Xi'an Polytechnic University

Xi'an Polytechnic University (Chinese: 西安工程大学; pinyin: Xī'ān Gōngchéng Dàxué) is a college located in Xi'an, in the Shaanxi province, China.

Xi'an Polytechnic University

西安工程大学
Type	Public Polytechnic
Established	1912[1]
Chairman	Liu Jiangnan (刘江南)[2]
Chancellor	Gao Yong (高勇)[2]
Academic staff	1,565
Students	~24,000[1]
Address	19 South Jinhua St., Xi'an, China , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China 32°15′32″N 108°59′32″E
Campus	1,500 mu (2.25 km², 556 acres)[3]
Website	www.xpu.edu.cn

Main gate of the university

History

Xi'an Polytechnic University enjoys a long history which can be traced back to 1912 when it was the Weaving Division of the Beijing Higher Industrial School. The school was approved in 1978 to set up the Northwest Textile Institute, one of the three national institutions controlled directly by the national Ministry of Textiles. In 1998, control transferred to the Shaanxi Province Ministry of Education. In 2001, the school changed its name to Xi'an Institute of Engineering and Technology, then changed to Xi'an Polytechnic University in 2006.

XPU is a large-scale university with 10 colleges and 2 teaching departments, with over 24,000 students. There are 2 campuses, covering an area of 1,080,000 square meters.