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Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), a key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education, is one of China's oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions, enjoying a strong reputation.

Since relocating to Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, generations of XJTU members have cultivated the ‌Westward Relocation Spirit‌, which is among the first batch of China's communist spirits.

Sheng Xuanhuai, a renowned industrialist and educator, founded the Shanghai-based Nanyang Mission College in 1896. In 1921, the college changed its name to Jiaotong University. Starting in 1956, faculty and students relocated to Xi'an in batches. In 1959, the Xi'an branch of Jiaotong University was officially named Xi'an Jiaotong University.

According to data released by Essential Science Indicators (ESI) in May of this year, 19 disciplines at XJTU ranked in the top 1 percent globally among academic institutions, with six disciplines ranking in the top one-thousandth. Among them, engineering ranked in the top one-ten-thousandth, making it eighth globally.

XJTU is now a comprehensive research university with 11 major disciplines: science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, humanities, law, philosophy, art, education, and inter-disciplines. The university has 34 schools, departments, and centers, nine colleges for undergraduates, and three affiliated hospitals. It also has 6,754 faculty and staff members, including 3,813 full-time teachers.

The university has 62,089 students, comprising 25,595 undergraduates, 32,565 postgraduates, and 3,929 international students from 136 countries. It offers 77 undergraduate majors, and has 43 first-level disciplines authorized to confer doctoral degrees, 45 first-level disciplines authorized to confer master's degrees, seven majors authorized to confer professional doctoral degrees, and 31 majors authorized to confer professional master's degrees.

XJTU has 34 postdoctoral research stations, eight national first-level key disciplines, eight national second-level key disciplines, and three national key or nurturing disciplines.

It has built the Western China Science and Technology Innovation Harbour (iHarbour) and constructed eight major platforms, 30 research institutes, and over 400 research bases and think tanks focusing on four primary areas: science, engineering, medicine, and the humanities.

The Chinese Language major (professional Code: 050102) belongs to the category of Chinese Language and Literature. It is a humanities and social science major that takes the Chinese language itself as its research object and takes into account both language application and cultural inheritance. This major focuses on the study of the systematic rules of Chinese phonetics, vocabulary, grammar, and writing, while also emphasizing the practical application of language in social communication, literary creation, and cultural dissemination. It serves as a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture with modern language life.

The School of International Education was founded in March,2006. It is famous for a beautiful study environment, advanced teaching facilities, professional academic staff, diversified courses and effective teaching. Since the school establishment, over 2,000 international students from more than 30 countries have participated in Chinese study. After several years' improvement, the School of Chinese Language Study has become an independent school with a combination of Chinese teaching and culture education. Through a combination of Chinese listening, speaking, reading and writing, international students can acquire a vocabulary of 800-1000 Chinese words after 6 months and 1500-2000 after one year. In recent years, the Ratio of our international students passing the 3rd band of HSK (the Chinese proficiency test) is over 90%, and that of passing 6th is over 60%. Language school graduates have gone on to get their get master’s degrees at Chinese universities, find jobs in international politics, economics and culture fields and write articles for Chinese newspapers and magazines. One student even published a book written entirely in Chinese

Our university has two dormitory building for international students. There are four types of rooms: Single room (A), Double room (A), Single room (B), Double room (B). (1) Main Campus: Period ~1 week 1 week~1 month 1 month~ Facilities Double room(C) （RMB/person*day） 28 24 20 bathroom, telephone, TV set, air conditioner, central heating, desk, chair, wardrobe, bed and bedclothes, Internet access-in socket. Share: a refrigerator, an electric stove and a washing machine on each floor Single room(B) （RMB/day） 80 65 56 Double room(B) （RMB/person*day） 48 36 32 Single room(A) （RMB/day） 100 80 70 Double room(A) （RMB/day） 150 130 110 (2) Medicine Campus: Standard Economy Campus Medicine Campus 1th、2th、3th floor 4th、5th floor 7th、8th floor South Building North Building Double room Single room Double room Single room Double room Single room Double room Single room Single room RMB/year 8700 15000 8200 13000 7700 12000 8200 15000 13000

   
Food
There are 16 main canteens in the campus, including most kinds of food in China. International students can dine at various canteens. There is a canteen on the 4th floor of international student building. It’s much convenience for international students dine there. There also have some special canteen, for example, noodle house, Muslim canteen, and food of Taiwan kind—MingJi canteen.
You need buy a meal card and charge it. The average cost for each meal is about RMB 5.

 

Board Fee
RMB 3000—6000 /year

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

1. 18-25 years of age & with good health status;

2. Valid foreign ordinary passport;

3. High school / senior secondary or advanced diploma; (Applicants who are still in the last year of high school can provide the expected graduation certificate for applying while the official diploma must be provided before Sep 1st, 2025 upon enrollment)

4. Language skills

Chinese taught program: Submit Chinese proficiency certificate. Proficiency must be above HSK 4 or equivalent. (Applicants who do not meet the language requirement are allowed to take foundation courses, and enroll in the degree program after passing the relevant review and exams. Only students who reach HSK 4 could enter major study; information and details for the foundation program can be found on our website:http://sie.xjtu.edu.cn/)

English taught program: Submit English proficiency certificate. IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 80, or Duolingo English Test 110 (or above), or other equivalent English proficiency certificates recognized by our university are accepted.

ForIndustrial Design (English-taught) Program, applicants need to provide ENGLISH TOLC-I score of at least 30。

Native speakers of Chinese or English can be exempted from the corresponding language proficiency certificate after being recognized by our university.

5. Comply with the regulations of the Ministry of Education’s document. [2020] No.12 and the relevant regulations of our university.

1.Xi’an Jiaotong University Application form for international students. (Automatically formed after online application in XJTU system);

2. Notarized original or translated copies of senior high school graduation diploma, either in Chinese or English; fresh graduates should provide the original expected graduation certificate issued by their school, and supplement the graduation document when registering;

3. Transcripts

a) Notarized original or translated copies of high school academic transcripts, including courses taken, scores achieved, and clarification of the scoring system;

b)The transcript of the unified standardized examination in the student’s home country or the internationally prevailing standardized examinations (such as A-Level, IBDP, etc.);

4. Language certificates such as HSK, TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo (applicants whose mother tongue is Chinese/English are free from the above certificate after getting approved from our school);

5. A recommendation letter written by the high school headmaster or teachers (email, phone number and signature should be included.)

6. Study plan written in English or Chinese with no less than 600 characters or words;

7. Scanned copy of valid foreign ordinary passport;

8. Physical Examination Record for Foreigner (download at http://sie.xjtu.edu.cn/en/2.pdfand fill in Chinese or English. The applicant must strictly take all the examinations as required by the Form. Forms leaving a blank or absence of suggestion and signature of the doctor or seal of the hospital are invalid. The results are valid for six months.);

9. Non-criminal record within the validity period;

10. Other supporting documents. (if you have any)

Notes:

a. Documents that fail to meet the above requirements will be rejected;

b. Please provide documents 2-10 in scanned copy and upload to the online application system of XJTU;

c. Documents other than Chinese or English are required to be translated and notarized;

d. During the review process, the school may require students to submit other materials if needed.

Xi’an City Government Belt and Road Scholarship supports bachelor students to study Chinese-taught programs. XJTU offers tuition discounts for scholarship students depending on the circumstances. Applicants can submit their applications directly in the International Student Application System of Xi’an Jiaotong University. The scholarship covers the first year of degree education; the following academic year shall be comprehensively evaluated according to the student’s academic perfor mance in the university.