Beijing Jiaotong University

Beijing Jiaotong University
北京交通大学

Motto	知行
Motto in English	Knowledge and Action
Type	Public
Established	1896
President	Ning Bin Chinese: 宁滨; pinyin: Nìng Bīn
Administrative staff	1,445
Undergraduates	13,800
Postgraduates	7,100
Location	Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Campus	Urban
Colors	Orange
Website	www.njtu.edu.cn

Beijing Jiaotong University (Chinese: 北京交通大学), formerly Northern Jiaotong University (Chinese: 北方交通大学), is one of the oldest universities in mainland China. The main campus is located near Xizhimen in central Beijing. The university's name is often abbreviated by locals to JiaoDa (交大). JiaoDa is a participant in the Ministry of Education's Project 211, classifying it as a top Chinese university.

The university was a component of Jiaotong University (also named Chiao Tung University). In September 1909, the Postal Department of the Qing government founded the Railway Management Institute in Beijing. In 1920s, it merged with two technical schools in Shanghai and Tangshan to form the Jiaotong University, which had three campuses in Beijing, Shanghai and Tangshan, respectively, changing its name to Beiping Railway Management School. The Beijing campus was named National Jiaotong University, Beijing (交通大学北京学校). In 1949, the Beijing campus was renamed Northern Jiaotong University (Chinese: 北方交通大学). In September, 2003, it was once again renamed Beijing Jiaotong University (Chinese: 北京交通大学) to make its favorable locality explicit. The Shanghai campus has since separated into two universities which are now Shanghai Jiaotong University and Xi'an Jiaotong University, with a further sister branch in Nanchang.

As of 2009, Beijing Jiaotong University has the following under its administration:

Altogether, the university has 22 research institutes and research centers, and 39 laboratories which include the transportation system simulation laboratory and transportation automation laboratory, which are the best of their kinds in China.