Xidian University

Infobox_University
established = in 1931 in Ruijin (瑞金), Jiangxi, China, as the Radio School of the Central Military Committee (中央军委无线电学校)
name = Xidian University, Xi'an, China
motto = "unity, diligence, pragmatism, and creativity"


type =Public
staff =2,860
faculty =1,536
prisident = [http://www.xidian.edu.cn/xzzy/EN_CV_Duan.htm Duan Baoyan (段宝岩)]
undergrad =20,884
postgrad =6,712
doctoral =1,242
city =Xi'an
province =Shaanxi
country =China
campus =Urban, 260 acres (2.6 km²)
affiliations =
website =http://www.xidian.edu.cn
logo =

Xidian University (西安电子科技大学) is a university located in Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. The university is regarded by some as having strong science and engineering programs.

Xidian University is among an elite class of institutes for higher education selected nationally as part of China's State educational development project labeled "211". Xidian is a key national university dedicated primarily to electronic technology and information which is integrated with a wide range of academic subjects including engineering, physical science, social science, foreign languages and business management. In many years since Xidian University was founded in 1931, it has grown rapidly in both size and prestige. Now it has become a base of education and high-tech research in the field of electronic information.

History

The university was founded in 1931 in Ruijin (瑞金), Jiangxi as the Radio School of the Central Military Committee (中央军委无线电学校). It was the first technical school established by the Communist Party of China. Later, the school was moved from Zhangjiakou, Hebei to Xi'an in 1958. It was one of the first 20 national key universities in 1959. It was renamed the People's Liberation Army Institute of Telecommunication Engineering (中国人民解放军军事电信工程学院) in 1960. In 1966, it was renamed Northwest Institute of Telecommunication Engineering (西北电讯工程学院), and was no longer a military institute. In 1988, its name was changed to the current one.

Ranking and Performance

In the [http://learning.sohu.com/20060109/n241348471.shtml 2006 Ranklist of Chinese University Engineering Programs] , the Telecommunications Engineering Program in Xidian University ranked No.1, the Network Engineering Program ranked No.2 and the Electronic Information Warfare Technology Program ranked No.1.

Academic Structure

Xidian University is organized into 15 schools: Telecommunications, Electronic Engineering, Computing, Technical Physics, Mechno-Electronic, Management, Science, and Humanities. Xidian has established a College for Continuing Education and a Graduate School for postgraduate studies. It offers over 23 specialties for undergraduates and postgraduates.

Schools:
* [http://gr.xidian.edu.cn/english/index.htm Graduate School]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Sch/STE.htm School of Telecommunications Engineering]
* [http://see.xidian.edu.cn/defaulte.asp School of Electronic Engineering]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Sch/SCST.htm School of Computer Science and Technology]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Sch/SMEE.htm School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Sch/STP.htm School of Technical Physics]
* [School of Software]
* [School of Microelectronics]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Sch/SEM.htm School of Economy and Management]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Sch/SS.htm School of Science]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Sch/SHA.htm School of Humanities & Arts]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Sch/CCE.htm College of Continuing Education]

Xidian University is home to 30,000 students, with over 7,000 postgraduates and over 20,000 undergraduates. The faculty of Xidian University, numbering over 2800, constitutes 1500 academic and technical staff. A team of 8 academician of the China Academy of Sciences, 53 Ph.D. advisors and over 600 senior degree staff make up the professional staff. Young and middle age holders of doctoral and master's degrees compose 40% of the faculty.

Xidian University has been accredited to grant doctoral degrees for 11 doctoral programs, grant master's degrees for 26 master's programs, and establish national level interdisciplinary education for electric and electronic engineering. Xidian has the approval to examine and designate professors and advisors to doctoral students.

Research Strengths

Xidian University has a commitment to excellence in both teaching and research as is demonstrated by the number and variety of its study facilities. They include: [three national key laboratories] and over 30 research institutes and research centers. The facilities of 75 research laboratories, a multimedia video-audio center, training workshops and 4 experimental centers are essential for teaching. About 80% of teaching faculty hold positions in the research activities. Xidian's library has an inventory of over one million books. The computer communications network of the University provides access to national and international universities.

National Key Laboratories: As one of the major academic research centers in China, Xidian University possesses a range of state- of -the -art facilities to support teaching and research. Some of them are provided centrally as National Key Laboratories. These include:
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Labs/ISN.htm Laboratory on Theory and Chief Technology of Integrated Services Network]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Labs/RSP.htm Laboratory for Radar Signal Processing]
* [http://202.117.112.33/EN/Labs/LAM.htm Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology Research]

Research Institutes: Xidian University's distinguished reputation in research is reflected in the strength of its current Research Institutes and their activities. Xidian University's particular feature of research is the number, variety and vigor of its multi-disciplinary research team. This team consists of the following Research Institutes:
* Institude of Information Science
* Institude of Information Security and Privacy
* Institude of Signal and Data Processing
* Institude of Software Engineering
* Institude of Computer Peripherals
* Institude of Multimedia
* Institude of Electronic CAD
* Institude of Microelectronics
* Institude of Antennas and EM Scattering

Campus

Xidian University is located in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. Its campus has beautiful surroundings and complete facilities. Xi'an, an ancient cultural city in China, served intermittently as the capital of eleven dynasties. It has many historical remains. The Terra-Cotta Army has earned the name of the Eighth Wonder of the World. Xi'an is the ideal city to study Chinese culture and history.

Sister Universities

Universities in the United States:

* [http://www.upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania]
* [http://www.nd.edu University of Notre Dame]
* [http://www.colorado.edu University of Colorado]
* [http://www.osu.edu Ohio State University]
* [http://www.asu.edu Arizona State University]
* [http://www.hawaii.edu University of Hawaii]

Universities in Japan:

* [http://www.doshisha.ac.jp Doshisha University]
* [http://www.shizuoka.ac.jp Shizuoka University]
* [http://www.tohoku.ac.jp Tohoku University]

Others:

*Electronic Engineering Institute of Moscow State University
* [http://www.bsuir.unibel.by Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics]
*Kyungpook national University

Vision

The spirit of Xidian University is unity, diligence, pragmatism, and creativity. The future goal of Xidian University is to build Xidian University into a first rate national university with its academic status recognized internationally by featuring electronics and information. At the same time, Xidian will be combining, coordinating, and developing engineering and physics as part of the enhancement project "211" within the next 10+ years.

President

The current president is [http://www.xidian.edu.cn/xzzy/EN_CV_Duan.htm Duan Baoyan (段宝岩)] .

Famous alumni

*Lai Xuejia (来学嘉) - Inventor of the IDEA cryptographics Algorithm
*Li Changyin (李长印) - Chief Director, [http://www.csic.com.cn/ CSIC (中国船舶重工集团)]
*Lin Yang (林杨) - Chief Executive Officer, [http://www.digitalchina.com Digital China (神州数码)]
*Liu Chuanzhi (柳传志) - Founder and Chairman, [http://www.lenovo.com Lenovo Group (联想集团)]
*Liu Jianwei (刘建伟) - Chief Director, [http://www.hisencyber.com/ Hisense (海信)]
*Liu Peizhi (刘佩智) - Vice Mayor, Chengdu (成都)
*Shao Kai (邵凯) - President, [http://www.ufsoft.com.cn UFIDA Software Engineering Co., Ltd.(用友软件)]
*Wang Zhigang (王志刚) - President, [http://www.cetc.com.cn/ CETC (中国电子科技集团)]
*Wang Zhonglin (王中林) - Director, [http://cncf.nanoscience.gatech.edu/ Center for Nanostructure Characterization, Gatech]
*Yang Jun (杨军) - Vice President, [http://www.greatwall.com.cn China Great Wall Computer Group Co., Ltd (长城计算机)]
*Ye Shuliang (叶树亮) - Chairman, [http://www.xoceco.com.cn Xoceco (厦华电子)]
*Yin Hejun (阴和俊) - Director, [http://www.ie.ac.cn/ IECAS (中科院电子所)]
*Zeng Liqing (曾李清) - Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer, [http://www.tencent.com Tencent Inc. (腾讯)]

ee also

* List of universities in Mainland China

External links

* [http://www.xidian.edu.cn/ Xidian University official site]
* [http://bbs.xidian.edu.cn/ Yanta Chenzhong BBS] (in Chinese)
* [http://www.math.ttu.edu/~awang/xidian_alumni.html Overseas alumni]
* [http://dx2.cqvip.com/QK/95202X/index.asp Journal of Xidian University] (in Chinese)
* [http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/8216/4514921.html 中国最值得关注的九所大学] (in Chinese)
* [http://school.csonline.com.cn/dhxh/200605/t20060506_468600.htm 中国最有潜力的十大高校] (in Chinese)