Xi Jiaotong-Liverpool University is a new international university with independent legal personality and distinctive features, which was approved by the Ministry of Education of China and founded by Xi Jiaotong University and the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. At present, she is the only Chinese-foreign cooperative university in China with a strong combination of science and technology management and a bachelor's degree from Renmin University of China and the right to award a degree from the University of Liverpool.

Xi Jiaotong-Liverpool University takes the protection and development of human viability as its core goal, pluralism, rules, innovation, freedom and trust as its core values, makes use of its space in governance structure and management mode, directly faces the world and future development trends, integrates the essence of eastern and western culture and education, integrates global resources, explores new modes of higher education, and cultivates world citizens with international vision and competitiveness, with a view to influencing the educational development of China and even the world.