Southwest Jiaotong University
| 西南交通大学 | |
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Former names
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National Jiaotong University |
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| Motto | “Diligence, Ambition, Decisiveness, Loyalty ” |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1896 |
| President | Fei Xu |
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Academic staff
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2,61225 |
| Students | 43,503 |
| Undergraduates | 38,132 |
| Postgraduates | 11,356 |
| Location |
Chengdu, Sichuan, China 30°46′10″N 103°59′05″E / 30.76944°N 103.98472°ECoordinates: 30°46′10″N 103°59′05″E / 30.76944°N 103.98472°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | Chinese |
| Mascot | 火车侠 |
| Website | www |
Southwest Jiaotong University (Chinese: 西南交通大学; pinyin: Xīnán Jiāotōng Dàxué) is located in national central city Chengdu, Sichuan Province, affiliated to the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It's a national key university co-build by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, China Railway Corporation, Sichuan Province and Chengdu City.
SWJTU was founded in 1896 and is China 's first engineering institutions of higher learning. Known as the cradle of China’s railway engineers and “the Cornell of the East”, SWJTU is the birthplace of China’s modern education in transportation, mining & metallurgy, and civil engineering. Through its history, the university has adopted different names such as “Imperial Chinese Railway College”, “Tangshan Jiaotong University” and “Tangshan Institute of Railway”.
SWJTU is consistently ranked as one of the top universities in China, placing 181-190 in The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2016 and ranking 161 in The Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies 2016. To date, SWJTU faculty and alumni have won 57 fellowships to the United States and China National Academy of Sciences.
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