Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

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Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
西 交 利物浦 大学
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founding May 29, 2006
Sponsorship Private
place Suzhou , People's Republic of ChinaChina People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
president Tao Wenquan
Students approx. 8000 (autumn 2014)
Professors approx. 450 (autumn 2014)
Networks IAU
Website www.xjtlu.edu.cn

The Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University ( Chinese  西 交 利物浦 大学 , Pinyin Xījiāo Lìwùpǔ Dàxúe, short form: XJTLU ) is a Sino-British university founded in 2006 in Suzhou , in the east Chinese province of Jiangsu in the People's Republic of China . Innovative teaching approaches are being developed at the university that combine Chinese and Western methods and are intended to provide impetus for the reform of Chinese universities. The language of instruction is English .

founding

Administration and Information Center of the University, Architects: Aedas

The University of Liverpool and Jiaotong University Xi'an signed a cooperation agreement on September 28, 2004 to establish a new university independent of the two founders. A natural science and engineering university with an additional focus on English was to be created. The university is constituted as a private university owned by the University of Liverpool and Jiaotong University Xi'an.

The name Jiaotong or Jiao Tong is the transcription of the Chinese word 交通 (pinyin: Jiāotōng; Wade-Giles: Chiaotung). This word roughly means traffic, transport or communication (something that connects) and is part of Chinese university names in several cases, in which it usually remains untranslated.

Construction began in August 2005. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University officially opened on May 29, 2006. It is the first partnership between high-ranking Chinese and British research universities and is recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education as a non-profit educational institution.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the university combines design elements of the coat of arms of the University of Liverpool (e.g. outline, blue and white coloring, three liver birds (stylized birds with a leaf in their beak, heraldic animal of the city of Liverpool)) with elements of the coat of arms of the Jiaotong -Xi'an University (anvil, hammer, books, gear). The inscription reads: XJTLU 2006.

campus

South entrance of the North Campus with Scholars' Stone
North campus with cafeteria and institute buildings, architects: Perkins + Will

The campus is located about 12 km southeast of the historic city center of Suzhou, on the eastern edge of the Gusu district in Dushu Lake High Education Town (HET), which in turn is part of the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). The campus is about 90 km west of Shanghai , 230 km east of Nanjing and 160 km north of Hangzhou , the capital of Zhejiang Province.

The master plan for the north campus (between Ren'ai and Wenjingstrasse) and some of the institute buildings was designed by the American architecture firm Perkins + Will and completed by 2012. The British-Asian architecture firm Aedas designed the Administration and Information Center , which houses parts of the university administration and the university library, and was completed in August 2013. The cube-shaped structure lies on a canal that forms the western border of the campus. In contrast to many other universities in southern China , the buildings are air-conditioned all year round.

On the south campus (between Wenjing and Yifang streets) there are sports facilities and further institute buildings are planned and under construction, which should be ready for occupancy by 2016. The north and south campuses are separated by Wenjing Street and the canal that runs along the street. They are connected by a mall that runs under the street and canal. On the north campus, the mall expands to a sunken courtyard that houses the university's Student Enterprise Park . On the south campus, the mall leads to the central plaza of the campus.

Teaching

At Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, innovative teaching approaches are being developed that combine Chinese and Western methods and are intended to provide impetus for the reform of Chinese universities . The language of instruction is English , and most faculties have a high proportion of international professors who have now been appointed from more than 40 countries.

Students have the option to transfer to the University of Liverpool after two years . All students receive a degree from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (under Chinese higher education law) and a degree from the University of Liverpool. 160 undergraduate students were enrolled in the first year of study; today (autumn 2014) the university has around 8,000 students on campus and a further 3,000 students at the University of Liverpool. It is initially planned to expand the university to a size of around 15,000 students.

As one of only two universities in China, XJTLU offers courses in architecture that are accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects , and thus access to the European chambers of architects, and via the Canberra Agreement also to the professional organizations in e.g. B. Australia and the USA, facilitate.

organization

At the Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool-University (XJTLU) there are currently 12 faculties ( Academic Departments ) and 4 so-called teaching centers.

Faculties

Teaching centers

Awards

In December 2011, the university was named the most influential Sino-foreign university in China .

Students in the Faculty of Architecture at Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU) have received a number of important awards since the faculty was founded in 2011, including: a. at the international CTBUH student competition for high-rise design. The students have already received prizes four times at the international IDEERS competition for earthquake-proof construction in Taiwan, and twice at the national Chinese symposium for teaching in architecture, at which the best design work from all Chinese architecture schools is awarded annually.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b page no longer available , search in web archives: Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Officially Inaugurated@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sipac.gov.cn
  2. ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) LING JUNHUI in China Today No.9 September 2011, accessed on November 9, 2013
  4. ↑ Press release from the University of Liverpool: new-university-in-china-given-go-ahead ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ See website of the architects Perkins + Will: http://www.perkinswill.com/work/xian-jiaotong-liverpool-university.html, accessed on July 5, 2013
  6. ↑ See website of the architecture office Aedas: http://www.aedas.com/Xian-Jiaotong-Liverpool-University, accessed on July 5, 2013
  7. ↑ Yating Su: Management and Information Center, XJTLU, Suzhou
  8. ↑ See QAA Evaluation Report 2012: Archived copy ( memento of November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on November 8, 2013
  9. ↑ See website of the Royal Institute of British Architects: https://www.architecture.com/education-cpd-and-careers/riba-validation/international-validated-schools, accessed on November 12, 2017
  10. ↑ See Canberra Accord website: http://www.canberraaccord.org/aboutus/home.aspx, accessed on Nov. 12, 2017
  11. ↑ See website of Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU) ( Memento from July 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ^ Press release from the University of Liverpool: xjtlu-named-most-influential-sino-foreign-institution
  13. ↑ Archinect XJTLU News: XJTLU Masters students win award in prestigious CTBUH tall building design competition
  14. ↑ Success in the IDEERS competition (source in English)
  15. ↑ XJTLU News: Work of Architecture staff and students recognized with award wins
  16. ↑ Archinect XJTLU News: XJTLU wins awards for Final Year Project studio work

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