Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC),under the direct administration of Civil Aviation Administration of China(CAAC),is jointly supported by CAAC,Tianjin Municipal Government, and  China's  Ministry  of  Education.It  is  a  teaching  and  research-oriented  university  that focuses on the coordinated development of multiple disciplines engineering, management, science,economics,the humanities,law,and art.It is included into Tianjin Municipal Govern- ment’s  “Double  First-Class”University  Project  and  High-level  Characteristic  University Project.With moral education as its fundamental mission,CAUC implements the education principles featuring character building,ability training and knowledge transmission,and works to educate students into highly-competent scientific and technological innovation talents with professional skills and a global perspective.
CAUC was founded in 1951 as No.2 Civil Aviation School of Civil Aviation Administration that was administered directly by People's Revolutionary Military Committee of China.The No.2 Civil Aviation School was renamed as Civil Aviation College of China in  1981.Under the approval of China's Ministry of Education,it adopted the current name—Civil Aviation Univer-
sity of China—in 2006.
CAUC now has two campuses in Tianjin City,one in Dongli District and another in Ninghe District,and three flight training bases in Chaoyang City of Liaoning Province,Hulun Buir City of Inner  Mongolia Autonomous  Region  and Shihezi City of Xinjiang  Uygur Autonomous Region.It covers a total area of 2.086 km2 and a building area of 1.047 km2.There are over 30,000 full-time students registered at CAUC,including more than 4,000 graduate students and more than 200 international students.
The  school  adheres  to  its  research-oriented  and  distinctive  educational  positioning,and implements a development strategy featuring discipline  leadership,talent-driven  develop- ment,independent scientific and technological innovation,open empowerment,and cultural nourishment,and is committed to taking the lead in higher education of civil aviation,becom- ing the demonstration zone of scientific and technological innovation,building a think tank offering policy consulting,and setting the pace for international exchange.The overall goal is to build CAUC into a high-level university and also a world-class civil aviation university with Chinese characteristics.