Xinjiang University, referred to as "Xinda", is located in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is a world-class university construction university (Class B), a comprehensive national key university, a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a national "2 1 1 project" key university and a national key university for the development of the western region.

Xinjiang University has been selected into the national "11/plan", the comprehensive strength improvement project of universities in the central and western regions, the national postgraduate program for building high-level universities, the scholarship receiving institution of China government for overseas students in China, the education and training plan for outstanding engineers, the education and training plan for outstanding legal talents, the national demonstration universities for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, the first batch of scientific and technological achievements transformation and technology transfer bases of universities, and the "one province and one school" in the central and western regions.

Foreign name

Xinjiang university

start time

1924

school motto

Unity, tension, simplicity and liveliness

University history

The predecessor of Xinjiang University is Xinjiang College of Russian Politics and Law, which was founded in 1924.

1935 65438+ 10 was transferred to Xinjiang college.

1 960 65438+1October1,Xinjiang University was formally established. 65438-0978, the school was identified by the State Council as the only national key university in Xinjiang.

1997 was included in the first batch of "2 1 1 project" key universities in China.

In 2000, it was identified as a national key construction university for the development of the western region; In the same year, Xinjiang University merged with the former Xinjiang Institute of Technology to form a new Xinjiang University.

In 2004, the school became a "regional university" approved by the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Ministry of Education.

University major

By the end of 2065438+May 2009, the school had three campuses, namely headquarters, north campus and south campus, covering an area of about 4363 mu. There are 36,996 students of all kinds, including 2 1.508 undergraduates, 6 1.03 postgraduates, 493 doctoral students, 537 in-service postgraduates, 347 international students and 8,008 adult undergraduates.

There are 22 colleges, 1 graduate school, 2 teaching and research sections and 4 teaching practice centers.