Xi’an Jiaotong University

Xi’an Jiaotong University is a national C9 League research university with a strong emphasis on engineering and technology, located in Xi’an, Shaanxi and China. It origins from Jiao Tong University, also spelled as Chiao Tung University, located in Shanghai founded in 1896 as Nanyang Public School. The original Jiaotong University was one of the top research universities in the nation. Their alumnus includes scholars like An Wang and Tsien Hsue-shen. In 1956, following the national strategy, the major portion of Jiao Tong University moved to Xi’an, Shaanxi and later became Xi’an Jiaotong University. The remaining portion in Shanghai later became Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Some alumni of the original Jiaotong University established the National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War and the government of Republic of China’s relocation to Taiwan.