Beihang University
E445861
Double First Class University
Project 211 university
Project 985 university
national key university
public research university
Beihang University is a leading Chinese research university in Beijing renowned for its programs in aeronautics, astronautics, and engineering.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beihang University canonical | 3 |
| Beihang | 1 |
| Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 1 |
| 北京航空航天大学 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4008121 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beihang University Context triple: [Haidian District, hasHigherEducationInstitution, Beihang University]
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A.
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a leading Chinese research university specializing in aeronautical, astronautical, and engineering disciplines.
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B.
Tianjin University
Tianjin University is a leading national research university in China, renowned for its strong engineering programs and status as the country’s first modern higher education institution.
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C.
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology is a leading Chinese research university renowned for its engineering, science, and technology programs and its role in the country's aerospace and defense industries.
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D.
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
China University of Petroleum (Beijing) is a leading Chinese university specializing in petroleum engineering and energy-related disciplines, located in Beijing.
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E.
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Northwestern Polytechnical University is a leading Chinese research university known for its strengths in aeronautics, astronautics, and marine engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beihang University Target entity description: Beihang University is a leading Chinese research university in Beijing renowned for its programs in aeronautics, astronautics, and engineering.
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A.
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a leading Chinese research university specializing in aeronautical, astronautical, and engineering disciplines.
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B.
Tianjin University
Tianjin University is a leading national research university in China, renowned for its strong engineering programs and status as the country’s first modern higher education institution.
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C.
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology is a leading Chinese research university renowned for its engineering, science, and technology programs and its role in the country's aerospace and defense industries.
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D.
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
China University of Petroleum (Beijing) is a leading Chinese university specializing in petroleum engineering and energy-related disciplines, located in Beijing.
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E.
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Northwestern Polytechnical University is a leading Chinese research university known for its strengths in aeronautics, astronautics, and marine engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Double First Class University
ⓘ
Project 211 university ⓘ Project 985 university ⓘ national key university ⓘ public research university ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Chinese Ministry of Education (historical)
ⓘ
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ⓘ |
| campus |
Shahe Campus
ⓘ
Xueyuan Road Campus ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| established | 1952 ⓘ |
| focusArea |
civil aviation and aerospace industry
ⓘ
national defense science and technology ⓘ |
| formerName |
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
ⓘ
linked to:
Beihang University
|
| foundingBackground | formed by merging aeronautics departments from several Chinese universities in 1952 ⓘ |
| fundingBody | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
National Laboratory of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA-related national key labs)
ⓘ
state key laboratories in aeronautics and astronautics ⓘ |
| hasInternationalCollaboration |
joint programs with American universities
ⓘ
joint programs with European universities ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
Haidian District, Beijing ⓘ
linked to:
Haidian District
|
| membership |
China’s C9 League-related collaborative networks (not a C9 member)
ⓘ
Excellence League ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| nativeName |
北京航空航天大学
ⓘ
linked to:
Beihang University
|
| nativeNameLanguage | zh ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aeronautical engineering research
ⓘ
aerospace engineering education ⓘ astronautics research ⓘ contributions to China’s space program ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
doctoral programs
ⓘ
master’s programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| shortName |
BUAA
ⓘ
Beihang ⓘ
linked to:
Beihang University
|
| specialization |
aeronautics
ⓘ
astronautics ⓘ automation ⓘ computer science ⓘ engineering ⓘ information science ⓘ management science and engineering ⓘ materials science ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| type |
public
ⓘ
research university ⓘ |
| website | https://www.buaa.edu.cn/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Beihang University Description of subject: Beihang University is a leading Chinese research university in Beijing renowned for its programs in aeronautics, astronautics, and engineering.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Beihang University
linked to: Beihang University
linked to: Beihang University