Northwestern Polytechnic University

• Location: Xi'an, China
• Year of foundation: 1938
• Language of instruction: Chinese, English
• Number of students: more than 34 000
• Type of education: mixed.

Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU/NWPU) is a national institution of higher education managed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China. The University specializes in education and research in the field of aviation, astronautics, marine technology.

NPU was originally founded as the State Northwest Engineering Institute in Hanzhong in 1938. At that time, it became an association of educational organizations of engineering profile: Beiyang Institute, Peking University College, Northeastern University College, Jiaozuo Institute.

NPU was one of the first universities to open a graduate school and a national university science park – it now houses the Northwest Institute of Industrial Technology and China's largest UAV research and development base. As a key base for developing top-level talent through research and innovation, NPU was recognized by the National Union of Civilization and awarded the National Medal of Labor. Among his pioneering achievements are the first doctorates awarded in six academic disciplines, the first SUAV, the ekranoplan, the AUV and the on-board computer of a spacecraft in China.

Currently, about 34,000 undergraduate and graduate students study here. Disciplines for them are conducted by about 4300 teachers with high qualifications. Among the teachers of the university are 15 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering Sciences of China, invited experts: Nobel Prize laureates Zong-Dao Li and Harold WalterCroto.

The university offers 74 undergraduate courses, 37 master's degree disciplines, 23 options for obtaining a doctoral degree.

NPU Dormitory offers double rooms at a cost of 7200 yuan per year. The price does not include utilities - about 35-40 yuan per month, WiFi - 10 yuan per month. The room has a private bathroom, kitchen and common seating areas.

For living off campus - renting an apartment or room - the student will pay about 3-4 thousand yuan per month.

Meals are organized in the dining room and cafeterias – various types of cuisines, fast food and healthy food are served. It is also possible to have a snack in local restaurants and cafes.

Active student attention in NPU enjoys sports. Main directions:

• badminton
• volleyball
• basketball
• Athletics
• table tennis.

Inter-university competitions in each sport are held every two months.

Events in NPU:

• Festival of Sports Culture
• International Conferences
• Competitions of national, interregional scale in various directions
• National holidays.

In NPU there are many student associations of different subjects: religious, sports, creative, social.

The University helps students to explore the non-academic world by advising them to visit several places:

• Terracotta Army – Art Park of Chinese Masters
• Mount Huashan is the most dangerous mountain in the world, which you can climb with a tourist group, visit the suspension bridge
• Bell Tower/Drum Tower
• The Great Wild Goose Pagoda – A Place Reflecting Buddhist Culture and Chinese History
• The large musical fountain is the largest in Asia.

• Title "National Association of Civilization"
• National Medal of Labor
• 27th place in the ranking of universities in China
• 10th place among engineering universities in China
• Cooperation with more than 150 universities of different countries
• 7 national, 28 key ministerial laboratories
• 601-800 in the international ranking of the best universities.

The university covers an area of more than 3.1 million square meters, having 3 campuses on it. They consist of 27 colleges, including:

• School of Aviation, Aerospace, Navigation and International Education
• School of Educational Experiments
• Queen Mary University of London School of Engineering.

Campuses themselves:

• Yui is an old campus, divided into three parts by the main streets of the city: north, west, south. It is equipped with educational facilities, apartments of teachers and students, stadiums, kindergarten for children of students
• Chang'an is a "new campus" with eastern and western parts. This is the main basis for higher education.
• Taikang is a construction campus that plans to start operating as early as 2021.

Among the educational premises and buildings can be identified:

• Ultra-technological laboratories
• Library
• Center for Engineering Practice
• High-class sports facilities.

Among the sports facilities are:

• Swimming pools: soaring (indoor) and outdoor
• Complex hall
• Several outdoor stadiums for team games
• Courts for tennis, badminton
• Treadmills, athletics zones.

A university bus runs between the campuses and around the city.

Academic year dates:

• Autumn semester: September-February
• Spring semester: March-June
• Summer eduaction: July-August.

Students rest on Saturday and Sunday, as well as on national, international, calendar holidays.

Additional expenses include:

• Accommodation – about 6000 yuan for 10 months
• utilities
• Payment for WiFi
• nutrition
• Medical care – from 800 yuan
• Books, consumables – 1000 yuan
• transport
• Personal expenses
• Mobile communication
• Registration, annual fees.

During the year, students additionally spend about 35,000 yuan.

For admission to the bachelor's degree, applicants should provide:

• Certificate of secondary education
• Transcripts of secondary education in the leading subjects of the direction for admission
• Certificate of Proficiency in Chinese (from IF to HSK6 depending on the program)
• Entrance exams.

For future masters, the requirements are as follows:

• Bachelor's degree
• Transcripts of bachelor in the leading subjects of the chosen direction
• Certificate of Proficiency in Chinese (from HSK1 to HSK6 depending on the program)
• Letters of recommendation from the scientific leaders of the previous university
• Motivation letter, resume
• Entrance exams.

Types of material support and incentives in NPU for international students with proper academic success:

• Belt and Road Scholarship: 10,000 to 25,000 yuan per year
• Scholarship "Study abroad": from 1500 to 3500 yuan per month
• Scholarship of the Government of China: from 1500 to 2000 yuan per month.

Some general scholarship programs:

• CEIBS Student Loan Scholarship
• Scholarship of the Chinese Aesthetic Department
• Special scholarships for credit students of world-famous universities
• Study program in Canada in China.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision