The North University of China (NUC; ) is a provincial public university located in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Originally established in 1941, the university is now affiliated with the Province of Shanxi. It is co-sponsored by the Province of Shanxi, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
In the mid-1900s, the school was known as the Taihang Industrial School () from 1941 to 1949, the Ordnance Industry Vocational School () from 1949 to 1951, the China Northern Ordnance Industrial School () from 1951 to 1953, the China Northern Second Industrial School () from 1953 to 1955, the Taiyuan First Industrial School () from 1955 to 1956, the Taiyuan Machinery Manufacturing Industrial School () from 1956 to 1958.
After that, with several reorganization and institutional incorporation, the school was known as the Taiyuan Machinery College () from 1958 to 1993 and the North China Industrial School (; official English name: North China Institute of Technology) from 1993 to 2004.
The university played an important role in the weaponry development and personnel training for the People's Liberation Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. In 2001, Bo Yibo, a senior leader of the Communist Party and of the country, wrote the inscription "The First School for People's Ordnance Industry" () for the 60th anniversary of the school.
History
NUC was formerly known as Taihang Industrial School, founded by the general headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in 1941. The first president was Liu Ding who was in charge of the United Front at the time.
Early history
In 1949: The school was relocated to current address and renamed the North China Vocational School of Ordnance (). A few years later the name was changed to Taiyuan Machinery Manufacturing Industry School. In 1958: The school was promoted to a college with the name changed to the Taiyuan Institute of Machinery.
Amalgamation
In 1961: With approval from the State Council and Central Military Commission, the faculty, students, laboratory equipment, library materials of four departments related to conventional weapons (artillery, automatic weapons, ammunition, fuses) from Beijing Industrial College () were merged into the Taiyuan Institute of Machinery. In 1962: Two departments related to conventional weapons (gunpowder, explosives) from the Shenyang Institute of Technology () were merged into the Taiyuan Institute of Machinery. In 1963: Transferred under administration of the National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Committee and became one of the Eight Colleges of Defense Industry at that time. In 1971: Transferred under administration of the 5th Department of Machinery Industry. The institute was temporarily shut down in July of the same year due to Cultural Revolution. In 1993: Renamed the North China Institute of Technology. In 2004: Renamed the North University of China.
The Eight Colleges of Defense Industry (ca. 1963) Harbin Institute of Technology Beijing Industrial College (). Renamed in 1988 as the Beijing Institute of Technology. Beijing Aviation Institute (). Renamed in 1988 as the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (), and renamed (only in English) in 2002 as Beihang University. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Northwestern Polytechnical University Chengdu Institute of Telecommunications Engineering (). Renamed in 1988 as the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Nanjing Industrial College (). Renamed in 1993 as the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Taiyuan Institute of Machinery (). Renamed in 2004 to its present name, the North University of China ().
Organization
List of presidents
Liu Ding () (May 1941 to September 1943) Liu Baoyin () (February 1946 to July 1946) Di Yaozong () (August 1949 to October 1952) Li Ruikang () (October 1952 to March 1981) He Yuanhai () (March 1981 to December 1984) Zu Jing () (December 1984 to April 1995) Yu Shiqian () (April 1995 to October 2000) Zhang Wendong () (October 2000 to December 2009) Jia Suotang () (January 2010 to August 2010) Liu Youzhi () (August 2012 to March 2018) Shen Xingquan () (March 2018 up to now)