Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, referred to as the "southern ", is located in Jiangsu Nanjing, founded in 1952 October, is the new China founded the first aviation institutions of higher learning. In 1978 by the State Council as a national key university; approved by the State Council in 1981 to become the first has a doctoral degree granting institutions; in 1996 to enter the national "211 Project " construction; in 2000 by the Ministry of Education approved the establishment of the graduate school; 2011, become " 985 engineering discipline advantage of innovation platform " universities. Is subordinate to the Ministry of industry and information technology.