The College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering at Harbin Engineering University (HEU) dates back to the Department of Aerospace Engineering, which originally established by the tactical missile section of the Missile Engineering Department at PLA Military Engineering Institute. The college offers four undergraduate majors: Engineering Mechanics, Civil Engineering, Aircraft Design and Engineering, and Aircraft Power Engineering. Notably, Engineering Mechanics, Aircraft Power Engineering and Civil Engineering have earned recognition as national first-class undergraduate major construction points. Civil Engineering has received professional evaluation and certification from relevant authorities. Additionally, Engineering Mechanics, Civil Engineering, Aircraft Design and Engineering are considered key majors in Heilongjiang Province. The Virtual Teaching and Research Section (VTRS) of Engineering Mechanics is among the first batch of VTRS construction pilot projects approved by the Ministry of Education. The college holds the authority to grant master and PhD degrees in first-level disciplines, along with a postdoctoral research mobile station in Mechanics. Specially, master’s degrees encompass three first-level disciplines: Mechanics, Civil Engineering, and Aerospace Science and Technology, and two professional degrees in Civil Engineering and Water Conservancy and Machinery.

The college has a faculty of 138 faculty members, including 118 full-time teachers, among whom there are 29 professors and 57 associate professors. Currently, the college has 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 national leading talent, 2 young talents, and 4 members of the Teaching Guidance Committee of the Ministry of Education. Leveraging the support of key laboratories like the Advanced Ship Materials and Mechanics Laboratory and the Aircraft Trans-media Technology Laboratory, both under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), as well as Provincial Key Laboratories in Heilongjiang Province, such as the Advanced Composite Materials Structural Mechanics Laboratory and the Disaster Warning and Engineering Defense laboratory, the college is primarily engaged in advanced ship composite materials and structures, aircraft intelligent materials and structures, advanced engineering structural mechanics and safety evaluation, thermal engineering fluid mechanics and safety technology, overall aircraft trans-media technology, trans-media power technology, vehicle dynamics and control, elastic fluctuations and impact dynamics, reliability and optimization design and other related areas.

Over the past five years, numerous national-level scientific research projects have been added to the college’s portfolio, including the National Key R&D Program, key programs supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The college has seen steady growth in research funds, totaling 300 million yuan. Their achievements include over 530 SCI papers published, 13 provincial and ministerial first prizes and other scientific research awards, more than 200 invention patents, and over 120 software copyrights.

1. Mechanics

(1) Training Objectives

This major aims to cultivate students with exceptional academic and applied research skills, leadership qualities, and industry influence. Graduates should possess a deep understanding of mechanics, proficiently handle its core knowledge and key technologies, and contribute to future high-tech innovation in academic and industrial fields.

Key competencies and qualities include:

·Mastery of the fundamental theories and comprehensive, in-depth professional knowledge in the discipline.

·Familiarity with the discipline's current status and participation in socially relevant activities with a humanistic perspective and social impact.

·Strong engineering practical skills and a rigorous, realistic scientific approach.

·Proficiency in mathematical modeling of complex research subjects, utilizing various analytical methods, numerical calculations, and experimental techniques for independent research and interdisciplinary problem-solving.

·Proficiency in at least one foreign language, including reading materials in the subject area, strong foreign language writing skills, and the ability to engage in international academic exchanges.

·Competence in scientific research, teaching, engineering development, or technical management within this or related disciplines.

·The ability to serve the major needs of national and social development and play a key role in pivotal positions.

(2) Main research fields

Vibration theory and application

Elastic wave theory and application

Failure mechanics and protection

Composite mechanics

Functional materials and ultra-light structure

Characterization and evaluation of mechanical properties of materials

Micro and nano mechanics

Structural shock and vibration

2. Civil Engineering

(1) Training Objectives

Graduates are expected to have a a proactive and enterprising spirit, a rigorous and realistic scientific attitude, strong academic ethics, and professionalism.

Key competencies and qualities include:

·Proficiency in solid foundational theory and systematic expertise within the civil engineering discipline.

·A basic understanding of the technical status and development trends within the discipline.

·Proficiency in systematically analyzing and solving engineering problems, with strong capabilities for continued learning and innovation.

·An international perspective.

·A rigorous and realistic scientific attitude and approach, along with the ability to engage in scientific research.

·Competence in design, construction, research, management, or other engineering and technical work related to civil engineering projects.

(2) Main research fields

Marine engineering materials and structures

Mechanical behavior and safety evaluation of advanced structural materials

Antiknock and protection of engineering structure

Earthquake resistance of engineering structure

Water environment protection and ship pollution prevention

HVAC and fire safety engineering

3. Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology

(1) Training Objectives

This program aims to cultivate students with a strong moral compass, and a well-rounded worldview. Graduates are expected to have a proactive and enterprising spirit, a rigorous and realistic scientific attitude, strong academic ethics, and professionalism.

Key competencies and qualities include:

·Proficiency in solid foundational theory and systematic expertise within the aeronautical and astronautical science and technology discipline.

·A reasonable knowledge and ability structure

·A basic understanding of the technical status and development trends within the discipline.

·Proficiency in systematically analyzing and solving engineering problems, with strong capabilities for continued learning and innovation.

·An international perspective.

·A rigorous and realistic scientific attitude and approach, along with the ability to engage in scientific research.

·Competence in design, construction, research, management, or other engineering and technical work related to civil engineering projects.

(2) Main research fields

High speed aircraft and related technologies

Aerospace reliability engineering and optimization

Flight mechanics and flight control

Aerospace composites

Combustion, flow and working process simulation of rocket engine

Cross-media theory and related techniques

4. Machinery

(1) Training Objectives

This program aims to cultivate students with good professional ethics and professionalism, with scientific and rigorous and pragmatic learning attitude and work style, and to be the talents of applied and composite high-level engineering technology and management ability.

Key competencies and qualities include:

·Familiar with solid foundational theory and systematic expertise in the field of machinery, familiar with the relevant norms in the machinery industry, and good professional quality.

· A full understanding of the advanced technology and development trends in this field, with the ability to independently engage in engineering design, engineering implementation, engineering research, engineering development, and engineering management in a certain direction of the mechanical field.

·Proficiency in a foreign language.

(2) Main research fields

High speed aircraft and related technologies

Aerospace reliability engineering and optimization

Flight mechanics and flight control

Aerospace composites

Combustion, flow and working process simulation of rocket engine

Cross-media theory and related techniques

5. Civil and Hydraulic Engineering

(1) Training Objectives

This major Focus on cultivating students' excellent academic innovation ability, engineering practice ability and professional ethics. Graduates are expected to become the backbone talents to promote and lead the future development of professional degree related fields.

Key competencies and qualities include:

·Mastery of the fundamental theories and comprehensive, systematic expertise in the discipline. A full understanding of the current situation, development direction and international frontier of the discipline;

·Proficient in a foreign language, with good foreign language reading, writing and international academic exchange ability;

·Good professional ethics, the spirit of unity and cooperation, the scientific quality of adhering to the truth and a broad international vision;

·With strong theoretical analysis, numerical calculation and experimental abilities, independently engaging in cutting-edge research in this discipline, applying basic and professional knowledge to solve scientific problems in shipbuilding industry, naval equipment, Marine development, civil engineering and other related fields, and making creative achievements.

(2) Main research fields

Marine engineering materials and structures

Mechanical behavior and safety evaluation of advanced structural materials

Water environment protection and ship pollution prevention

HVAC and fire safety engineering