On October 25, 1952, the founding ceremony of Beijing Institute of Aeronautics was held in the auditorium of Beijing Institute of Technology (the former auditorium of Sino-French University). The appointments by the Ministry of Education were announced at the ceremony: Yang Daifu was appointed as Vice President and Provost, Wang Junkui and Tu Shou'e as Associate Provosts, Shen Yuan as Vice President and Director of the Research Department, and Zong Fengming as Director of the Political Counseling Office.