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中国人民解放军火箭军工程大学 | |
| Motto | 博学笃志 砺剑图强 |
|---|---|
| Type | Military university |
| Established | 1951 |
| Affiliation | PLA Rocket Force |
| President | Wang Yaopeng |
| Vice-president | Liu Guangbin Song Jixian |
| Location | , , |
The PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering (Chinese: 中国人民解放军火箭军工程大学), previously known as the PLA Second Artillery Engineering University (Chinese: 中国人民解放军第二炮兵工程大学; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Dìèrpàobīng Gōngchéng Dàxué) is a state university administered by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.[1] PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering is located in Baqiao District of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.[2]
The university consists of 3 colleges and 7 departments. At present, the university has 90 research institutions and research centres, including 1 national engineering research centre, 4 national key laboratories.
PLA Second Artillery Engineering University was founded in January 1951, it was initially called "PLA Northwest Military Region Artillery Command College", then it was renamed "PLA First Artillery Command College". In 1956, it was renamed again and called "PLA Xi'an Artillery Command College". In 1959, Teach Brigade of the Department of Defense and 15th PLA Air Force College of Aeronautics merged into the university. The university changed to its currently in January, following the name change of Second Artillery Corps to Rocket Force.
