History
2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of XJTLU. We've passed several milestones along the way, but there's still more for us to achieve. Here are just some of the highlights from our history so far!
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2004
September
Agreement signed between Xi'an Jiaotong University and the University of Liverpool to set up XJTLU.
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2005
August
Ministry of Education authorises the construction of XJTLU
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2006
May
XJTLU officially established.
September
XJTLU welcomes first intake of 164 students.
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2007
September
More than 570 undergraduate students join XJTLU’s second cohort.
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2008
August
Professor Youmin Xi is appointed as Executive President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool.
September
730 students enrol in the third cohort at XJTLU
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2009
April
Yuan Guiren, Chinese Minister of Education, visits XJTLU.
September
More than 1,000 students begin their studies at XJTLU.
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2010
August
XJTLU holds first graduation ceremony – 97 percent of graduates continue their studies overseas.
XJTLU welcomes more than 1,700 new students, including over 50 international students.
October
XJTLU receives approval to award University of Liverpool postgraduate degrees.
December
The University invests a record RMB six million in research activities
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2011
July
XJTLU's fifth anniversary celebrations. The XJTLU Education Development Foundation is launched.
The University's second graduation ceremony is held with 513 students graduating. Nearly 90 percent enter world-renowned universities to pursue postgraduate study.
August
More than 2,200 students enroll at XJTLU.
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2012
July
More than 649 students graduate, 31 percent of whom obtain a first-class honours bachelors degree. More than 80 percent of graduates go to world-renowned universities for postgraduate studies.
August
2,200 new students commence at XJTLU.
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2013
January
Professor Sarah Dixon joins XJTLU and establishes International Business School Suzhou.
June
Shi Cheng, from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, becomes XJTLU’s first PhD graduate.
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2014
April
XJTLU holds its first direct entry recruitment process.
June
University hosts inaugural meeting of the Union of Sino-Foreign Cooperative Universities.
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2015
May
XJTLU Affiliated School established.
July
Collaboration agreement signed between XJTLU and Suzhou Industrial Park that will create a world-class platform for innovation in Suzhou.
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2016
May
The University holds its first research festival, celebrating '10 years of creating new knowledge'.
July
XJTLU officially celebrates its 10th anniversary and opens phase one of the South Campus.
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2017
February
The BSc Applied Chemistry programme receives accreditation from the Royal Society of Chemistry, a first for a Sino-foreign University in China.
May
XJTLU launches Industry and Enterprise Tailored Education (IETE), the pilot project for the University’s new educational model: Syntegrative Education.
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2018
March
A framework agreement was signed between XJTLU and the municipal government of Taicang for cooperation in operating the new Entrepreneur College, as a part of the XJTLU Syntegrative Education Model.
May
A cooperation agreement was signed by the China Development Bank, Suzhou Municipal People’s Government, and XJTLU to launch the XIPU New Era Development Research Institute.
June
International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) has gained EQUIS accreditation from the European Management Development Foundation (EFMD). IBSS has made history of being the youngest business school ever to obtain EQUIS.
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2019
April
In collaboration with the Taicang Municipal Government, construction of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s new Entrepreneur College (Taicang) officially kicks off.
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2020
March
The groundbreaking ceremony for Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) Affiliated Taicang Experimental School takes place.
May
XJTLU launches its Learning Mall, a unique innovation centre, set to be the first online-onsite learning ecosystem.
June
QS World University Rankings 2021 released. XJTLU ranks 46 among universities on the Chinese mainland and between the positions of 801 to 1,000 globally.
November
XJTLU launches its XJTLU Wisdom Lake Academy of Pharmacy, the first example of its model 3.0 development.
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2021
April
XJTLU-JITRI Academy of Industrial Technology established to offer industry-driven postgraduate programmes.
May
The University celebrates its 15th anniversary by launching its Academy of Future Education and Academy of Film and Creative Technology and opening the XJTLU Learning Mall to the public. XJTLU establishes an innovation ecosystem in China’s Greater Bay Area.
November
XJTLU launches the Finding Outstanding Chinese Educators in the New Era initiative.