Talent powerhouse. Among the more than 190,000 alumni contributed by Northwestern Polytechnical University to the development of national defense technology and national economic construction, there are 45 leaders at the provincial and ministerial level or above, 65 generals, 45 academicians of the two academies, and 6 recipients of China's Top Ten Outstanding Youth award. This has formed the unique 'Northwestern Polytechnical University phenomenon' in the field of talent cultivation.
Excellent disciplines. Five discipline clusters including materials science, engineering science, chemistry, computer science, and physics have entered the top 1% of ESI international discipline rankings, while engineering has entered the top 1‰. As of now, our university has been selected for 47 undergraduate majors in the 'Double Ten Thousand Plan' for first-class undergraduate program construction.
Praise for Research. The school focuses on national strategic needs and the world's technological frontiers, has made significant contributions to the development of our country's defense technology and national economic construction. On the road to climbing the peak of technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University has used its strength to create multiple 'firsts'.
Deep heritage. Northwestern Polytechnical University has gone through 80 years, with 190,000 students soaring from all corners of the land. The university has formed the excellent tradition of 'rooted in the west, hard work, seeking truth and being practical, pioneering and innovating, pursuing excellence, dedicating to national defense', nurturing the sincere and passionate patriotic feelings of NPU people.
courage to assume responsibilities. The school has three campuses: Youyi, Chang'an, and Taicang in Jiangsu, and has established 7 off-campus research institutions in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Qingdao, Ningbo, and Taicang. It has built special towns such as Aoxiang Town, Feitian Town, and Sanhang Town, deeply serving local economic and industry development.
Strong in innovation. The school has a strong atmosphere of innovation. The university innovation center has been established with 25 open innovation practice bases for university students in fields such as aerospace technology, future underwater vehicle design and manufacturing, robotics, mechanical design, electronic design, mathematical modeling, and Model United Nations. It has become a trend for students to participate in innovation activities.
Employment is good. The university cultivates outstanding talents for the national defense science and technology field and the main battlefield of the national economy, and graduates have broad employment prospects and good development space. The undergraduate employment rate has been maintained at around 97% for a long time, and the further education rate (domestic further education rate + overseas/abroad rate) is 60%.
Vibrant. The school has a rich and diverse campus culture, with over 100 student clubs in arts, sports, interests, and public welfare, including track and field teams, basketball teams, volleyball teams, badminton teams, table tennis teams, football teams, and rugby teams. More than ten major events such as CUBA and CUVA are held at the school every year.
Humanistic warmth. The school, based on big data analysis, provides invisible and precise financial aid to students from poor families, allowing care to quietly reach the hearts of students; launches the 'Love Direct Bus', delivering train tickets and financial aid to poor new students at the first opportunity, for more than ten years without interruption. A large number of young people who practice the core socialist values have emerged.
Beautiful environment. The Friendship Campus with its urban garden style and the Chang'an Campus with its landscape garden style, with 'a high-quality cultural environment, a rigorous and open academic environment, a motivating learning environment, a comfortable living environment, and a harmonious ecological environment', have become a paradise and beloved home for students to grow and succeed.