PLA_Information_Engineering_University

PLA Information Engineering University

PLA Information Engineering University

Chinese military university

The Information Engineering University[1] (IEU) is a military university in Zhengzhou, Henan, under the People's Liberation Army. It was established in 1999.[2] Before that, it was named as the PLA Information Engineering Institute.

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The name Zhengzhou Information Science and Technology Institute is used as a cover by researchers from the university, when they wish to hide their affiliation with the Chinese military. The name Zhengzhou Institute of Surveying and Mapping has been used for a similar purpose – that institute, officially known as the PLA Institute of Surveying and Mapping, was integrated into the PLA Information Engineering University in 1999.[3]

It is reputed to be a center for information warfare research.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "PLA deploys 5,700 to aid disaster relief efforts after C China floods". eng.mod.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  2. [2]
    Shambaugh, David (2004). Modernizing China's Military : Progress, Problems, and Prospects. University of California Press. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-0-520-24238-8.
  3. [3]
    Joske, Alex (30 October 2018). Picking flowers, making honey. The Chinese military's collaboration with foreign universities (Report). Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. [4]
    Bryan Krekel; Patton Adams; George Bakos; Northrop Grumman Corp. (March 7, 2012). "Occupying the Information High Ground: Chinese Capabilities for Computer Network Operations and Cyber Espionage" (PDF). U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Retrieved 2013-02-18.


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