Xinjiang University, referred to as "Xinda", is located in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is a comprehensive national key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a national "double-class" construction university, a national "2 1 1 project" construction university, and a national key construction university for the development of the western region.
Xinjiang Agricultural University, located in Urumqi, Xinjiang, is a key agricultural university in the autonomous region. Established by the State Forestry Administration and the People's Government of the Autonomous Region, it was selected as a basic capacity-building project for universities in the central and western regions.