Key schools to launch low-altitude economy major

In a major move to address the strategic demands of China's burgeoning low-altitude economy, six top universities have jointly launched an undergraduate program in the sector, expecting to enroll new undergraduates for the upcoming fall semester.

Approved by the Ministry of Education and added to China's national catalog of undergraduate programs in April, the program represents an urgent national effort to cultivate talent for an industry poised to reach 1.5 trillion yuan ($209 billion) this year.

The six institutions are Beihang University, the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, South China University of Technology, and Northwestern Polytechnical University.