Colleges directly under the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
Excellent institutions of national defense science, technology and industry system
Shaanxi Institute of Defense Technology is a public institution approved by the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government and sponsored by the Provincial Office of Defense Science, Technology and Aviation Industry. Founded in 1982, the college is based on the national defense science and technology industry, implements higher vocational and technical education for the whole society, and trains multi-form, multi-level and multi-specification applied high-skilled talents for national defense military units.
Adhering to the motto of "loyalty, unity, truth-seeking and innovation", the college recruits students for the whole country. The Xi 'an Campus and Yangling Campus of the College cover a total area of more than 500 mu, and offer academic education majors such as machinery, electronics, electromechanical, chemical engineering, energy, architecture and management. Among them, mechanical cold working and electrical engineering were first rated as provincial famous brands by the provincial labor and social security department in 2005. There are more than 4,000 students, more than 500 full-time teachers and engineers, including more than 100 with the title of associate professor or above, 20 lecturers and more than 260 "double-qualified" full-time and part-time teachers. Over the years, the College has won a number of social honors: China Western Talent Entrepreneurship Foundation's key supporting institutions, national defense science and technology industry vocational education and training base, national talent training base in short supply, provincial civilized units, advanced party organization units of national defense science and technology industry system, etc.
Over the past 30 years, relying on the strong strength of Shaanxi national defense scientific research institutions and military enterprises, the college has carried forward the fine tradition of military industry and trained a large number of high-quality practical and technical talents for national defense science and technology industry and machinery, electronics, chemical industry, energy, construction, IT, trade and other industries. The college has close cooperation with defense industry research institutes, enterprises and institutions and other industries. More than 100 fixed off-campus practice bases have been established in large and medium-sized military enterprises across the country, and the "double certificate" system, "order-based" training and "engineering" alternate mode have been implemented to cultivate high-quality practical talents to meet the needs of national defense science, technology and industry. We have built an employment network that focuses on national defense science and technology industry and spans aviation, aerospace, weapons, nuclear industry, electronics, machinery, energy, chemical industry, economic management and other industries. For eight consecutive years, the one-time employment rate of graduates has reached more than 95%, and most professional graduates are in short supply.
During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, the college will continuously strengthen its construction and development, comprehensively improve its running level and the quality of education and teaching, highlight the advantages and characteristics of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, cultivate more and better applied and highly skilled talents, and build Shaanxi Institute of National Defense Technology into a national model higher vocational education college, thus making contributions to the modernization of the national defense science, technology and industry.