Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics （College of International Education）

What Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics （College of International Education） does

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) College of International Education (国际教育学院) is the dedicated international student division of NUAA, a public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu founded in 1952 and administered by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The college recruits, admits, and supports international students across six English-taught undergraduate programs (Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, International Business, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Civil Engineering), four postgraduate programs (Master's and PhD in Business & Management and Engineering), and a non-degree portfolio including Chinese Language, Foundation, Exchange, and Short-term programs.

The college operates as a tuition-driven academic institution with three revenue streams: international student tuition (RMB 22,900–37,800 per year for degree programs, RMB 8,400 per semester for non-degree programs), Chinese/Provincial/Municipal/Institutional government scholarships that subsidize tuition and living costs, and ancillary fees (RMB 400 application, RMB 600 physical examination, RMB 800 insurance). On-campus accommodation is RMB 4,000 per year. Marketing and distribution occur through a bilingual official website (cie.nuaa.edu.cn / ciee.nuaa.edu.cn), a WeChat official account, education fairs, and bilateral nominations from 100+ partner universities across Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania.

The college's core technology is not product-based but programmatic: a structured international admissions platform, an English-taught curriculum in aerospace and engineering disciplines, and an embedded exchange ecosystem offering 2+2, 3+1+1, 3+2, 4+1, and joint master's pathways with partners including the University of Edinburgh, University of Tokyo, KAIST, National University of Singapore, Purdue University Northwest, Cranfield University, ISAE-SUPAERO, and multiple Australian Group of Eight universities. It does not develop proprietary technology products, AI models, or commercial platforms; rather, it operates academic delivery and student mobility services as a unit of a state-owned university.

Name

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics （College of International Education）

Legal name

南京航空航天大学国际教育学院 (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics College of International Education)

Website

https://cie.nuaa.edu.cn

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The College of International Education at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics recruits and supports international students across English-taught undergraduate, postgraduate, language, and exchange programs, leveraging NUAA's aerospace engineering brand and a 100+ university global partnership network to deliver degree and short-term programs in Nanjing, China.

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Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

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Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Urban/Metropolitan Community Colleges (EDAHADAL)

Keywords

• International student recruitment
• English-taught degree programs
• Student exchange partnerships
• Government scholarship programs
• Chinese language training

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanjing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. International Student Tuition: Tuition fees charged to international (non-Chinese) students enrolled in undergraduate, postgraduate, language, foundation, and short-term programs. Undergraduate programs range from RMB 22,900–23,900 per year; postgraduate programs range from RMB 30,000–37,800 per year depending on degree level and discipline; non-degree programs (language/foundation) are RMB 8,400 per semester.
2. Government Education Subsidies: Funding support from Chinese government channels including the Chinese Government Scholarship, Jiangsu Government Scholarship, and Nanjing Government Scholarship programs, which subsidize tuition and living costs for eligible international students.
3. Application and Ancillary Fees: Non-refundable application fees (RMB 400), physical examination fees (RMB 600), and insurance fees (RMB 800) charged to admitted international students.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

The College of International Education of NUAA recruits and enrolls international students into English-taught undergraduate, postgraduate, and non-degree programs, delivers those academic programs on the NUAA campus in Nanjing, administers government and institutional scholarships, and runs outbound student exchange programs through bilateral agreements with 100+ partner universities worldwide. Supporting services include application processing, JW202 visa form issuance, accommodation arrangement, physical examination coordination, and insurance guidance for inbound international students.

Product overview

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics College of International Education offers a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs for international students. The portfolio includes six English-taught undergraduate degree programs (Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, International Business, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Civil Engineering), four postgraduate programs at Master's and PhD levels in Business/Management and Engineering disciplines, and various non-degree programs including Chinese Language, Foundation, Exchange, and Short-term programs. The institution also offers multiple scholarship opportunities including Chinese Government Scholarship, Jiangsu Government Scholarship, Nanjing Government Scholarship, and NUAA's own Fly-High Scholarship. Additionally, the college operates joint education programs with international partner universities in the UK, Australia, and other countries. Supporting services include visa processing, registration, insurance, and arrival assistance.

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Products and services

• Aeronautical Engineering (Undergraduate) English-taught 4-year undergraduate program in aircraft design and engineering leading to a Bachelor of Engineering degree, offered to international students.
• Mechanical Engineering (Undergraduate) English-taught 4-year undergraduate program in mechanical engineering leading to a Bachelor of Engineering degree, offered to international students.
• International Business (Undergraduate) English-taught 4-year undergraduate program in international business leading to a Bachelor of Economics degree, offered to international students.
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Undergraduate) English-taught 4-year undergraduate program in electrical engineering and automation leading to a Bachelor of Engineering degree, offered to international students.
• Artificial Intelligence (Undergraduate) English-taught 4-year undergraduate program in artificial intelligence leading to a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science and Technology, offered to international students.
• Civil Engineering (Undergraduate) English-taught 4-year undergraduate program in civil engineering leading to a Bachelor of Engineering degree, offered to international students.
• Business and Management (Master) English-taught 2.5-year master's program in business and management disciplines, offered to international students.
• Engineering (Master) English-taught 2.5-year master's program in engineering disciplines, offered to international students.
• Business and Management (PhD) English-taught 4-year doctoral program in business and management disciplines, offered to international students.
• Engineering (PhD) English-taught 4-year doctoral program in engineering disciplines, offered to international students.
• Chinese Language Program Semester-based Chinese language and culture program for international students, including HSK test preparation and credit-bearing language courses.
• Foundation Program Pre-university foundation program that prepares international students for undergraduate studies at NUAA.
• Short-term Program Summer and winter intensive session programs for international students offering cultural exchange and language learning opportunities.
• Exchange Program Semester or year-long exchange programs with NUAA's 100+ partner universities worldwide for inbound and outbound international students.
• Chinese Government Scholarship Program Government-funded scholarship administered to outstanding international students at NUAA, including the Silk Road Program and the University Program, covering tuition and living costs.
• Jiangsu Government Scholarship Provincial government scholarship promoting higher education development for international students studying in Jiangsu Province.
• Nanjing Government Scholarship City-level scholarship for excellent international students studying in Nanjing.
• NUAA Fly-High Scholarship University-specific scholarship program including the Fly-High Scholarship, Blue Dream Scholarship for postgraduates, and Freshman Scholarship for international students.
• Joint Education Programs with International Partners Collaborative degree programs with international universities including dual-degree and articulation pathways with London Metropolitan University (Automation), RMIT (Airport Operations), Cranfield University (Aerospace Engineering), and other partner institutions.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• University of Edinburgh (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral exchange agreement offering 2+2 and 4+1 dual-degree programs for engineering students. Students from NUAA complete part of their degree at Edinburgh and receive credentials from both institutions.
• University of Tokyo (Japan)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester and academic-year exchange programs for Japanese language and related disciplines. NUAA students study at the University of Tokyo as exchange participants.
• University of Technology Sydney (Australia)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner3+2 articulation program linking NUAA undergraduate students to UTS master's programs in computer science, electronics, and communications engineering.
• Purdue University Northwest (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual-degree programs including 2+2, 3+1, and 4+0.5+1 pathways in engineering disciplines. Students earn credentials from both NUAA and Purdue University Northwest.
• KAIST — Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange and summer credit programs for engineering and science students from NUAA across disciplines including aerospace design, electrical engineering, materials science, and biomedical engineering.
• National University of Singapore (Singapore)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint master's and doctoral (硕博连读) programs as well as short-term summer and winter thematic programs for NUAA students in information technology, automation, computer science, economics, mathematics, and management.
• University of Queensland (Australia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange programs for NUAA students across related engineering and science disciplines, as well as summer/winter intensive programs.
• Waseda University (Japan)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange and short-term (winter/summer) programs for Japanese language students. NUAA students with relevant language backgrounds participate in academic exchanges at Waseda.
• Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) (Hong Kong SAR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUHK delegation visits NUAA for专题交流座谈 and master's program presentations. Short-term winter/summer thematic programs offered for NUAA students.
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (Australia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange program for students in aircraft design, engineering mechanics, aerospace propulsion, energy and power engineering, electrical engineering, information engineering, mechanical engineering, and aircraft manufacturing. Also a joint education program in transportation (airport operations and management).
• University of California, Berkeley (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange programs for NUAA students, as well as summer credit programs and non-credit thematic programs during winter/summer breaks.
• University of Western Australia (Australia)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner3+2 articulation program allowing NUAA students to complete the final two years of a master's degree at UWA in related engineering disciplines.
• National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange programs for NUAA students across science, engineering, business, and humanities disciplines. Also offers summer cultural research programs in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, and biomedical engineering.
• University of Sydney (Australia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShort-term winter and summer programs open to students of all disciplines, providing cultural and academic immersion at the University of Sydney.
• University of New South Wales (Australia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange programs for NUAA students across related engineering and science disciplines.
• McGill University (Canada)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShort-term summer credit programs at McGill focused on aerospace, big data, and artificial intelligence for NUAA students.
• Tohoku University (Japan)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic-year exchange programs for Japanese language (international trade) and STEM disciplines including electrical engineering, information engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, and applied physics.
• City University of London (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint education program in Automation (Avionics and Control) through the NUAA London International College, as well as 2+2, 3+2, and 4+1 dual-degree pathways for engineering students.
• ISAE-SUPAERO Group (France)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual master's degree programs through ENSMA, ENAC, and SUPAERO for mechanical engineering and civil aviation disciplines.
• Cranfield University (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint master's program in Mechanical (Aerospace) Engineering for postgraduate students, a Ministry of Education-approved joint education program.
• University of Adelaide (Australia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange programs and short-term winter/summer programs for NUAA students across related disciplines.
• Shibaura Institute of Technology (Japan)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange programs (English-taught) for electrical engineering, information engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, and computer science students. Also short-term programs for STEM disciplines.
• IESEG School of Management (France)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner3+2 program in business and management (English-taught) and semester exchange for international economics, finance, accounting, marketing, business administration, and related disciplines.
• TU Darmstadt (Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic-year exchange programs (English/German-taught) for engineering students across disciplines including mechanics, aerospace propulsion, energy engineering, electrical engineering, information engineering, mechanical engineering, and aircraft manufacturing.
• University of British Columbia (Canada)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemester exchange programs for NUAA students across related disciplines. Also offers short-term winter/summer programs open to all majors.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Cranfield University (UK): Cranfield is a documented NUAA joint-master's partner in Mechanical (Aerospace) Engineering — a UK-based aerospace-specialist university with complementary strengths; not a direct competitor but a thematic peer in aerospace higher education and a downstream credential option for NUAA graduates.

Direct peers

• Beijing Institute of Technology (International School): BIT is a defense-aligned Chinese engineering university under MIIT whose international student programs and engineering portfolio closely overlap NUAA's — including aerospace, mechanical, and AI specializations — competing for similar international applicants and partner universities.
• Southeast University, Nanjing (College of International Students): Southeast University is Nanjing's other major engineering university with overlapping English-taught engineering programs and sharing the same source market of international students choosing Nanjing as a destination — a direct local competitor with comparable brand and program mix.
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (International Education College): SJTU's International Education College runs a parallel English-medium engineering and business portfolio for international students with comparable scholarship access — competing for the same top international applicants seeking Chinese engineering brand credentials.
• Nanjing University (International Students Office): Nanjing University is the city's flagship comprehensive university and operates an international student office with a similar admissions-scholarship-exchange framework; competes for the same Nanjing-bound international student pool and provincial Jiangsu scholarship funding.
• Beihang University (International School): Beihang is China's other top-tier aerospace/aviation university under MIIT and operates a similarly branded International School recruiting English-taught international students in aeronautical and engineering disciplines — the most direct head-to-head competitor for the same applicant pool and scholarship budget.
• Northwestern Polytechnical University (International School): Northwestern Polytechnical is a peer Chinese aerospace/engineering university with active international student recruitment in aviation, mechanical, and AI disciplines — overlapping directly with NUAA's program portfolio and competing for the same CSC scholarship-funded applicants.
• Zhejiang University (International College): Zhejiang University's international college runs English-taught programs in engineering, computer science, and business with similar scholarship support — a top-tier competitor for high-caliber international students in eastern China.
• Harbin Institute of Technology (International School): HIT is a C9-equivalent Chinese engineering university under MIIT with a similarly large international student base and bilateral exchange network, and a comparable engineering portfolio that competes directly with NUAA's mechanical, electrical, and AI offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Tsinghua University (School of International Education): Tsinghua's SIE is China's most prestigious international student arm and competes for the same top-segment international applicants — though with broader scope and top-tier brand that typically places it above NUAA in applicant preference for general STEM.

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Key risks7 records

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