For some students who want to study aerospace engineering program, they are confusing about this program features in some first-class universities. Aiming at this situation, we list top 5 university that aerospace engineering program ranking top than other university, and we sorted out university information, research fields, program description, and etc., hoping it can help you choose a suitable university.
No.1 Beihang University
City: Beijing
Reason for Listing:
- 1. Established in 1952, Beihang University is one of leading Research University in China and also belongs to key universities in national “985 Project”.
- 2. As a multi-disciplined, research-oriented university of engineering science and technology, Beihang University emphasis on aeronautic and astronautic engineering.
- 3. Aerospace Engineering program of Beihang University is affiliated with Institute of Aviation Science and Engineering, which is focus on astronautics fields. The major theme in research here not only is air-operated, structure, intension and other aspects of the atmosphere in all kinds of aircraft (airplane, helicopter and airship), near space vehicle, micro air vehicles, but also study at the man-machine environment control, Dynamics and Control, air safety.
- 4. Beihang University has established cooperation with 152 universities and research institutions from 40 countries, including the Canada, UK, France, Germany, Russia, and the USA. The university have amount of superior teachers, every year over 600 professors or scholars in BUAA go abroad to give lectures, participate in academic conferences or conduct cooperative scientific research.
- 5. For international students, teaching language is English, and the applicant should have a good command of English and have the ability to take course in English or Chinese.
No.2 Dalian University of Technology
City: Dalian, Liaoning Province
Reason for Listing:
- 1.Dalian University of Technology is member of both “985 Project” and “211 Project”.
- 2.The university aims to build into a world-famous and research-oriented university, it has signed academic agreements with more than 120 institutions of higher education or scientific research in more than 20 different countries and regions.
- 3.Aerospace Engineering program is part of School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, which main research fields and direction prefer to aeronautics filed, including air vehicle aerodynamics and propulsion, aircraft structure and materials, air vehicle dynamics and control.
- 4. Aerospace Engineering program in Dalian University of Technology mostly is for graduate students, so applicant should hold bachelor degree.
- 5.School of Aeronautics and Astronautics was founded in 2008, its aerospace engineering program combines with fundamental mechanics which makes research fields widely.
No.3 Shanghai Jiaotong University
City: Shanghai
Reason for Listing:
- 1.Shanghai Jiaotong University is key university of national “985 project”, a number of its disciplines have been advancing towards the world’s first-class level, such as automatic control, composite materials, metal plasticity processing, systems engineering, and etc...
- 2.Aerospace Engineering program belongs to school of aeronautics and astronautics which established in 1896. Shanghai Jiaotong University is the first set up aeronautics major. At present, this institute mainly divided into three departments, aircraft design, aerospace information and control, aerospace propulsion.
- 3.The credit hour of aerospace engineering is 48 and the credit is 3. Language of instruction is Chinese, The content of this course includes: flight principle, propulsion system, control system of aircraft and spacecraft such as airplane, helicopter, rocket, satellite and missile.
- 4.The mainly teaching methods is in classroom, in the end, university will arrange internship and hand-on practice.
- 5.Applying for aerospace engineering of Shanghai Jiaotong University have to attend the corresponding exams organized by SJTU (according to the first choice of major).
No.4 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
City: Nanjing, Jiangsu
Reason for Listing:
- 1.Founded in 1952, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics enjoys a well-balanced development of multiple disciplines in natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, management, etc. with the characteristics of aeronautics, astronautics and civil aviation.
- 2.NUAA has set up as many as 89 research institutes, and it also made a lot of breakthroughs in many key projects concerning aeronautic and astronautic research and national defense programs.
- 3.The teaching aims of aerospace engineering program is let students learn the comprehensive professional knowledge of aircraft design and maintenance.
- 4.Aerospace Engineering Program belongs to engineering master filed, affiliated with College of Aerospace Engineering, this college focus on aircraft design, aerodynamic, smart material systems and structures, mechanics of materials and theoretical mechanics.
- 5.Students who are currently pursuing their final year at high school could also apply as long as they can obtain their graduation diploma before enrolling at the university. The teaching language is English and duration is 4 years.
No.5 Northwestern Polytechnical University
City: Xi'an, Shanxi Province
Reason for Listing:
- 1. Northwestern Polytechnical University is one of the 211 and 985 universities and enjoys a high reputation.
- 2. NPU is China's only research-oriented, multi-disciplinary, and international university of science and technology, which simultaneously excels at aeronautics, astronautics, and marine technology.
- 3. This program teaches basic theoretical and applied knowledge about flight vehicle engineering, includes systematic research in flight vehicle, framework design, airplane exterior design, airplane performance calculation and analysis, structure tension analysis, trouble-shooting and maintenance and software development.
- 4. This program is train students with solid foundation for mathematics and mechanics, and also is to cultivate outstanding talents in general mechanical design and manufacture.
- 5. Aerospace Engineering Program is part of School of Aeronautics which includes aircraft design, Solid mechanics, flight technical and etc.. The major theme in research here is new concept aircraft and aircraft design, flight vehicle reliability, PHM and ergonomic, aircraft structure design.
