page_title: Beihang University
section_title: International academic exchange
hierarchical_section_title: Beihang University / Education and teaching / International academic exchange
caption_attribution_description: English: Seen on Beihang University campus in 2018
context_page_description: Beihang University, previously known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  is a major public
  research university located in Haidian District, Beijing, China, emphasizing engineering, technology, and the hard sciences.
  Beihang University is designated as an eminent key university by China's Ministry of Education Class A. It was one of China's key universities subsidized by "Project 985" funding and by " Project 211" funding. Beihang was founded on October 25, 1952, with an area
  of over 100 hectares.
  Together with Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Beijing Institute of Technology, it is widely considered to be one of the top four engineering research universities in Beijing, with an emphasis on aeronautical and astronautical engineering, but also covering diverse fields in the natural sciences, high technology, economics, management, the liberal arts, law, philosophy, foreign languages, and education.
context_section_description: BUAA has established cooperation with 152 universities and research institutions from 40 countries, including Canada, UK, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, and Sri Lanka. 122 scholars have been invited as honorary professors to Beihang University. Every year, an average of about 1000 foreign experts and scholars come to BUAA to give lectures, to visit, and to take part in international conferences, and discussions for scientific cooperation. Every year over 600 BUAA faculties go abroad to give lectures, participate in academic conferences and conduct cooperative scientific research.
  Since 2005, Beihang University and Groupe des Écoles Centrales have cooperated under the support of the governments of China and France to jointly establish the Sino-French Engineer School in Beijing.
  Since the 1990s, Beihang University has been one of the few universities in China that use English as the primary medium of instruction for all its international master and doctoral programs. It also offers many bachelor's degree programs in English.
  Since 1993, more than 9,000 students from over 80 countries have enrolled at Beihang University.
caption: Seen on campus
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