The historical origin of Shihezi University can be traced back to the First Corps Health School founded by the First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1949. 1996 With the approval of the Ministry of Education, Shihezi Medical College, Shihezi Agricultural College, Corps Normal College and Corps Economic College under the former Ministry of Agriculture merged to form Shihezi University, which belongs to Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
By April, 2020, Shihezi University had hosted 2 national "973 Plan" projects, 4 national "863 Plan" projects, 6 national science and technology support projects and 6 national major bidding projects for philosophy and social sciences, and obtained more than 300 scientific research achievements and more than 200 provincial and ministerial awards.
The school has made breakthroughs in the research fields with regional advantages and characteristics, such as "high-efficiency agriculture and ecology in desert oasis, animal genetic improvement and disease control, prevention and treatment of local and ethnic high-incidence diseases in Xinjiang, efficient storage and deep processing of agricultural products in Xinjiang, resources and development of special plant medicines in Xinjiang, green technology and new material technology of chemical industry, mechanization technology and equipment of agricultural production with Xinjiang characteristics, and economic and social development of XPCC".
Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-Shihezi university