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.