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No template to follow: Professor Xiaojun Zhang on building XJTLU’s educational influence

No template to follow: Professor Xiaojun Zhang on building XJTLU’s educational influence

Professor Xiaojun Zhang first became involved with Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in...

25 May 2026
The question that keeps XJTLU moving forward

The question that keeps XJTLU moving forward

To many people, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s first 20 years can be told through two imag...

22 May 2026
Professor Simon Jones: ‘XJTLU students consistently impress me with their resilience, curiosity, and ambition’

Professor Simon Jones: ‘XJTLU students consistently impress me with their resilience, curiosity, and ambition’

Originally published on the University of Liverpool’s website as part of its 20 Stories serie...

21 May 2026
Find a way through: Former XJTU Party Committee Secretary on the founding of XJTLU

Find a way through: Former XJTU Party Committee Secretary on the founding of XJTLU

One day in 2004, in the office of a Vice Minister of Education, a talk that would shape the futur...

20 May 2026
From recruiting graduates to building a university

From recruiting graduates to building a university

Around 2001, Yunguan Pan, then Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Suzhou Industri...

20 May 2026
The ‘angel board’ that helped XJTLU begin

The ‘angel board’ that helped XJTLU begin

By dawn, the promises around the table had to become something more concrete: written conditions,...

20 May 2026
Professor Michael Fang: ‘It has been an amazing 20 years’

Professor Michael Fang: ‘It has been an amazing 20 years’

Originally published on the University of Liverpool’s website as part of its 20 Stories serie...

18 May 2026
Professor Kelvin Everest: ‘Very early on, our main focus was just on making it work’

Professor Kelvin Everest: ‘Very early on, our main focus was just on making it work’

Originally published on the University of Liverpool’s website as part of its 20 Stories serie...

18 May 2026
Professor Tim Jones: 'We are incredibly proud of all that XJTLU has achieved to date'

Professor Tim Jones: 'We are incredibly proud of all that XJTLU has achieved to date'

Originally published on the University of Liverpool’s website as part of its 20 Stories serie...

18 May 2026