It is a higher education institute with a distinctive feature of aeronautics and national defense under the joint supervision of Jiangxi Provincial Government and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China.

NCHU gives priority to the all-around development of students as well as the quality of education and directs its efforts to teaching innovations.

[citation needed] As a result, it has made great achievements in the cultivation of talents and its employment rate of graduate ranks first in Jiangxi Province.

[citation needed] Nine key laboratories (research centers) at the provincial (ministerial) level, which are Key Laboratory of Nondestructive Test (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Light Alloy Fabrication Science and Technology for National Defense (State Commission of Science and Technology for National Defense Industry), Key Laboratory of Aeronautical Detection and Evaluation (China Aviation Industry ), Key Laboratory of Aerial Material Hot Working (China Aviation Industry), Research Center for Materials Science and Engineering in Jiangxi Province, Key University Laboratory of Corrosion and Protection in Jiangxi Province, Research Center of Testing Technology and Control Engineering in Jiangxi Province, Research Center of University Ideological and Political Theory Course Education in Jiangxi Province and Promotion Center of Rapid Prototyping Productivity in Jiangxi Province.

[citation needed] NCHU actively engages in international cooperation and exchanges, maintaining long-term collaborative relationships with institutions in Japan, Canada, Ukraine, the UK, Australia, France, Finland, and South Korea.