Xidian University
Xidian University is a public research university in Xi'an, China, that is administered by the Ministry of Education of China. Xidian focuses on electronics and information education and research, and has programs covering engineering, computer science, management, economics, liberal arts and social sciences. Particularly, U.S. News & World Report 2020 ranked its computer science at 8th nationally and 22nd globally. Xidian is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in several disciplines. It is also funded by Project 211 and by Project 985.
History
The university was founded in 1931 in Ruijin, Jiangxi as the Radio School of the Central Military Committee. 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 in 1960. In 1966, it was renamed Northwest Institute of Telecommunication Engineering, and was no longer a military institute. In 1988, its name was changed to Xidian University.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 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 2019, Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Xidian University top 601-700 in the world.- National and Global Subject Ranking of Xidian University by U.S. News & World Report 2020
Subjects | National Rankings | Global Rankings |
Computer Science | 8 | 22 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 11 | 23 |
Engineering | 34 | 175 |
- Global Subject Ranking of Xidian University by Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019
Subjects | Global Rankings |
Telecommunication Engineering | 3 |
Computer Science & Engineering | 51-75 |
Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 45 |
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
Three National Key Disciplines:
- Signal and Information Processing
- Circuits and Systems
- Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology
- Electronic Engineering
- Electronic and Information Engineering
- Information Countermeasures
- Intelligent Science and Technology
School of Computer Science and Technology
Departments
- Computer Science and Technology
- Network Engineering
- Education Technology
School of Mechano-electronic Engineering
- 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 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
- Laser Technology
- Radio Wave Institute
- Applied Physics
- Optoelectronic Technology Experiment Center
- Physics Experiment Center
School of Economics and Management
- Information Management and Information System
- Business Administration
- Industrial Engineering
- Finance
- Electronic Commerce
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Applied Mathematics
- Computing Science
- Probability and Statistics
- Operations Research and Control
- Psychology
School of Humanities and Arts
- Politics
- Philosophy
- Chinese Language
- History
- Art
School of Foreign Languages
- English Language& Literature
- Foreign Linguistics &Applied Linguistic
- Translation
Departments
- Microelectronics
- Micro-circuits and Devices
- Integrated System Engineering
- Integrated Circuit Engineering
School of Life Science and Technology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biological Technology
School of Aerospace Science and Technology
- Detection Guidance and Control
School of Software
- Software Engineering
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
- Material Physics & Chemistry
- Material Science
- Applied Chemistry
Research
- Telecommunication Engineering
- Signal and Information Processing
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Microelectronics, IC design
- 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 Band Gap Semiconductor Technology
- Intelligent Perception Image Understanding
- Electronic Information Countermeasure and Simulation Technology
- Super high-speed Circuit Design and Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Electronic Equipment Structure
- Wide-Gap Semiconductor Materials Devices
- 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
- Liqing Zeng - Co-founder, Tencent
- Hu Lijiao - Former Governor of the People's Bank of China
- Ling Li - Writer
- Tao Li - General of People's Liberation Army
- Dexian Bi - Scientist
- Lai Xuejia - Cryptographer
- Gou Zhongwen - Politician
- Hejun Yin - Vice Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology
- Zhong Lin Wang - Physicist
- Nianxiu Lin - Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission
- Feng Tian - Senior Vice President, Huawei
Faculty
- Ning Cai - electrical engineer
Partner Institution
Malaysia
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman