Academic Structure
Xidian University is organized into 15 schools: Telecommunications, Electronic Engineering, Computing, Technical Physics, Mechno-Electronic, Management, Science, and Humanities. Xidian has established a College for Continuing Education and a Graduate School for postgraduate studies. It offers over 23 specialties for undergraduates and postgraduates.
Schools:
- Graduate School
- School of Telecommunications Engineering
- School of Electronic Engineering
- School of Computer Science and Technology
- School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering
- School of Technical Physics
- School of Economy and Management
- School of Science
- School of Humanities & Arts
- College of Continuing Education
Xidian University is home to 30,000 students, with over 7,000 postgraduates and over 20,000 undergraduates. The faculty of Xidian University, numbering over 2800, constitutes 1500 academic and technical staff. A team of 8 academician of the China Academy of Sciences, 53 Ph.D. advisors and over 600 senior degree staff make up the professional staff. Young and middle age holders of doctoral and master's degrees compose 40% of the faculty.
Xidian University has been accredited to grant doctoral degrees for 11 doctoral programs, grant master's degrees for 26 master's programs, and establish national level interdisciplinary education for electric and electronic engineering. Xidian has the approval to examine and designate professors and advisors to doctoral students.
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