Northwestern University

Northwest University, founded in 1902, is located in Xi 'an, a modern historical city and the starting point of the Silk Road. It is a national key comprehensive university. Northwest University is now among the first batch of universities with world-class disciplines under construction, a 211 Project university, and a university jointly built by the Ministry of Education and Shaanxi Province.

During its long development, Northwest University has formed the educational philosophy of "carrying forward the national spirit, integrating world ideas, and shouldering the responsibility of building Northwest", gathered many famous teachers and scholars, produced a number of high-level academic achievements, cultivated a large number of outstanding talents for the world, and enjoys a good academic reputation and social prestige. It is known as the "Mother of China's petroleum talents", the "cradle of economists", the "cradle of writers" and the "Northwest University Broadcasting and Hosting Group Phenomenon" in the media.

The university currently has three campuses: Taibai Campus, Taoyuan Campus and Chang 'an Campus. The university has 23 colleges and graduate schools and 86 undergraduate programs. The university has 24 first-level disciplines authorized for doctoral degrees, 37 first-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees, and 14 categories authorized for professional degrees. Four disciplines - geoscience, chemistry, materials science and engineering - are in the top 1% of ESI.

The university has one national key laboratory, one national engineering technology research center, three national international science and technology cooperation bases, two bases of the University Discipline Innovation and Intelligence Introduction Program (referred to as "111 Program"), one national innovation talent cultivation demonstration base, three national and local joint engineering research centers, and one provincial and ministerial co-built national key laboratory cultivation base. Seven national experimental teaching demonstration centers, one national virtual simulation experimental teaching center, seven national talent cultivation bases with a national college students' cultural quality education base, 39 provincial and ministerial research bases for science and engineering, and 17 provincial and ministerial research bases for humanities and social sciences.

There are more than 2,800 faculty members, including 3 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 10 dual-appointed academicians (professors), 1 academician of the International Institute for the History of Science, 20 Changjiang Scholars, 12 recipients of the National Ten Thousand Talents Program, 10 recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and 9 recipients of the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars. There are 14 people selected for the National "100,000 Talents Project", 4 national teaching masters, 21 people supported by the Ministry of Education's New Century Excellent Talents Program, and 5 leading talents in science and technology innovation of the Ministry of Science and Technology. There are more than 25,000 full-time students, including more than 13,000 undergraduate students, more than 8,000 postgraduate students and more than 1,000 international students.

The university has received major science and technology awards, including the first and second prizes of the National Natural Science Award, the second prize of the National Invention Award, the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the first prize of the Changjiang Scholar Achievement Award, and the China Patent Gold Award.

The university attaches great importance to international scientific and technological cultural exchanges and has established friendly cooperative relations with over 100 universities and research institutions in more than 20 countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan. The Encyclopaedia Britannica has listed Northwestern University as one of the world's most famous universities. Since 1965, the university has been accepting international students and has produced more than 10,000 international students from over 50 countries.