1, Northwest University, referred to as "Xida", is located in Xi 'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province. It is a comprehensive national key university jointly established by the people of China, the Ministry of Education and the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government, and ranks among the first batch of national "world-class discipline construction universities" and national "2 1 1 project" key construction universities. It has been selected into the basic capacity building project of universities in the central and western regions, the discipline innovation and intelligence introduction plan of universities, the national public graduate program for building high-level universities, the national innovative talent training demonstration base, the China government scholarship receiving institution for overseas students studying in China, the first batch of demonstration universities for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform in China, the founding member of the China-Japan Humanities Exchange University Alliance, the New Silk Road University Alliance and the Chang 'an Alliance, and the first batch of doctoral, master's and bachelor's degree awarding units in China. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in northwest China.

2. 1902 The Shaanxi University Hall and Shi Jing University Hall of Northwest University were established by Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty. 19 12 is called Northwest University. 1923 changed to National Northwest University. 1937, the National xi 'an Temporary University was formed by the National Peiping University, Beiping Normal University, Beiyang Institute of Technology and National Peiping Research Institute, which moved westward to Shaanxi. 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.