Xi'an Jiaotong University - Exchange Programme

Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) is a key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China and is one of the oldest universities in China, tracing its origins back to Nanyang College established in Shanghai in 1896. The College changed its name to Jiaotong University in 1921. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, a part of the university moved to the foreign settlements in Shanghai and the other part moved to Chongqing. Finally, in 1956, the main part of Jiaotong University relocated to Xi'an.

Currently, XJTU is a comprehensive research university with 10 major disciplines, 26 schools, 9 university colleges for undergraduates, and 20 affiliated teaching hospitals that serve its 40,000 students. The more than 3000 full-time teachers include 45 members of the Chinese Academies of Science and Engineering and numerous recipients of national awards and funding schemes.

Research in science and technology at XJTU is directed primarily at satisfying the country’s most important needs, forging into international frontiers, enhancing the technological competitiveness of China. Since Westward Relocation, XJTU has achieved several "firsts", including the establishment of the first Institute of Thermophysics in China; the creation of academic majors in the fields of Steam Turbines, Automobile Manufacturing, Refrigeration and Cryogenic Technology, and Displacement Compressors; and the invention of the first large All-Purpose Electronic Computer and digital processor chip in China.