Lanzhou Jiaotong University, located in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, is one of the key railway universities invested by the central ministries and commissions, founded by the state. It is a high-level university and a "first-class discipline" construction university in Gansu Province. It has been selected into the "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program" of the Ministry of Education, the "Basic Capacity Building Project of Central and Western Universities", the National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, and the China Municipal Government's scholarship receiving institution for foreign students in China.
Dalian Jiaotong University is a university jointly established by Liaoning Provincial People's Government and China Railway Group Co., Ltd.. First-class universities in Liaoning Province are key construction universities, which are industry-oriented, with the coordinated development of engineering, management, literature, science, economics, law, art and other disciplines, and are qualified to recommend outstanding fresh graduates for postgraduate study without examination. It is a university that implements the "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan" of the Ministry of Education, a national international training base for software talents (Dalian), a national innovative experimental zone for talent training mode, a national high-level sports team college and a sports culture research base.