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About Shenyang Aerospace University
Shenyang Aerospace University (SAU) is founded in 1952 and situated in Shenyang. During the past 60 years, Shenyang Aerospace University has developed into an academic center, housing teaching buildings, research laboratories, a library which is both an architectural and cultural icon, a theater building, sports arena, swimming center and student’s activity centers having 600,000 square meters of floor space and cover 200, 000 square meters of landscaped gardens. Other services such as the school hospital, comfortable accommodations and a number of dining halls are also provided.
The university has 1,600 staff, 900 of which are academic, and boasts an attendance of more than 20,000 students. While focusing on engineering disciplines, SAU’s scope has been enhanced with curricula covering such areas as science, management and liberal arts. The university has 44 disciplines for undergraduate study, 50 disciplines for master degrees, and joint programs for PhDs. SAU degrees are recognized around the world.
SAU prides itself on its practical teaching system which includes basic, professional and general practice. There are numerous first-rate labs for the students, some at national level.
SAU is also proud of its Aircraft Maintenance Center, which is the only one in China approved by the China Civil Aviation Authority to issue licenses to maintain helicopters. Authorization of fixed-wing aircraft maintenance licenses is anticipated soon. There are 30 aircrafts provided for the students to practice with on the campus.
SAU has established cooperation with many companies and institutes including the Shenyang Liming Aero-engine Group Corporation, the AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, and has developed a network of 50 partnerships to provide practical training opportunities both inside and outside the campus.
During its 60 years, about 90,000 students have graduated from the university, with numerous students achieving high honors. SAU graduates historically have had a very high employment rate with around 90% being employed soon after graduation.
Internationalization is one of the characteristics of SAU. The university has established cooperative agreements with 300 universities and companies from around the world. It has an active exchange program for both teachers and students.
The university employs a number of foreign teachers who contribute to both the academic and cultural life of the school community. At present, there are over 1222 international students from 71 countries studying Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and
Chinese Culture, etc,. These students, with their diverse cultural backgrounds, contribute to the broad international focus of the university.
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The School of International Education (Foreign Affairs Office) of
Shenyang Aerospace University was founded in 2000 and began to recruit international students in the same year. In June 2011, it was renamed the School of International Education (Foreign Affairs Office), which is fully responsible for the school’s education for international students in China and international cooperation and exchanges. In the same year, the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of the Ministry of Education sent a letter to approve our school’s undertaking of the Chinese government scholarship for the training of international students in China. In 2013, approved by the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of the Ministry of Education, the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Office was established to formulate cooperation and exchange plans and policies with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and to promote the establishment of extensive exchanges and cooperation between the school and universities and educational institutions in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, coordination and management related Affairs. In the same year, it was approved as a demonstration base for studying in China by
Liaoning Province, and launched a school-enterprise joint training project with ZTE Software Technology (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. In 2015, the number of international students in school exceeded 1,000 for the first time. In 2017, two brand-name courses were approved for studying in China in English. In 2018, he was awarded the “Demonstration University of Liaoning Province for Studying in China”. In November 2020, it successfully passed the quality certification for studying abroad in China by the Ministry of Education.
The College of International Education currently has 22 faculty and staff, including 6 full-time Chinese teachers. There are college office, international exchange office, teaching management office, student management office, enrollment and employment guidance office, apartment management office, and Chinese language teaching and research office.
In recent years, the school has attached great importance to international exchanges and cooperation and regarded it as one of the important measures to promote the rapid development of the school. Through extensive inter-school exchanges, steadily expanding the scale of foreign students, enriching teacher and student exchange programs, actively introducing foreign intelligence, and absorbing advanced school concepts and high-quality educational resources, the school’s international exchange and cooperation work continues to reach a new level. At present, the number of international students in the school has reached 80 countries, and there are nearly 1,300 international students, of which more than 90% are graduates. It has established academic exchanges and scientific research cooperation relationships with more than 170 foreign universities and research institutes, including Korean Aviation University, Picardy University in France, and Amur National Technical University in Russia. At present, the Ministry of Education has approved 2 Sino-foreign cooperative education projects, and carried out more than 20 inter-school joint training projects and long-term and short-term exchange projects with foreign (overseas) friendly cooperation colleges and universities. In the past five years, the school has sent more than 600 people to conduct scientific research cooperation, academic exchanges, and further training at home and abroad.
Relying on the professional advantages of aviation characteristics, the school firmly seizes the historical opportunities of the development of China’s general aviation industry, exerts its advantages in providing talents and intellectual support for the general aviation industry, and gradually forms an international education and exchange cooperation model with distinctive aviation characteristics.
