National University of Defense Technology (NUDT; simplified Chinese: 国防科学技术大学; traditional Chinese: 國防科學技術大學; pinyin: Guófáng Kēxuéjìshù Dàxué) is a comprehensive national key university based in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. It is under the dual supervision of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Education, designated for Project 211 and Project 985, the two national plans for facilitating the development of Chinese higher education. NUDT was originally founded in 1953 as the Harbin Military Academy of Engineering in Harbin of Heilongjiang Province. The University was renamed Harbin Academy of Engineering in 1966 and transitioned to the Chinese Department of Education and the Department of National Defense Science and Technology. In 1970 the University administration and 4 departments moved southwards to Changsha due to the possible war with the Soviet Union and was renamed Changsha Institute of Technology. Other 4-5 departments were taken by local and other national universities. The Institute changed its name to National University of Defense Technology in 1978. NUDT is a leading institute in China's Supercomputer development and Chinese space program.