Shanxi University, founded on May 8th, 1902, is located in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. It is one of the first three national universities established in China, one of the 14 key universities jointly established by the Shanxi Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education, a comprehensive strength improvement project for universities in the central and western regions (one province, one school project), and a member of the alliance of universities in the central and western regions. Its predecessor was Shanxi University Hall.
Shanxi University has 1 national key laboratory, 1 key research base of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, 1 national international scientific and technological cooperation base, 2 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 1 engineering research center of the Ministry of Education, 65,438 key research bases of the Ministry of Education and 1 national and local joint engineering laboratories. There are 1 key laboratory of the Ministry of Environmental Protection,1key research base of humanities and social sciences in Shanxi Province, 3 academician workstations, 5 collaborative innovation centers in Shanxi Province and 15 key laboratories and research centers in Shanxi Province.
The library of Shanxi University has a collection of 3601.7000 volumes (pieces), 4300 e-books (GB), more than 6000 foreign books1.6000 online ancient books1.3600, more than 220000 bound periodicals and newspapers, and 56 Chinese and foreign databases. There are more than 470,000 Chinese electronic periodicals and 6,543,8+0.5 million foreign electronic periodicals.
Shanxi University has four national specialties and 19 Shanxi brand specialties. There are 5 national excellent courses, 2 national excellent video open courses, 7 national planning textbooks, 2 provincial excellent courses1door, 3 national experimental teaching demonstration centers and 3 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers1door. 2 national teaching teams and 4 provincial teaching teams; 2 provincial-level talent training model innovation experimental areas; National practical education base for college students 1 unit.