Xidian University

Xidian University (Chinese: 西安电子科技大学; lit. 'Xi'an Electronic Science and Technology University') is a public university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, SASTIND, and China Electronics Technology Group Corporation. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction and Project 211. Xidian University focuses on electronics and information education and research, and has programs covering engineering, computer science, management, economics, liberal arts and social sciences. Academics Xidian University is one of China's National Key Universities managed by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Xidian University is organized into 17 schools. The university has undergraduate programs covering engineering, science, management and economics. It also offers Master's and PhD degrees. The university has over 31,000 students, including 21,650 undergraduate students, 9,293 master's students, and 1,779 doctoral students. 7 National Key Disciplines have been affiliated with Xidian University. Academic standing Xidian is one of the universities which have "National Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform", one of the 211 Project universities, one of the Double First-rate universities, one of the 56 universities having a Graduate School, one of the 35 universities having a national demonstration School of Software. It is an essential base of IT talents training and high level scientific research innovation. The university consists of 18 schools. There are 4 state key laboratories, 5 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 17 provincial key laboratories and 15 university research institutes and centers. At present, Xidian University has 7 national key disciplines, 40 doctoral programs, 77 masters programs and 50 bachelor's programs: In the fields of communication networks, signal and information processing, information security, microelectronics and mechatronics, Xidian University possesses distinctive advantages and features in cultivation and scientific research at home and abroad. In the national assessment of the first-level disciplines in China in 2012, its "information and communication engineering" ranked second and its "electronic science and technology" ranked fourth. Rankings In 2020, Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Xidian University top 401–500 in the world. Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2021 National and Global Subject Ranking of Xidian University by U.S. News & World Report 2020 School of Telecommunications Engineering The school is dedicated to education and research in the areas of Communications Engineering, Information Systems Security, Wireless Broadband and Signal and Information Processing. There are more than 3,800 undergraduates, 2,000 master's students and 300 doctoral students. Departments Communications Engineering Information Engineering National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Communication and Information Engineering School of Electronic Engineering The school has 311 faculty members, including one Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, two National Famous Teachers of China and three National Experts with Outstanding Contribution. Three National Key Disciplines: Signal and Information Processing Circuits and Systems Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology Departments Electronic Engineering Electronic and Information Engineering Information Countermeasures Intelligent Science and Technology School of Computer Science and Technology The school was established in 1995. It was one of the earliest computer science school in China. The school ranks 8th in China and among top 100 in the world by Academic Ranking of World Universities. Departments Computer Science and Technology Network Engineering Internet of Things Engineering Data Science and Big Data Technology Digital Media Technology School of Mechano-electronic Engineering Departments Industrial Design Electrical Engineering and Automation Automation Measurement and Control Technology and Instrumentation Electronic Packing Technology Mechanical Design, Fabrication and Automation School of Microelectronics The school is one of the National Instruction Bases for Integrated Circuit Talents by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics is one of the National Key Disciplines. The school has 2 undergraduate programs, 5 master's programs and 2 doctoral programs. Around 1,800 undergraduates and 850 postgraduate students are enrolled in the School. Departments Microelectronics Science and Engineering Integrated Circuit Design and Integrated System School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Departments Laser Technology Radio Wave Institute Applied Physics Optoelectronic Technology Experiment Center Physics Experiment Center School of Economics and Management Departments Information Management and Information System Business Administration Industrial Engineering Finance Electronic Commerce School of Mathematics and Statistics Departments Applied Mathematics Computing Science Probability and Statistics Operations Research and Control Psychology School of Humanities and Arts Departments Politics Philosophy Chinese Language History Art School of Foreign Languages Departments English Language& Literature Foreign Linguistics &Applied Linguistic Translation School of Microelectronics Departments Microelectronics Micro-circuits and Devices Integrated System Engineering Integrated Circuit Engineering School of Life Science and Technology Departments Biomedical Engineering Biological Technology School of Aerospace Science and Technology Departments Detection Guidance and Control School of Software Departments Software Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.) School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Departments Material Physics & Chemistry Material Science(M.S.) Applied Chemistry(M.S.) Research Research at Xidian University consists of: Telecommunication Engineering Signal and Information Processing Computer Science and Engineering Microelectronics, IC design Xidian University has four State Key Laboratories: The State Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing The State Key Laboratory of Integrated Services Network The State Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology The State Key Laboratory of Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Xidian University has 5 Key Labs of Ministry of Education: Intelligent Perception Image Understanding Electronic Information Countermeasure and Simulation Technology Super high-speed Circuit Design and Electromagnetic Compatibility Electronic Equipment Structure Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Materials Devices Xidian has 17 Provincial Key Labs: Network and System Security Wireless Communications Computer Peripherals &Instruments general-purpose Electronic Devices Measurement New Semiconductor Materials Instruments Electric System Integration Design Techniques Computer Network Information Security Microwave Communication Techniques Intelligent Materials and Sensors Electronic Countermeasure Biomedical Engineering Wireless Physics Electro-mechanics Mathematical Modeling Software Systematic Engineering Microcircuit High Reliability Techniques New Laser Instrument and Optical Information Processing Notable people Alumni Shumin Zhai – Computer Scientist, ACM Fellow Liu Chuanzhi – Founder, Lenovo Gou Zhongwen – director of the State General Administration of Sports Hu Lijiao – Former Governor of the People's Bank of China Ling Li (writer) – Writer Zhang Rongqiao – Chief designer of Tianwen 1 Robert Qiu – electrical engineer and entrepreneur Lai Xuejia – Cryptographer Gou Zhongwen – Politician Zhong Lin Wang – Physicist Faculty Ning Cai – electrical engineer References