西安交大介绍(英文版).docx

Introduction of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityXi’an Jiaotong University is a national, key university under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. It was listed in the first batch of key universities to benefit from Project 211 and Project 985, with the goal of becoming a world class university. In April, 2000, the original Xi’an Jiaotong University was merged with the Xi’an Medical University and Shaanxi Institute of Finance and Economics to form the new Xi’an Jiaotong University. Thus, the university became a comprehensive research university offering programs in 10 areas----science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, literature, law, philosophy, education and art.Located in the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, the university currently has three campuses: the Xingqing campus, theYanta campus and the Qujiang campus. It covers a total area of 3849.84 acres, with a total construction area of 1.7623 million square meters. Among which, the “Qian Xuesen Library” in the Xingqing campus incorporates nearly 40,000 square meters, accommodating 3518 reading seats. The library accumulative collections include 4.47 million books and 10,053 newspapers and periodicals, of which 4,089 kinds are current periodicals. It has also introduced 252 electronic resources from home and abroad. The digital collections include 28,369 electronic periodicals in Mandarin and foreign languages, and 107million electronic books. 15 kinds are world famous periodicals with more than 100 years history. The library’s computer system is fully integrated with the campus network, CERNET, and the internet. Both on and off campus users can access the system via remote terminal or over the internet. The university’s computer network meets the highest international standards.Students are housed in modern dormitories and may choose from a wide variety of dishes in the university’s extensive dining facilities. The athletic fields and playground are fitted with the latest modern equipment