Shihezi University, referred to as "Shida", is located in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It was jointly built by the Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The historical origin of Shihezi University can be traced back to the First Corps Health School founded by the First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1949. 1996 With the approval of the Ministry of Education, Shihezi Medical College, Shihezi Agricultural College, Corps Normal College and Corps Economic College under the former Ministry of Agriculture merged to form Shihezi University, which belongs to Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.