I. Introduction of the school

Harbin Institute of Technology (hereinafter referred to as Harbin Institute of Technology, HIT) was founded in 1920 and is one of the oldest and most reputable science and technology universities in China. As the cradle of China’s aerospace industry, Harbin University of Technology has participated in almost all major national space projects, including Shenzhou spacecraft, Chang’e lunar exploration, Tiangong Space Station and Tianwen Mars exploration.

The school motto: “Strict specifications, kung fu at home” – reflecting the school’s rigorous academic attitude and practical education concept.

II. International ranking and discipline strength

Harbin University of Technology enjoys an international reputation and ranks at the forefront of the world in many disciplines:

1. Comprehensive ranking:

• 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings: No. 152 in the world (12th in mainland China), it is one of the fastest growing universities in recent years.
• 2025 U.S. News World University Engineering Ranking: No. 3 in the world

2. Ace discipline

• Instrument science: For eight consecutive years (2017-2024), it ranked first in the world in the world’s first-class discipline of soft science.
• Artificial Intelligence: In 2024-2025, CS Rankings ranked 9th in the world, among which artificial intelligence ranked first in the world and natural language processing ranked second in the world.
• Engineering and Materials Science: Entering the top one-ten-thousandth (1‱) of the ESI global ranking means that the discipline has reached the world’s top level.
• Robot Science and Engineering:
  • Ranking: 2025 Soft Science World-class Discipline Ranking: 9th in the world and 3rd in Chinese universities.
  • Scientific research platform: With the National Key Laboratory of Robotics Technology and Systems, it is one of the most important research bases in the field of robotics in China.
  • Major achievements: The Space Robotics Laboratory has successfully completed a total of 63 in-orbit missions such as supporting astronauts to leave the capsule, load installation and care, making outstanding contributions to the construction and operation of China’s space station.
• Environmental engineering:
  • Ranking: United St. News 2025-2026 World University Discipline Ranking: Ranked No. 2 in the world for two consecutive years. QS World University Discipline Ranking 2025: Environmental science discipline jumped to the 54th place in the world, up 46 places from 2024, setting the best result in history.
  • Domestic status: In the 2025 Alumni Association’s ranking of environmental engineering majors in Chinese universities, Harbin University of Technology ranked third in the country and was rated 7★ (world-renowned high-level, China’s top research major).
• Civil engineering:
  • Ranking: 2025 Soft Science World-class Discipline Ranking: 7th in the world. US NEWS 2025 Ranking: 18th in the world. QS 2025 Ranking: 37th in the world.
  • National positioning: In 2007, civil engineering was approved as a national first-class key discipline.
  • Major engineering contributions: Creatively proposed the active reflective surface variable position cable network system of the world’s largest 500-meter-aperture spherical radio telescope (FAST); the research results were successfully applied in the “Water Cube” project of the 2008 Olympic Games.
• Mechanical engineering:
  • Ranking: 2025 U.S. News World University Discipline Ranking: No. 5 in the world.
  • Discipline status: Founded in 1920, it is one of the earliest mechanical disciplines established in China. In 2007, it was selected as the first batch of first-class key disciplines in the country, and in 2017, it was selected as the first batch of “double first-class” construction disciplines. It was rated A+ in the fourth round of subject evaluation of the Ministry of Education.
• Management Science and Engineering:
  • Discipline status: Ranked 3rd in the national first-class discipline evaluation in 2002; ranked 6★ (the world’s high-level, China’s top discipline) in the 2024 Alumni Association’s Chinese university discipline ranking, ranking 9th in the country.
  • Impact of textbooks: The textbook “Management Information System” edited by Professor Huang Tiyun, the founder of the discipline, and the “Management Planning” series of textbooks edited by Professor Hu Yunquan have been widely adopted by hundreds of universities in China, laying the foundation of management education in China.
  • International certification: The School of Economics and Management has passed AACSB, AMBA, CAMEA and other international and domestic authoritative business certifications, marking that its education quality has reached the international first-class level.
  • International cooperation: The college is a member of the QTEM (Quantitative Economic and Technical Management) elite network and carries out student exchange and joint training with the world’s top business schools.

III. Outstanding Alumni Network

In the 100 years since its establishment, Harbin University of Technology has trained nearly 400,000 graduates, including:

• 124 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• More than 1,000 chief and deputy chief figures in the field of aerospace and national defense.
• Graduates are widely distributed in the world’s top universities, scientific research institutions and the world’s top 500 enterprises.

IV. Student development and campus life

Employment competitiveness: The graduation rate of the 2024 graduates reached 99.29%, ranking first in the China Top University Alliance (C9 Alliance) for two consecutive years. More than 80% of graduates have entered national key fields and the world’s top 500 enterprises.

International training: It has established cooperative relations with 278 universities in 39 countries, and there are about 6% of international students on campus.

Campus facilities: In winter, the campus is equipped with a fully enclosed warm corridor, connecting the main teaching buildings, canteens and dormitories; the indoor air conditioning is fully covered, providing students with a comfortable learning and living environment. In the 2025 Soft Science Chinese College Student Satisfaction Survey, Harbin University of Technology ranked first in the country in the “Humanized Management of Schools” project.

V. Why did you choose Harbin University of Technology?

If you are interested in cutting-edge science and technology fields such as aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence, robotics, materials science and management science and engineering, and want to study in a university that truly participates in major national projects, has top laboratories and a strong network of alumni, Harbin University of Technology will provide you with an unparalleled platform.

I. Brief introduction of the school

Xi’an University of Electronic Science and Technology (referred to as “Xidian”, Xidian University) is located in Xi’an, the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties. It is a top research university featuring electronic information. The predecessor of the school was the Radio School of the Central Military Commission founded in Ruijin, Jiangxi Province in 1931. It was the first engineering technology school founded by Mao Zedong and other old-generation revolutionaries. It is known as China’s “vanguard of electronic colleges” and “Huangpu Military Academy of information technology”.

Historical inheritance: From “starting from half a radio station” to today’s “double first-class” construction university, Western Power has always resonated with the national electronic information industry. It is one of the earliest universities in China to establish information theory, radar, electronic confrontation, microwave antenna and other majors.

The school motto: “Be virtuous, seek truth, honge learning, and practice”.

School address: Xi’an, China.

II. International ranking and discipline strength

Western Power has global influence in the field of electronic information:

Comprehensive ranking:

• 2026 U.S. News World University Rankings: 445th in the world (56th in mainland China).
• 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings: ranked 501-600th in the world (36th-44th in mainland China).

III. Ace Discipline

• 1. Remote sensing technology: 2025 Soft Science World-class Discipline Ranking: No. 2 in the world. This discipline has profound experience in remote sensing information processing, microwave remote sensing and other fields.
• 2. Communication engineering: 2025 Soft Science World-class Discipline Ranking: No. 4 in the world. As one of the pioneers in the field of communication in China, Western Power has cultivated a large number of core talents in the field of China Mobile communication.
• 3. Power Electronics Engineering: 2025 Soft Science World-class Discipline Ranking: No. 10 in the world.
• 4. Computer Science and Technology:
  • Discipline status: The fourth round of discipline evaluation of the Ministry of Education was rated A-level and selected as a national “double first-class” construction discipline.
  • Research direction: outstanding achievements in computer network, intelligent information processing, big data analysis and other fields.
• 5. Cyberspace security:
  • Discipline status: Selected as the national “First-class Network Security College Construction Demonstration Project University”, it is one of the network security colleges supported by the Central Cyberspace Office and the Ministry of Education.
• 6. Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering:
  • Discipline status: Western Electric is the first batch of national model microelectronics college construction units, the first batch of national integrated circuit talent training bases and the first batch of national integrated circuit college construction units.
• 7. Mechanical engineering: 2025 Soft Science World-class Discipline Ranking: 36th in the world.
• 8. Instrument science: 2025 Soft Science World-class Discipline Ranking: No. 46 in the world.
• 9. Materials Science and Engineering:
  • Research direction: Relying on the advantages of electronic information, focus on the development of electronic materials, nanomaterials, broadband semiconductor materials, etc., to serve the major needs of chips, aerospace and other countries.

IV. Scientific research strength: the “national team” in the field of electronic information

Western Power has always faced the major strategic needs of the country and created a number of “China’s firsts” in the field of electronic information:

Scientific research platform: It has 6 national key laboratories/engineering research centers, including:

• National Key Laboratory of Comprehensive Business Network Theory and Key Technology
• National Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing
• National Key Laboratory of Antenna and Microwave Technology
• Broadband semiconductor materials key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, etc.

V. Major contributions

Western Electric’s radar technology, communication technology and anti-radiation chip technology have played a key role in major national projects such as lunar exploration, manned spaceflight, Beidou navigation and Mars exploration.

In the field of broadband semiconductors (third-generation semiconductors), the team led by Academician Hao Yue has achieved international leading results and made outstanding contributions to the autonomous and controllability of China’s chip technology in extreme environment applications such as aerospace and military.

In the field of high-performance ADC chips (analog-to-digital converters), we have broken through the blockade of foreign technology and realized a completely autonomous and controllable design route, and the results have reached the international advanced level.

Industry-academia-research combination: Western Power has established in-depth cooperative relations with Huawei, ZTE, BYD, China Electric Technology and other leading enterprises, and has set up a number of scientific and technological achievement transformation platforms in Xi’an High-tech Zone and Xixian New District.

VI. Internationalization training and study abroad life

The size of international students: By 2025, Western Power has 714 international students from 53 countries, of which 78% are students from countries along the “Belt and Road”, forming a multicultural campus atmosphere.

International Training Program: Xidian is the first batch of “demonstration bases for studying in China” and universities that have passed the quality certification of studying in China. The school has built an international talent training system driven by “cultural infiltration + scientific and technological empowerment”:

• All-English teaching projects: open all-English courses such as robotics technology, agile software development, machine learning, network engineering, etc.
• School-enterprise joint training: jointly build an “International Talent Internship Base” with ZTE, BYD and other enterprises. In the past three years, more than 200 interns have been sent, 30% of whom have joined Sino-foreign joint ventures.
• Summer exchange program: International summer schools such as “AI and Blockchain Technology Research Camp” and “Network Engineering Summer Camp of Wollongong University in Australia” are held every year to receive young students from all over the world.
• Chinese government scholarship institutions: have a number of scholarship programs such as “Chinese Government Scholarship”, “Five Central Asian Countries Scholarship” and “International Chinese Teacher Scholarship”.

Innovative and entrepreneurial achievements of international students: Western Power encouraged Chinese and foreign students to form a joint team to participate in the science and technology innovation competition, with remarkable results:

• “Zhanfei Aviation – Ultra-high-rise Urban Building Firefighting UAV System”: In the 14th “Challenge Cup” Chinese University Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition, a team of seven international students (from Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, etc.) won the national gold award of the “Belt and Road” International Invitational Competition.
• “TerraGuardian – Helping Agricultural Development” Project: Won the gold award of the “Youth Red Dream Journey” track in the Shaanxi region of the China International University Student Innovation Competition. The project has developed intelligent agricultural drones that adapt to terrain changes.
• “Linkage” digital twin smart road plan: won the “Kyoto Credit Treasury Award” in the 8th Kyoto University Student International Entrepreneurship Competition.

Campus life and cultural integration:

• Cultural experience: The Institute of International Education designed the “CNC Perception of China” project, organizing students to walk into Chang’an Tang Village, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Ancient City Wall, etc., to deeply experience Chinese culture.
• Cross-cultural exchange activities:
  • The Spring Festival Gala and Mid-Autumn Festival Gala for international students are held every year.
  • International students can participate in calligraphy clubs, sports events, dance performances, etc.
  • The 2025 Shaanxi International Student Literary and Artistic Performance was held in Xidian, with more than 1,200 international students participating.
• Living facilities: comfortable apartments for international students, diversified catering options (international students praise Xi’an Roujiamo), perfect medical services.
• Student associations: There are international student unions, national alumni associations, professional interest groups, etc. to promote cross-cultural exchanges.

VII. Student development and employment prospects

• Employment competitiveness: Xidian graduates enjoy a high reputation in China’s electronic information industry, and the postgraduate education rate is more than 60%. The proportion of graduates entering Huawei, ZTE, Tencent, Alibaba, China Electric and other head enterprises ranks among the top in the country.
• Entrepreneurship support: The school cooperates with Xixian New District and other units to provide policy advice, financial support and incubation services for international students’ innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Alumni Network: 300,000 alumni are all over the world, forming a strong alumni resource network in communication, Internet, semiconductor, aerospace and national defense and other fields.

VIII. Why did you choose Western Power?

If you are interested in communication engineering, artificial intelligence, network security, integrated circuits, remote sensing technology, computer science and other cutting-edge science and technology fields, and want to study in top institutions with distinctive electronic information and closely related to China’s information industry, Xidian will provide you with: top discipline platform, strong scientific research strength, industry Close docking, international training system, cultural infiltration of the ancient capital and warm international student community. Xi’an University of Electronic Science and Technology is welcoming young students from all over the world to explore the infinite possibilities of information technology with an open attitude.