Xi'an University of Architecture and Science Scholarship

About the university

Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, abbreviated as "Xi'an Jianda" or "Xijian Da" (XAUAT), is located in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. It is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Education, and the People's Government of Shaanxi Province. It is a "Double First-Class" cultivation university in Shaanxi Province, a former key university directly under the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, one of the "Old Eight Schools of Architecture," an implementing institution of the "Basic Capacity Building Project for Universities in Central and Western China," a university with "Characteristic Key Discipline Projects," and a high-level university in Shaanxi Province. It has been selected for the "111 Plan," the National Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program, the National High-Level University Graduate Project for Public Study Abroad, the National Demonstration University for Deepening Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform, the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship College Construction Unit, and one of the first batch of national typical universities for graduate employment. The university is characterized by civil engineering and architecture, environmental and municipal engineering, materials and metallurgy, and related disciplines, with engineering technology as the main body and coordinated development of multiple disciplines. The history of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology can be traced back to the Tianjin Beiyang Western Academy founded in 1895. In 1956, it was formed by the merger of the former Northeast Institute of Technology, Northwest Institute of Technology, Qingdao Institute of Technology, and Sunan Industrial College, and was then named "Xi'an Institute of Architectural Engineering." In 1959 and 1963, it was renamed "Xi'an Institute of Metallurgy" and "Xi'an Institute of Metallurgy and Architecture," respectively. On March 8, 1994, with the approval of the former State Education Commission, it was renamed "Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology." In 1998, the university was transferred to the management of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government. As of March 2025, the university has two campuses and one park: Yanta Campus, Caotang Campus, and University Science and Technology Park, covering a total area of over 3,700 mu. It has 22 colleges, 67 undergraduate programs, 10 first-level doctoral degree authorization points, 3 professional doctoral degree authorization points, 8 postdoctoral research stations, and 44 master's degree points, including 25 first-level master's degree authorization points and 19 professional master's degree authorization points. There are over 2,000 full-time teachers and a total of over 32,700 students of various types. The predecessor of Northeast Institute of Technology was the provincial Northeast University founded in 1923. In 1928, the school added an architecture department, and in 1937, it was renamed National Northeast University. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the school moved multiple times. After the founding of New China, the school was re-established and named Shenyang Institute of Technology, and one year later, it was renamed Northeast Institute of Technology. The predecessor of Northwest Institute of Technology was the Tianjin Beiyang Western Academy founded in 1895. From 1896 to 1929, the school underwent five name changes: Beiyang University Hall in 1896, Beiyang University in 1912, National Beiyang University in 1913, the Second Engineering College of Peking University in 1928, and National Beiyang Institute of Technology in 1929. In 1920, the school merged with the engineering department of Peking University. From 1923 to 1931, the Engineering College of National Northeast University, National Beiyang Institute of Technology, the Engineering College of National Beiyang University, and Private Jiaozuo Institute of Technology successively cooperated and merged. In 1938, Northwest Institute of Technology was formally established. The predecessor of Qingdao Institute of Technology was the official Shandong University Hall founded in 1901. It was renamed Shandong Higher School in 1904 and Shandong Higher Education Institution in 1911. Over the next decade, due to national policy adjustments, the school underwent multiple name changes until 1926, when it was re-established as Provincial Shandong University. Four years later, it was renamed National Qingdao University, and in 1931, it was renamed National Shandong University. In 1952, the Civil Engineering Department of Shandong University and the Civil and Textile Engineering Departments of Shandong Institute of Technology merged to form Qingdao Institute of Technology. The predecessor of Sunan Industrial College was the official Secondary Industrial School founded in 1911. One year later, it was renamed Jiangsu Provincial Second Industrial School. In 1923, the school added an architecture department and was renamed Jiangsu Public Suzhou Industrial Specialized School. In 1928, it was affiliated with Central University and named the Suzhou Vocational School attached to the Engineering College of Central University. In 1932 and 1940, it was renamed Jiangsu Provincial Suzhou Industrial School and Jiangsu Provincial Suzhou Industrial College, respectively. In 1951, it was officially renamed Sunan Industrial College. During the nationwide adjustment of higher education institutions in 1956, the civil engineering, architecture, and municipal engineering departments of the former Northeast Institute of Technology, Northwest Institute of Technology, Qingdao Institute of Technology, and Sunan Industrial College were merged to form "Xi'an Institute of Architectural Engineering," which accumulated some of the earliest civil engineering, architecture, and environmental departments in modern higher education history. It was the first undergraduate-level architectural higher education institution in Northwest China under the new China, one of the famous "Old Eight Schools of Architecture," and a former key university directly under the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. In 1959 and 1963, the school was renamed "Xi'an Institute of Metallurgy" and "Xi'an Institute of Metallurgy and Architecture," respectively. On March 8, 1994, with the approval of the former State Education Commission, it was renamed "Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology." In 1998, the university was transferred to the management of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government. It is now an implementing institution of the "National High-Level University Project" and the "Basic Capacity Building Project for Universities in Central and Western China," and a university jointly established by Shaanxi Province, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.