Northwest University, referred to as "Xida University", was founded in 1902. It was established by Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty, located in Xi 'an, the ancient capital. It is a comprehensive national key university founded by China people, Ministry of Education and Shaanxi Provincial People's Government. It ranks among the first batch of national "2 1 1 engineering" and national "double-class" world-class discipline construction universities, and is selected into "1/plan", "national innovative experiment plan for college students", "national postgraduate plan for building high-level universities" and "China government scholarship receiving institution for international students in China". It is the oldest institution of higher learning in northwest China.
Shaanxi Normal University, referred to as "Shaanxi Normal University" and "Shaanxi Normal University", is located in the ancient capital xi 'an. It is a key comprehensive normal university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), a national key construction university of "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Engineering Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform", and the first batch of "Double First-class" world-class discipline construction universities in China. Selected in "11plan", "20 1 1 plan", "excellent teacher training plan", "national postgraduate plan for building high-level universities", "national demonstration university for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform", Sino-Russian education university alliance and New Silk Road University. The institutions that receive scholarships from the China government for overseas students in China are important bases for the country to train teachers, educational management cadres and other senior professionals in institutions of higher learning and secondary schools, and are known as the "cradle of teachers".