Rocket Force University of Engineering

{{Short description|Military university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China}}

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| name = Rocket Force University of Engineering

| native_name = {{lang|zh-Hans-CN|中国人民解放军火箭军工程大学}}

| image_name = File:Rocket Force University of Engineering logo.jpg

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| caption = Logo of the Rocket Force University of Engineering

| former_name = Second Artillery Engineering University (中国人民解放军第二炮兵工程大学)

| motto = 博学笃志砺剑图强

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| established = {{Start date and age|df=y|1951}}

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| type = Military university

| affiliation = People's Liberation Army Rocket Force

| president = Wang Yaopeng

| vice-president = Liu Guangbin
Song Jixian

| city = Xi'an

| province = Shaanxi

| country = China

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| t = {{linktext|中國人民解放軍|火箭|軍|工程|大學}}

| p = Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Huǒjiànjūn Gōngchéng Dàxué

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The Rocket Force University of Engineering{{Cite web |title=Delegation Led by President Li Hua from Rocket Force University of Engineering Visits Beihang University-BEIHANG UNIVERSITY |url=https://ev.buaa.edu.cn/info/1183/3475.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318160510/https://ev.buaa.edu.cn/info/1183/3475.htm |archive-date=2024-03-18 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Beihang University}} ({{zh|s=中国人民解放军火箭军工程大学}}) a military university in Baqiao, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.{{cite news |url=http://www.jseea.cn/schoolinformation/1305791319190.html |title=第二炮兵工程学院 |language=zh |archive-date=2015-12-12 |access-date=2015-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212054924/http://www.jseea.cn/schoolinformation/1305791319190.html |url-status=live }}

The university consists of 3 colleges and 7 departments. At present, the university has 90 research institutions and research centers, including 1 national engineering research centre, 4 national key laboratories.

History

PLA Second Artillery Engineering University was founded in January 1951, it was initially called "PLA Northwest Military Region Artillery Command College", then it was renamed "PLA First Artillery Command College". In 1956, it was renamed again and called "PLA Xi'an Artillery Command College". In 1959, Teach Brigade of the Department of Defense and 15th PLA Air Force College of Aeronautics merged into the university.

The university changed to its currently in January, following the name change of Second Artillery Corps to Rocket Force.