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IntroductionofXi'anJiaotongUniversity

Xi'anJiaotongUniversityisanational,keyuniversityunderthedirectjurisdictionoftheMinistryofEducation.ItwaslistedinthefirstbatchofkeyuniversitiestobenefitfromProject211andProject985,withthegoalofbecomingaworldclassuniversity.

InApril,2000,theoriginalXi'anJiaotongUniversitywasmergedwiththeXi'anMedicalUniversityandShaanxiInstituteofFinanceandEconomicstoformthenewXi'anJiaotongUniversity.Thus,theuniversitybecameacomprehensiveresearchuniversityofferingprogramsin10areas——science,engineering,medicine,economics,management,literature,law,philosophy,educationandart.

LocatedinthecityofXi'aninShaanxiProvince,theuniversitycurrentlyhasthreecampuses:

theXingqingcampus,theYantacampusandtheQujiangcampus.Itcoversatotalareaof3849.84acres,withatotalconstructionareaof1.7623millionsquaremeters.

Amongwhich,the"QianXuesenLibrary"intheXingqingcampusincorporatesnearly40,000squaremeters,accommodating3518readingseats.Thelibraryaccumulativecollectionsinclude4.47millionbooksand10,053newspapersandperiodicals,ofwhich4,089kindsarecurrentperiodicals.Ithasalsointroduced252electronicresourcesfromhomeandabroad.Thedigitalcollectionsinclude28,369electronicperiodicalsinMandarinandforeignlanguages,and107millionelectronicbooks.15kindsareworldfamousperiodicalswithmorethan100yearshistory.Thelibrary'scomputersystemisfullyintegratedwiththecampusnetwork,CERNET,andtheinternet.Bothonandoffcampususerscanaccessthesystemviaremoteterminalorovertheinternet.Theuniversity'scomputernetworkmeetsthehighestinternationalstandards.

Studentsarehousedinmoderndormitoriesandmaychoosefromawidevarietyofdishesintheuniversity'sextensivediningfacilities.Theathleticfieldsandplaygroundarefittedwiththelatestmodernequipment.Inaddition,theuniversityalsohasamodernpsychologicalhealtheducationcenterandcounselingcenterthatcaterstostudents.

Theuniversityhasafacultyandstaffof5,595,ofwhich2,686arefull-timefaculty,includingover1,500professorsandassociateprofessors.Amongstthefaculty,23areacademiciansoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesandtheChineseAcademyofEngineering,amongwhomtwelvearedoubleemployed,6havegainedthenationalteachingawards,44havebeendesignatedas“ChangJiangScholars”bytheMinistryofEducation,31havebeenhonoredbyNationalScienceFundforDistinguishedYoungScholars,15havebeenrecognizedasnationalexpertswhohavemadeoutstandingcontributionstothenation,15havebeenrecognizedastheleaderofProgramforChangjiangScholarsandInnovativeResearchTeaminUniversity,48havebeenintheProgramfor1000-eltieandYoung1000-elite,188havebeenselectedtoparticipateintheMinistryofEducation's“NewCenturyProgramforPromisingYoungTalent,”andtheother544havebeenawardedgovernmentstipendsfortheiroutstandingcontributionstoChina.

Theuniversityincludes23schoolsandeightundergraduateresidentialcolleges.Ithasacurrentenrollmentofabout30,000full-timestudents,includingover13,000mastersanddoctoralcandidates.Theuniversityoffers78undergraduatemajors,27first-leveland154second-leveldisciplinedoctorialauthorization,45first-leveldisciplineandsecond-leveldisciplinemasterauthorization,and18professionaldegreeauthorization.Amongthese,8disciplinesaredesignatedasfirst-orderkeydisciplinesbytheChinesegovernment,37disciplinesaredesignatedassecond-orderkeydisciplines,and3subordinatedisciplinesaredesignatedasnationalkeydisciplines.Inaddition,115disciplinesarerecognizedaskeydisciplinesattheprovincialandministeriallevel.Theuniversityhas20researchfacilitiesforpost-doctoralstudents,fivenationalkeylaboratories,fournationalspeciallaboratories,twonationalengineeringresearchcentersand59keyresearchcentersandlaboratoriesattheprovincialandministeriallevel.

Sincethefoundation,Xi'anJiaotongUniversity'shasformedasetofgoodtraditions:

devotiontolearningmakesthecountrystronger;creationgrowsoutofhardwork;honorrectitudeandrespecttruth;learnteachingrigorously.IthasalsoformedthecharacteroflovingChinaandtheuniversityaswellasbeingmindfulofwhereone'shappinesscomesfrom.Theuniversityinsistsontheschool-runningcharacteristicof"highstartingpoint,profoundfoundation,strictrequirementandfocusingonpractice,"continuallycarvesout,innovatesandtrainspeoplediligently.Theuniversityhaseducatedalargegroupoftalentedindividualsinmanyfields,anditsgraduateshaveachieveddistinctioninallwalksoflife.

Inrecentyears,theuniversityhasbeenfollowingapathofactiveexplorationandboldinnovationasitseekstoimplementthenationalreformplanforthecomprehensiverestructuringofhighereducation.Animportantelementofthisreformisthenew"2+4+X"modelforresearchuniversities,amodelwhichemphasizesprovidingthestudentwithasolidfoundationofgeneralknowledge,soundresearchskillsandtheabilitytoinnovate.Thegoalistotransformtheuniversityfromonewhichsimplytransmitsknowledgetoonewhichemphasizesactiveengagementinresearch.

In2006,Xi'anJiaotongUniversitytooktheleadamongChineseuniversitieswhenitundertooktheresponsibilityforthecreationofasystemofresidentialcollegesmodeledonthetraditionalChineseacademyoflearning.Thetwincollegesystemisaimedatgivingstudentsthebestpossiblechanceforsuccess.In2007,theuniversityestablishedthe"ZonglianExperimentalClass”，whosepurposeistodevelopanappropriateclassroommodelformedicaleducation.

Xi'anJiaotongUniversityhasreceivedpraisefromstudentsandparentsalikeforitsuniqueeducationalmodel,itsfavorablestudyenvironment,excellentteachersandsubstantialteachingresources,anditspositivegoodteachingresults.Sofar,theuniversityhasreceived60nationalteachingawards.Inaddition,itcurrentlyhas34nationalelitecourses,8national-levelteachingcenters,and9national-levelteachingteams.23dissertationshavebeenrecipientsoftheannualawardgivento"China's100bestdoctoraldissertations”，and38havebeennominatedforthataward.

Theuniversityhasworkedhardtocreateanenvironmentconduciveto"dynamic

thinking,dynamiclearning,anddynamicliving."Ithascreatedanational-levelcenterforculturaleducationandsupportsover150studentorganizations.Ithasarichandvariedcalendarofactivitiesinscienceandtechnology,literatureandthearts,andsports."JiuzhouExperts,""DiscussingtheWorld,”"GrandSchoolroominSiyuan,”and"StudyForum"havebecomewell-knownvenuesinwhichstudentscanbroadentheirhorizons.Inrecentyears,thestudentshavecollectedawardsinawiderangeofcompetitions,includingtheAsia-PacificRobotContest,InternationalVarsityDebate,InternationalDebateTournament,InternationalEnglishSpeechContest,AsianAreaSelectionMatchforACMInternationalCollegiateProgrammingContest,InternationalMathematicalContestinModeling,theWorldArchitectureDesignCompetitionforUniversityStudents,"ChallengeCup”NationalUniversityStudentExtracurricularAcademicScienceandTechnologyWorkCompetition,"ChallengeCup”BusinessPlanCompetition,theNationalIntelligenceVehicleCompetition,"EdisonCup”TechnologyInnovationCompetition,NationalAviationandSpaceModel（researchtype）TournamentandUniversityStudentsBusinessPlanCompetitionofChineseInspirationProgram.

Whileattentivetointernationaldevelopments,researchinscienceandtechnologyatXi'anJiaotongUniversityisdirectedprimarilyatmeetingthenation'smostimportantneeds,contributingtoautonomouscreation,andworkingtoshortenthetimeneededtotransformlaboratoryresultsintoproductiveproductsandprocesses.Tothisend,theuniversityiscontinuallystrengtheningitscapacitytoinnovatewhileseekingtoraiseitslevelofcompetitiveness.Since2000,facultymembersandresearchersfromtheuniversityhaveheaded13projectsunderthe973Program.Theuniversityscientistsandengineershavehad1489projectsapprovedbytheNationalNaturalScienceFund.ItstotalnumberofbasicresearchprojectsandgrantsplacestheuniversityinthefrontrankamongChineseuniversities.Also,intheperiodsince2000,theuniversityhasbeenawarded31nationalscienceandtechnologyprizes.Incooperationwiththegovernmentandwithlargeandmid-sizedenterprises,theuniversityhasbeenabletoestablishresearchanddevelopmentparkswhoseaimistohelpsolvethekeytechnologicalproblemsfacingindustryandtostrengthenthecontributionsofscienceandtechnologytotheregionaleconomyandthedevelopmentofthelocalsocialstructure.

Xi'anJiaotongUniversityhasextensivetiestotheworldofinternationalscholarshipandresearch.Since2000,14Nobellaureates,1FieldsPrizewinnerandover2000foreignprofessorshavebeeninvitedtotheuniversitytolecture.Over17,000scholars,CEOs,andhigh-levelgovernmentofficialsfromaroundtheworldhavebeeninvolvedinexchangesorotherkindsofcollaborativeactivitieswiththeuniversity.Morethan8000teachersandstudentshavegoneabroadtovisit,study,doresearch,orparticipateindegreeprograms,andover2000facultymembersandresearchershavetraveledabroadforconferences.Since2000,theuniversityhasbuiltinter-universitycooperativerelationshipswith145universitiesandresearchinstitutionsin42countriesandregions,includingtheUnitedStates,Japan,theUnitedKingdom,France,G