Colleges and universities in Shaanxi include: xi Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, xidian university, Northwest University, Shaanxi Normal University, Northwest A&F University, Chang 'an University, xi University of Technology, Xi University of Architecture and Technology, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology and so on.
Xi Jiaotong University is the earliest well-known institution of higher learning in China and a key university directly under the Ministry of Education. /kloc-at the end of 0/9, the Sino-Japanese War was defeated and the nation was in danger. Sheng Xuanhuai, a famous industrialist and educator in modern times, insisted on the belief that "self-improvement first lies in talent storage, and talent storage must first promote learning". Nanyang College 1896 was founded in Shanghai, and 192 1 was named Jiaotong University.
The school adheres to the tenet of "seeking truth from facts and being pragmatic" and emphasizes the goal of "cultivating first-class character, seeking first-class knowledge, creating first-class career and becoming first-class talents". In the 1920s and 1930s, a famous university with unique characteristics of "scientific and technological management" was formed, and it was known as "Massachusetts Institute of Technology" in the East.
Brief introduction of Shaanxi:
Shaanxi is the geodetic origin of China's latitude and longitude datum, and also the location of the National Time Service Center (Lintong) of Chinese Academy of Sciences. The total area of the province is 205,800 square kilometers, and the permanent population at the end of 20 14 is 37.75 million. It has jurisdiction over/kloc-0 sub-provincial cities and 9 prefecture-level cities, among which Xi 'an and Baoji have a population of over one million.
Shaanxi has a long history and is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. In ancient times, it was the seat of Yongzhou and Liangzhou, the hometown of Yan Di and the burial place of the Yellow Emperor. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Chengwang was bounded by Shaanxi and the west was under the jurisdiction of Zhao Gong. Later generations called western Shaanxi "Shaanxi". Shaanxi has been the capital of emperors since ancient times, with nine dynasties unified, five capitals xi 'an (Xianyang), leaving 79 imperial tombs, which are called "Oriental Pyramid".