Xinjiang University

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شىنجاڭ ئۇنىۋېرسىتېتى Xinjiang University 新疆大学
Established	1924
Type	Public
Undergraduates	>20,000
Location	Urumqi, China
Campus	Urban

Xinjiang University (XJU) (Uyghur: شىنجاڭ ئۇنىۋېرستېتى‎, Chinese: 新疆大学; pinyin: Xīnjiāng Dàxué) is one of the major universities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, and is a national key university. Established in 1924 and located in Urumqi, Xinjiang University is a comprehensive university with the highest academic level in Xinjiang, under Project 211.^[1]

1 Establishment and location
2 Colleges
3 Faculty
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Establishment and location [edit]

Xinjiang University was founded in 1924 and is located in the southern part of Urumqi. Among its prominent leaders was Du Zhongyuan, who was, however, executed in 1943 on suspicion of being subversive. It is a national key comprehensive university with students from various ethnic groups and the only university in Xinjiang entering the national “211 Project”. On December 30, 2000, the former Xinjiang University and Xinjiang Engineering Institute merged into a new Xinjiang University. In the past 78 years, the university has seen 65,000 students graduate.

Colleges [edit]

Xinjiang University comprises fourteen schools, which has courses and branches of study ranging from science, engineering, law and economics to management, the arts and history.

Faculty [edit]

There are 3 Ph.D. programs, 46 Masters’ programs and 65 undergraduate majors. The university has research institutions in these 8 areas of study:

Economics
Arid Ecology
Math Theory
Demography
Applied Chemistry
Central Asian Culture
Altaic Study
Architectural Design

References [edit]

^ About Xinjiang University, Retrieved on September 2, 2008

External links [edit]

http://www.xju.edu.cn/
http://www.xjst.org/ - campus forum

v t e Universities and colleges in Xinjiang

Provincial	Xinjiang Agricultural University Xinjiang Arts Institute Xinjiang Normal University Xinjiang University Ω Xinjiang Medical University Xinjiang University of Finance & Economics Changji College Kashi Teachers College Shihezi University = Tarim University Yili Normal College

See also: List of universities in China

Project 211

Higher education and Universities in China

Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences China University of Mining and Technology China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University

Shanghai	Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Fudan University Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Tongji University Second Military Medical University

Tianjin	Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University Nankai University

Chongqing	Chongqing University

Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China

Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University

Guangdong	Sun Yat-sen University South China University of Technology Jinan University South China Normal University

Guizhou	Guizhou University

Gansu	Lanzhou University

Hainan	Hainan University

Hebei	Hebei University of Technology

Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University

Henan	Zhengzhou University

Hubei	Wuhan University Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Huazhong University of Science and Technology China University of Geosciences

Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology

Jiangsu	Southeast University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University China Pharmaceutical University Jiangnan University Hohai University

Jiangxi	Nanchang University

Jilin	Jilin University Yanbian University Northeast Normal University

Liaoning	Liaoning University Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Northeastern University

Shaanxi	Chang'an University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University

Shandong	China University of Petroleum Shandong University Ocean University of China

Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology

Sichuan	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Yunnan	Yunnan University

Guangxi	Guangxi University

Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University

Tibet	Tibet University

Xinjiang	Xinjiang University Shihezi University

Project 985

v t e Xinjiang topics

Ürümqi (capital)

General	History Politics Economy

Geography	Cities Tian Shan Dzungarian Basin Tarim Basin Gurbantünggüt Desert Kumtag Desert Taklimakan Desert Turpan Depression Karakoram Mountains Altai Mountains Tian Shan Kunlun Shan Pamir Mountains Torugart Pass Karakoram Pass Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway

Education	Xinjiang University Xinjiang Agricultural University Xinjiang Medical University

Culture	Doppa Festival Music Meshrep gathering muqam

Cuisine	Dapanji Sangza Samsa Youtazi Pamirdin Xurpa Tohax Tunurkawab Chinese Islamic cuisine

Visitor attractions	Apak Khoja and Xiang Fei Tomb Flaming Mountains Jiaohe Ruins Gaochang Grand Bazaar, Ürümqi Id Kah Mosque Karakul Lake Kizil Caves Ruins of Niya

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