
Introduction to University
Beihang University (previously known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) was founded on October 25, 1952 under the name of Beijing Institute of Aeronautics, originating from the merger of the aeronautical departments of Tsinghua University, Beiyang University, Xiamen University, Sichuan University, etc. Located in the center of the Zhongguancun Science Park and within easy reach of central Beijing, Beihang is the first university in China focusing on aeronautical and astronautical education and research. About 26km away from the main campus, the suburban Shahe campus provides quiet study milieu and is also home to the National Laboratory of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NLAA).
At present, the university comprises more than 30 schools/colleges and covers 10 discipline categories, including science, technology, medicine, liberal arts, law, economy, management, philosophy, foreign languages and education. Among all disciplines are 8 first-level national key disciplines and 28 second-level ones. Based on its various disciplines, the university provides 74 undergraduate programs and authorizes 25 kinds of doctoral degrees as well as 39 kinds of Master’s degrees. It is also home to 23 post-doctoral research centers. Six disciplines including engineering, material science, physics, computer science, chemistry, and social sciences are listed among the world’s top 1% in the ESI rankings, and engineering and material science are ranked in the world’s top 1‰. According to Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020, aerospace engineering ranked first in the world for the third consecutive year.
The university has a total of 4,266 faculty and staff members, of whom 2,368 are full-time faculty members and 86.64% have doctorates. Among them are 26 academicians of either the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Chinese Academy of Engineering.Beihang has now a total enrollment of over 37,000 full-time students, including about 2,300 international students who are pursuing their degrees.
Beihang has 1 national laboratory, 9 national key laboratories (including four key laboratories of defense technology), 6 national engineering centers, over 70 provincial or ministry-level key laboratories. For over 60 years, the university has been a pioneer in developing cutting-edge science and technology, making more than 40 research achievements that are first in China and winning the three top national science and technology awards over 70 times.
Embracing globalization and openness, Beihang has built a network and platform for international exchanges and cooperation. It has established long-term and stable cooperative relations with over 200 famous universities, first-class research institutions and well-known multinational corporations around the world. Furthermore, Beihang implements the “Global Campus Plan” to create a high-level international talent training program, vigorously develop various overseas study programs such as student exchange, double degree, joint training, international summer school, etc., to extend the Beihang campus to all corners of the world and let its students fully enjoy global high-quality educational resources.
As a recipient of Chinese Government Scholarship and International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship, Beihang University receives all kinds of long-term and short-term foreign students every year. In 2020, there were over 1300 international students from 114 countries, among whom, over 1200 were studying for bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree, and nearly 1000 were studying Chinese or professional further education. Beihang attaches great importance to the cultivation quality of international students and establishes Beihang University Foreign Students Scholarship, Self-Supported Foreign Students Scholarship, Excellent Study Scholarship, Distinguished Foreign Students Scholarship and Chinese Government Scholarship-University Postgraduates Program at Beihang University.
Excellent undergraduate students who have completed their studies at Beihang university and willing to pursue their master's degree will be admitted without examination, and will be preferentially recommended to apply for Beihang Scholarship and Chinese Government Scholarship.
Beihang has beautiful campus environment, convenient transportation and life service facilities. There are gymnasium, stadium, swimming pool, tennis hall, badminton hall, supermarket, bank, post office, hospital, Chinese and Western restaurants, concert hall, art gallery, Air and Space Museum on campus.
Type | : | Public |
Year of Establishment | : | 1952 |
Current President/Principal | : | Prof. Dr.-Ing. XU Huibin |
Number of Students | : | Over 37,000 current students, including over 1,300 international students |
Number of Teaching Resources | : | 4,266 including2368 full time teachers. Among full-time teachers, 72.5% have senior titles. Beihang has attracted a large number of high level talents, including 26 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering |
Infrastructure | : | Beihang is located in Beijing, with two campuses, Xueyuan Road campus and Shahe Campus, covering an area of more than 2 million square meters with a total construction area of more than 1.7 million square meters. Beihang has National Aerospace Science and Technology Laboratory, 9 national key laboratories, 4 state-level engineering research centers, more than 70 provincial and ministerial-level key laboratories. |
Life Services | : | Beihang has beautiful campus environment, convenient transportation and life service facilities. There are gymnasium, stadium, swimming pool, tennis hall, badminton hall, supermarket, bank, post office, hospital, Chinese and Western restaurants, concert hall, art gallery, Air and Space Museum on campus. |
Application URL | : | http://admission.buaa.edu.cn |
Beihang University, established in 1952, is the first university focusing on aeronautics and astronautics in China. Since its establishment, Beihang has been supported by Chinese government; and it is one of the first group of 16 national key universities, one of the first 22 colleges and universities setting up graduate schools, one of the first batch in one hundred universities of “The 211 project”; and in 2001 it entered the list of universities of “The 985 Project”. In 2017, it was chosen to participate in the Double First-Class plan, which includes major support from the Chinese Ministry of Education and other government departments to build a world-class university with world-class disciplines.
Beihang University has more than 30 schools covering a wide range of disciplines, which include sciences, engineering, economics, management, humanities, law, philosophy, education, medicine and art. It has 8 first-level disciplines of the national key disciplines (tied for seventh place among the universities in China), 28 second-level disciplines of the national key disciplines. And there are total 14 A level disciplines, among them, Aerospace Science and Technology, Instrument Science and Technology, Materials Science and Engineering and Software Engineering are A+ level disciplines evaluated by Chinese Ministry of Education. Beihang has undergraduate programs in 74 subjects, 25 first-level disciplines for doctoral degree, 39 first-level disciplines for master degree. Beihang has significant advantage over other universities in the fields of aeronautics, astronautics, dynamics, information, material science, instrument science and management. Over the past 60 years, Beihang has made more than 40 domestic first achievements in scientific research, and has always been at the forefront of the domestic universities in the research fields of cutting-edge technology.
Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens, between the ages of 18 and 25 (from September 1st, 2004), in good health and have attained a senior high school diploma, hold one of the following certificates:
- Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)
- STPM
- SPM + Pre-University education certificate (Pre-University education should be at least 6 months)
- A-level, SAT, IB, or ACT results, etc
Language Proficiency Proof:
- Majors in Chinese medium: HSK result (180 scores in level 5 or above)
- Majors in English medium: The results of TOEFL (80 or above), IELTS (5.5 or above), or English Proficiency Certificate issued by your high school (if the instruction language is English in your high school)
Tuition |
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Majors taught in Chinese:RMB 25,000 Yuan /Yr. (RMB 30,000 Yuan /Yr. in major of Biomedical Engineering, Visual Communication Design, and Painting) Majors taught in English:RMB 30,000Yuan /Yr |
Accommodation |
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RMB 750 Yuan/Month, per bed* (double room with a bathroom) *Accommodation fees may be adjusted. Bills of water and electricity are not included. |
Living expenses |
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≈RMB 2,000Yuan / Month |
Insurance |
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RMB 3,200 Yuan / 4 Yrs |
Application Fee |
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RMB 400 Yuan
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Category 1 |
Chinese Government Scholarship (Freshmen) |
Requirements |
Applicants shall be excellent in the studies and behaviors both. |
Application Method |
Chinese Government Scholarship should be applied through the Chinese embassy or Consulate in the applicant's home country. Please fill in "Beihang University" in the item of "Application Institution" as the first choice in the Chinese government scholarship application form. Send all the materials |
Scholarship Content |
The specific content of the scholarship shall be subject to the notice issued by the embassy in the current year. |
Category 2 |
Outstanding International Students Scholarship of Chinese Government (current students) |
Requirements |
Applicants shall be excellent in the studies and behaviors both. |
Application Method |
Apply annually. After the initial evaluation of Beihang University, report to the Ministry of Education for approval. The specific time and method of application shall be subject to the current year's notice. |
Scholarship Content |
The specific content of the scholarship shall be subject to the notice issued by the Ministry of Education of China in the current year. |
Category 3 |
Self-Supported Foreign Students Scholarship of Beihang University (Freshmen and current students) |
Requirements |
Requirements of freshmen (undergraduate): Perform excellent in high school and have excellent graduate exam result; Ranked among the best in the entrance examination; Outstanding performance in the recruitment interview; Excellent in literature and art, sports, etc. Requirements of current self-supported undergraduates: Study hard and obtain the excellent results in recent academic year;participate in various scientific research practices, public benefit activities and practice actively; participate in various cultural and sport practices organized by school and university actively. |
Application Method |
Apply annually. The specific time and method of application shall be subject to the notice issued by Beihang University in the current year. |
Scholarship Content |
The award grade of Self-Supported Foreign Students Scholarship of Beihang University can be divided into Full Scholarship and Partial Scholarship. Full Scholarship: includes tuition fee, accommodation fee and living expenses (refer to the standard of Chinese government scholarship (CSC) students); Partial Scholarship: Overall or partial tuition fees (reduce 20%, 50%, 80& or 100% tuition fee), overall or partial accommodation fee and overall or partial living expenses. |
Category 4 |
Distinguished Foreign Students Scholarship of Beihang University (current students) |
Requirements |
Distinguished Foreign Students Scholarship of Beihang University is classified as Scholarship of Excellent Study and Scholarship of Outstanding Behavior. “Scholarship of Excellent Study” aims to award the foreign students who study hard and diligently. “Scholarship of Outstanding Behavior” aims to award the foreign students who obtain great achievement in science, sports, arts, cultural exchange and public benefit activities. |
Application Method |
Apply annually. The specific time and method of application shall be subject to the notice issued by Beihang University in the current year. |
Scholarship Content |
“Scholarship of Excellent Study” is classified as First Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize. The amount of First Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize is 5,000Yuan, 3,000 Yuan and 2,000Yuan respectively. “Scholarship of Outstanding Behavior” is classified as First Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize. The amount of First Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize is 3,000 Yuan, 2,000 Yuan and 1,000Yuan respectively.
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Degree Level | Fields of Disciplines | Field of Study | Years of Study | Course Fee (CNY) | Language of Teaching | Faculty | Campus |
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Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Materials Science and Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Materials Science and Engineering | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Nanomaterials and Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Materials Science and Engineering | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Electronic Information Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year(CN)/30,00RMB/year(EN) | Chinese/English | School of Electronic Information Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Communication Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Electronic Information Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Electronic Science and Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Electronic Information Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Integrated Circuit Design and Integrated System | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Electronic Information Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Electronic Information Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Electromagnetic Field and Wireless Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Electronic Information Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Traffic and Transportation Engineering (Civil Aviation Information Engineering) | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Electronic Information Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Automation | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Electrical Engineering and Automation | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Robot Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Aircraft Power Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Energy and Power Engineering | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Energy and Power Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Energy and Power Engineering | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Flight Vehicle Design and Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year(CN)/30,00RMB/year(EN) | Chinese/English | School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Aircraft Environment and Life Support Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Engineering Mechanics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Aircraft Control and Information Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Intelligent Aircraft Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Computer Science and Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Computer Science and Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year(CN)/30,00RMB/year(EN) | Chinese/English | School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Material Shaping and Control Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Flight Vehicle Manufacture Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Microelectromechanical Systems Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Industrial Design | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Robot Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | 4 | 30,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering | Some courses are taught in Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Automotive Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Transportation Science and Engineering | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Traffic and Transportation | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Transportation Science and Engineering | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Aircraft Airworthiness Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Transportation Science and Engineering | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Civil Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year(CN)/30,00RMB/year(EN) | Chinese/English | School of Transportation Science and Engineering | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Air Vehicle Quality and Reliability | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Reliability and Systems Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Flight Vehicle Design and Engineering (Astronautics) | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Astronautics | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Aircraft Power Engineering (Astronautics) | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Astronautics | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Detection Guidance and Control Technology (Astronautics) | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Astronautics | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Aircraft Control and Information Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Astronautics | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Intelligent Aircraft Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Astronautics | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Opto-Electronics Information Science and Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Instrumentation Science & Opto-electronics Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Measurement and Control Technology and Instrument | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Instrumentation Science & Opto-electronics Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Detection Guidance and Control Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Instrumentation Science & Opto-electronics Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Remote Sensing Science and Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Instrumentation Science & Opto-electronics Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Intelligent Sensing Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Instrumentation Science & Opto-electronics Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Software Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Software | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Microelectronics Science and Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Mathematics and Applied Mathematics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mathematical Sciences | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Information and Computing Science | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mathematical Sciences | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Information Security | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mathematical Sciences | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Statistics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Mathematical Sciences | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Applied Physics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Physics | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Nuclear Physics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Physics | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Physics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Physics | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Mathematics and Applied Mathematics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | Sino-French Engineer School | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Information and Computing Science | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | Sino-French Engineer School | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Applied Physics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | Sino-French Engineer School | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Engineering Mechanics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | Sino-French Engineer School | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Aerospace Engineering | 4 | 30,000RMB/year | English | School of General Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Mechanical Engineering | 4 | 30,000RMB/year | English | School of General Engineering | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Applied Chemistry | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Chemistry | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Science | Chemicobiology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Chemistry | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Space Science and Technology | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Space and Environment | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Engineering | Environmental Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Space and Environment | Shahe Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Management | Project Management | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Economics and Management | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Management | Information Management and Information System | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Economics and Management | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Management | Industrial Engineering | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Economics and Management | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 经济学 | Finance(Financial Engineering) | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Economics and Management | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 经济学 | Economic Statistics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Economics and Management | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 经济学 | Energy Economics | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Economics and Management | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | Management | Accounting | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Economics and Management | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 经济学 | Finance (International Finance) | 4 | 30,000RMB/year | English | School of Economics and Management | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 文学 | English | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Foreign Languages | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 文学 | Translation | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Foreign Languages | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 文学 | German | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Foreign Languages | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 法学 | Laws | 4 | 25,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of Law | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 艺术学 | Visual Communication Design | 4 | 30,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of New Media Art and Design | Xueyuan Road Campus |
Bachelor Degree | 艺术学 | Painting | 4 | 30,000RMB/year | Chinese | School of New Media Art and Design | Xueyuan Road Campus |