CAUC stands for Civil Aviation University of China, which was founded on
September 25th, 1951. Bordering on Tianjin Binhai International Airport.
CAUC consists of two campus, the northern and the southern, with a total
area 1.03 million square meters.
With the development of civil aviation, CAUC has made steady
and continuous progress. Its graduates serving the aviation industry and
other sectors number 30,000, one-seventh of all the civil aviation
staffs, spreading at home and abroad. The university is renowned as the
cradle of talent for China's civil aviation.
CAUC celebrated her 50th. anniversary on September 22nd, 2001
in Tianjin. The 50 years have witnessed continuous, rapid and wholesome
growth in CAUC, its comprehensive strengthen and reputation rising
notably. The university defines its guiding principle as setting its
foothold on aviation, serving the whole society and opening to the
world. Different factors are treated properly.
While rapidly expanded in scale, CAUC has been rationalizing
its structure of educational levels and improving its teaching-quality.
Now it has 9 colleges, 5 departments or sections, 7 master specialties,
17 undergraduate specialties, 15 high-level vocational specialties as
well as continuing education specialties in aviation. The communication
and information system of CAUC is awarded the title of Key Discipline of
Tianjin.
The students total 10,000, including 6,200 undergraduates and
postgraduates, 2,500 students receiving vocational education, 2,000
adult trainees, 50 overseas students. Consequently, a pattern of
multi-level and multi-form education has taken shape. The spectacular
rise in teaching-quality largely benefits from the Five-Point Project,
the Project of Modernization of Educational Technology, the Training
system of Creative Personnel and the Ensuring System of Educational
Quality.
CAUC has a structurally rational body of teachers, vigorous
and highly competent. A number of young and middle-aged reserve leading
scholars are standing out, some being famous experts in national and
international civil aviation organizations. Of a staff of over 1,000,
the number of teachers reaches 450, including 34 full professors, 162
associate professors, nearly 200 master degree or doctor degree holders.
In addition, 93 celebrated experts or scholars are engaged as guest
professors.
Also stressed is the dual function of scientific research,
which serves social economy and promotes teaching-quality. Noticeably,
11 research institutes, covering almost all the disciplines in CAUC,
have attained prominent achievements in: flight safety, aircraft type
selection, aircraft and engine failure diagnosis, FANS, economic
benefits evaluation for civil aviation enterprises, air transport
management, information engineering and computer application. In the
past 5 years the annual growth rate of research projects if 78%, that of
corresponding funds 154%; 18 projects have received the awards from
Tianjin and CAAC. Besides, 926 high-level academic articles are in
print, of which 59 are recorded in SCI, SSCI, or AHCI; 58 academic books
are published. The university runs 2 learned periodicals, the Journal of
CAUC and Civil Aviation Education.
CAUC is admirably equipped with: 4 experimental centers, 18
comprehensive labs, 4 teaching & research labs up to the highest
national or international level, each valued at US$1,200,000, 19
aircraft for practice, 30 types of aircraft engines and equipment for
special use.
The university boasts a large library, modernized and managed
by an intelligent system. It possesses a huge collection of Chinese and
foreign books, journals, electronic publications, and technical
documents for civil aircraft. Internet service and a special room
containing Airbus references are available, too.
CAUC plays a major role in adults' aviation education and
continuing education. Open to Chinese and overseas trainees, 6 training
centers are qualified for aircraft maintenance certificate programs in
accordance with the technical specifications of CAAC or FAA. It is
authorized: by IATA to conduct training in air transport and dangerous
goods transport; by CAAC to train air traffic controllers, air transport
agents and cabin attendants; by the Ministry of Labor Safeguard to train
qualified secretaries.
Foreign cooperation and exchange has been strengthened as
well. CAUC keeps friendly ties with ICAO, IATA, AECMA, FAA, JAA, Boeing,
United Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Roll-Royce, Airbus, aviation
universities and research institutes in Britain, USA, France, Russia and
Australia. Academic exchanges with Hong Kong, Macao and foreign
countries run frequent. Many foreign experts or scholars are invited to
deliver lectures or to pay visits to CAUC.
Student: Feng Xiao, whose English name is Lord Von.
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