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.
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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 a 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
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