The People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University (IEU; ) is a Chinese

military university A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. ...

in Zhengzhou,

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, affiliated with the People's Liberation Army. It was established in 1999. Before that, it was run under the name of the PLA Information Engineering Institute. 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. It is reputed to be a center for

information warfare Information warfare (IW) (as different from cyber warfare that attacks computers, software, and command control systems) is a concept involving the battlespace use and management of information and communication technology (ICT) in pursuit of a ...

research.

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Military academies of China Educational institutions established in 1999 1999 establishments in China People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Universities and colleges in Zhengzhou {{china-university-stub

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