering in six disciplines, including casting, aerospace manufacturing engineering, flight mechanics, aero engines, underwater weapons, and rocket engines, was trained by our university. Among the more than 180,000 senior scientific and technological talents sent by our university for the development of national defense science and technology and the construction of the national economy, there are 24 leaders at or above the provincial and ministerial level and 48 generals, 45 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, including Shi Changxu, winner of the highest national science and technology award, Wu Ziliang, winner of the "Two Bombs and One Star" Meritorious Award, and educators such as Gao Jingde, former president of Tsinghua University, Shi Shaoxi, former president of Tianjin University, as well as 6 scientific and technological pioneers such as China's top ten outstanding young people and Wu Yajun, chairman of Longfor Real Estate, and other business elites. In the field of aviation, more than half of the chief engineers and deputy chief engineers of major models are alumni of our university. In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China's aviation industry, 10 "Aviation Serving the Country Special Gold Award" were commended, and 6 alumni of Xi'an University of Technology won this honor; In the aerospace field, more than 200 alumni, including Lei Fanpei, chairman of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group, have served as party and government leading cadres and deputy chief engineers of group companies, institutes and enterprises; There are also a large number of outstanding alumni in the field of navigation who are active in important management positions and core technical positions in the shipbuilding industry and underwater weapons industry. A large number of students of Xi'an University of Technology have become industry elites and pillars of the country, forming a unique "Xi'an University of Technology phenomenon" in the field of talent training. In recent years, the university has actively promoted the reform of the teaching model, and gradually formed a top-notch leading talent training system featuring the "Dream Chasing Class" of the Soaring Talent Program for undergraduates, the "Yikun Class" and "Zhuoyan Class" of the Elite Talent Program for Graduate Students, and the "Backbone Training Course for College Students" of the Young Marxist Training Project.

The school has strengthened education and research, and has achieved fruitful teaching results. There are 4 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, 2 national virtual simulation experiment teaching demonstration centers, and 3 national talent training model innovation experimental areas. It is the only initiator and general coordinator of the EU QB50 project in Asia (note: EU Atmospheric Exploration Program), and has the largest satellite TT&C ground station in Asia. In the selection of the National Teaching Achievement Award, which is selected every four years and represents the highest honor of national education and teaching, the school has won many good results: in 2009, it won 1 first prize and 8 second prizes of the National Teaching Achievement Award, ranking 7th among universities in the country; In 2014, he won 2 first prizes and 4 second prizes, ranking 6th among universities in China. A large number of outstanding students have stood on the podium of many important competitions at home and abroad on behalf of the school, and the school has ranked among the best universities in China in microsatellites, aerospace models, ocean vehicle competitions, robot football, dance robots, MEMS sensors, mathematical modeling, and model United Nations. In 2016, the school won 3 first prizes in the National Mathematical Contest in Modeling. "Soaring Series Microsatellite" won the national championship of the 2nd China "Internet" College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and won the gold medal of the National Science and Technology Workers Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition together with the "Solar Wi-Fi Drone" project; In the China International Aircraft Design Challenge, the China Robotics Competition, and the China Finals of the International ICAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for College Students, the school ranked first.

The school has strong scientific research ability and great scientific and technological contributions. The university gives full play to the characteristic advantages of the "three airlines", focuses on the national strategic needs and the world's scientific and technological frontiers, and has made significant contributions to the development of China's national defense science and technology and the construction of the national economy. Historically, the country's first small unmanned aerial vehicle, the first ground effect aircraft, the first 50-kilogram unmanned underwater intelligent vehicle and the first aviation airborne computer were all born in our university. At present, there are 8 national key laboratories, 2 national engineering research centers, 3 national international science and technology cooperation bases, 1 national defense science and technology innovation center, 3 national and local joint innovation platforms, and 66 provincial and ministerial key laboratories and engineering centers. During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, the total scientific research funding of the university reached 10 billion yuan, ranking among the top ten universities in the country. Among the 16 major national science and technology projects, the university has mainly participated in the demonstration and scientific research of 10 major projects such as large aircraft, manned spaceflight and lunar exploration, deeply participated in the demonstration of two special projects, participated in the development of Shenzhou series spacecraft, and is one of the two universities that "contributed to China's first manned space flight". The school has set a precedent for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in China, realized the export of China's first UAV technology and the entire production line, and has the only State Key Laboratory of UAV Special Technology and the National Engineering Center for UAV Systems in China. In the 60th anniversary of the National Day military parade, all 3 models and 10 aircraft of the UAV team were developed and produced by our university, and the first UAV special test center in China is currently being built to comprehensively promote the scientific research and industrial development of UAVs. Xi'an University of Technology has twice won the joint commendation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, and is the only university in the country. In the past ten years, he has won 35 national science and technology awards, including 4 second prizes of the National Natural Science Award, 1 first prize and 12 second prizes of the National Technological Invention Award, 5 first prizes and 13 second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award.

The school accelerates the transformation of achievements and promotes the integration of military and civilian. While encouraging dedication to research and learning, focusing on teaching and educating people, the integrated development of production, education and research, hand in hand with the military industry group company to build a platform, and win-win cooperation with the Shaanxi military factory, and Xi'an High-tech Zone to build the Xi'an University of Technology military-civilian integration innovation demonstration park, with the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology to build the Shaanxi Aerospace Power Research Institute, with the Shaanxi Provincial Cyberspace Information Office to build the Shaanxi Provincial Network Innovation Research Institute, and with Shaanxi Energy Group Co., Ltd. to build a "four subjects and one joint" research and development platform. In the fields of additive manufacturing (3D printing), ceramic composite materials, high-performance new materials, high-end equipment manufacturing, general aircraft, intelligent underwater vehicles, etc., Xinyao, BLT and other companies established by the school's teachers with intellectual property rights have become the backbone of local economic transformation and upgrading and the source of innovation for regional economic development, and have gradually formed an effective, effective and fruitful "Xi'an University of Technology Model" for the transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements and the "Xi'an University of Technology Path" for military-civilian integration.

The school is open to the public. Through the Soaring Four Seas Program with "International Student Training" as the core, the International School-running Ability Improvement Project with "Teacher Internationalization" as the core, the International Academic Influence Improvement Project with "International Academic Reputation Enhancement" as the core, and the International Training Model Education Reform Pilot Project with "Improving the Quality of International Student Training" as the core, we will actively explore various models of international cooperation in running schools. It has created an "international class" in which Chinese and foreign students teach in the same class, take the same exam, conduct scientific research in the same room, and participate in the same class activities. It has established close cooperative relations with 149 overseas universities. In 2014, witnessed by President Xi Jinping and the Prime Minister of Belgium, the university signed a cooperation agreement with the Free University of Bruxelles (VUB) in Belgium. In 2016, the School of Engineering of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Queen Mary University of London, was officially approved by the Ministry of Education to become the first Sino-foreign cooperative education institution in Northwest China. The university served as the rotating chairman of the "Sino-Russian Alliance of Technical Universities" in 2016-2017 and the rotating chairman of the China-ASEAN Engineering University Alliance in 2016. More than 200 internationally renowned experts and scholars, including Nobel laureates, have been appointed as honorary professors or visiting professors of the university, among which 9 foreign experts have won the "National Friendship Award", ranking first among the universities in China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Shaanxi universities. At the same time, the total number of international students on public assignment of the university ranks among the top of the "985 universities".

The wind is strong and the sails are full of sea and sky, and the leaders of the three voyages cast a chapter. On the new Long March road to create a world-class university and first-class disciplines, Northwestern Polytechnical University will strive to take root in the land of China, and strive to improve the ability to serve the major strategic needs of the country, serve the national defense science and technology industry, serve the country's modernization and promote the world's scientific and technological progress. A world-class university with a significant impact in the field of navigation and other fields has written a new chapter!