Yang Xuejun (Chinese: 杨学军; born April 1963) is a Chinese educator and computer scientist currently serving as president of the PLA Academy of Military Science. Previously he served as president of the National University of Defense Technology. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2004, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in August 2013 and general (shangjiang) in December 2019.[1]
Yang Xuejun | |||||||
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杨学军 | |||||||
 Yang Xuejun in 2019 | |||||||
| President of the PLA Academy of Military Science | |||||||
| Assumed office July 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zheng He | ||||||
| President of the National University of Defense Technology | |||||||
| In office June 2011 – July 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Yulin | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Deng Xiaogang | ||||||
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| Born | April 1963 (age 61) Wucheng County, Shandong, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Nanjing Institute of Technology National University of Defense Technology | ||||||
| Profession | Computer science | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1979–present | ||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊學軍 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨学军 | ||||||
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Education
editYang was born in Wucheng County, Shandong in April 1963. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 1979. In July 1983 he graduated from Nanjing Institute of Technology. In December 1984 he joined the Chinese Communist Party. He received his master's degree and doctor's degree in engineering from National University of Defense Technology in 1985 and 1991, respectively.
Career
editAfter graduation, he taught there, where he was vice-president in 2009 and president in July 2011. In 1994, at the age of 31, he became chief designer of supercomputer YH-3 and later became chief designer of Tianhe-1. He has been president of the PLA Academy of Military Science since July 2017.[2]
He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress. He was a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate member of the 18th CCP Central Committee. He is a member of the 19th CCP Central Committee.
Honours and awards
edit- 1998 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- 2011 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
- 2012 Chen Jiageng Science Award
- December 2011 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
References
edit- ^ 7人晋升上将军衔 何卫东升任东部战区司令(图). sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (19 July 2017). 杨学军任军事科学院院长，方向任政治委员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.