Xi`an Jiaotong University

Xi`an Jiaotong University, a national key university under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, is one of the country’s oldest institutions of higher learning. Founded in Shanghai in 1896 as Nanyang Public, it was renamed Jiaotong University in 1921. In 1956, at the direction of the State Council, the university was moved to Xi`an, and renamed Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU). As one of the country’s national key universities, it was included in the first group of universities singled out for high priority development under the country’s seventh and eighth five year plans. It was also included in the first group of universities to benefit from Project 211 and Project 985, with the goal of becoming a world class university. Xi’an Jiaotong University is a comprehensive research university offering programs in nine areas science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, art, law, philosophy and education with a major emphasis on science and engineering. It includes 20 schools, eight undergraduate residential colleges, and eight affiliated teaching hospitals.

Mission: To continue the pursuit of academic excellence, and to educate upstanding citizens with a strong sense of social responsibility and a commitment to scientific inquiry and innovation, and to the advancement, preservation, application and dissemination of knowledge, so that they may contribute to the continued progress of science and technology, and the betterment of human society, in China and in the world. Vision: To fulfill its threefold mission of education, research, and service, to maintain its role as a leader and an innovator, and to continue striving to earn a place among the best research universities, honored at home and respected in the world.

Foundation year: 1896
Short name: XJTU
Type: Public
Students: 33970
Faculty: 3160
Faculty/Students Ratio: 11:1
Region: Asia
Location: Xi’an, Shaanxi