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Northwest University was founded in 1902 Shaanxi University Hall and Shi Jing University Hall. 19 12 is called Northwest University. 1923 changed to National Northwest University. From 65438 to 0937, the National Peking University, Beiping Normal University, Beiyang Institute of Technology and Beiping Research Institute, which moved westward to Shaanxi, formed the National xi 'an Temporary University.

1938 was changed to National Northwest United University, and 1939 was changed to National Northwest University. After the founding of New China, it is a comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education. 1950 changed its name to Northwest University. 1958 transferred to the director of Shaanxi province. 1978 was identified as a national key university. Now it is the first batch of national "world-class discipline construction universities", national "2 1 1 project" construction universities, the Ministry of Education and Shaanxi Province.

In the long-term development process, Northwest University has formed the school-running philosophy of "carrying forward the national spirit, integrating world thoughts and shouldering the heavy responsibility of building the northwest", gathered many famous teachers, produced a number of high-level academic achievements, trained a large number of outstanding talents who can only serve the world, and enjoyed a good academic reputation and social prestige. Known as "the mother of petroleum talents in China", "the cradle of economists" and "the cradle of writers".

The school has three campuses: Taibai Campus, Taoyuan Campus and Chang 'an Campus, covering a total area of more than 2,360 mu. There are 23 colleges (departments) and graduate schools with 86 undergraduate majors. At present, the school has 24 first-level disciplines authorized by doctor's degree, 37 first-level disciplines authorized by master's degree, and 14 professional degree authorization categories.

At present, there are 1 national key disciplines (covering 5 two disciplines), 4 two disciplines national key disciplines and 1 national key disciplines (training), and 22 post-doctoral research stations. The school has 1 national key laboratory, 1 national engineering technology research center and 3 national international scientific and technological cooperation bases.

There are 2 academic innovation and intelligence introduction programs in colleges and universities (referred to as "1/plan"), 1 national innovative talent training demonstration base 1, 3 national local joint engineering research centers, 1 provincial key laboratory training base1,and 7 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, with 65,433.

There are 7 national talent training bases, including the national college students' cultural quality education base, 39 provincial and ministerial science and engineering research bases, and 17 provincial and ministerial humanities and social science research bases. There are more than 2,800 faculty members, including 3 academicians of China Academy of Sciences, double-employed academicians (professors) 10, and academicians of International Institute of History of Science 1 0.

There are 20 experts in "Changjiang Scholar Award Program", 12 in the national "Ten Thousand Talents Program", 10 in the winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 9 in the winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 14 in the National "Million Talents Project", 4 in the national famous teachers, and 2/kloc-supported by the Ministry of Education in the new century.

Five "Young and Middle-aged Leading Talents of Scientific and Technological Innovation" from the Ministry of Science and Technology. There are more than 25,000 full-time students, including full-time undergraduates13,000, 8,000 graduate students and 900 international students.

Source: Northwestern University-official website.