National University of Defense Technology

National University of
Defense Technology

中国人民解放军国防科学技术大学
Former names	Military Academy of Engineering (1953–1970) Changsha Institute of Technology (1970–1978)
Motto	厚德博学、强军兴国
Motto in English	Excel in Virtue and Knowledge; Strengthen the Armed Forces and the Nation
Type	Public research university
Established	1953; 71 years ago (1953) (predecessor) 1978; 46 years ago (1978) (current entity)
Founder	Deng Xiaoping
Parent institution	Central Military Commission
President	Lt. Gen. Li Xiang (2019-)
Vice-Chancellor	Maj. Gen. Ling Shiming Maj. Gen. Wu Jianjun
Academic staff	2,000 faculty members
Students	15,700
Undergraduates	8,900
Postgraduates	6,800
Location	Changsha , Hunan , China 28°13′09″N 112°59′25″E / 28.2192°N 112.9904°E / 28.2192; 112.9904
Campus	Urban
Website	www.nudt.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	国防科技大学
Traditional Chinese	國防科技大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guófáng KēJì Dàxué

The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT; 中国人民解放军国防科学技术大学) is a national public research university headquartered in Kaifu, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is affiliated with the Central Military Commission.^[1][2] The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. With the predecessor founded in 1953 as the People's Liberation Army Military Academy of Engineering (中国人民解放军军事工程学院) in Harbin, the institution was officially established in 1978 in Changsha by Deng Xiaoping.

NUDT was instrumental in the development of the Tianhe-2 supercomputer.^[3] In 2017, the university incorporated five military colleges, which are the PLA College of International Relations, the PLA College of National Defense Information, the PLA Xi'an Telecommunication College, the PLA College of Electronic Engineering, and the PLA Science and Engineering University College of Meteorology and Oceanography.^[4]

Due to its military nature and lack of public information, NUDT has not been ranked or ranked accurately or adequately. Considered the No.1 military academy in China, NUDT has been consistently called "Military Tsinghua". In a 2016 Chinese ranking, NUDT was ranked as one of the only four "Seven Star" universities in China (others include Peking University, Tsinghua University, and University of Chinese Academy of Science).