Beijing Jiaotong University

Welcome to Beijing Jiaotong University

Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU, formerly known as Northern Jiaotong University) is a national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education and now is jointly supported by the Ministry of Education, the China Railway Corporation (formerly known as the Ministry of Railways) and Beijing Municipal Government. BJTU is one of the first universities selected into the “National 211 Project” and the “985 Strength Discipline Innovation Platform” project, one of the first institutions authorized to confer master’s and doctoral degrees. BJTU, as the leading organization, has established the Collaborative Innovation Centre for Rail Transit Safety, which is one of the first 14 collaborative centers approved by the Chinese government to enter the “National 2011 Projects”.

BJTU is located in Beijing, the capital city of China with east and west campuses in Haidian District. It covers a total area of almost 1,000 mu (1 mu approximately equals 667 square meters), and its building area is 920 thousand square meters. The university has also established a new Weihai campus and put it into use in 2015. BJTU accommodates 15 academic schools, 2 vocational colleges and 1 independent college. BJTU has 4,428 faculty and staff members including 1,831 full-time teachers. (Among the full-time teaching staff, 1,156 have senior and associate professional titles) Now the University has 13,925 undergraduate students, 7,884 graduate students, 2,801 doctoral students, 7,544 professional degree students and 8,424 adult students. There are 1,387 short-term and long-term international students in total.

“Think of the source while drinking the water, love the country and honor the alma mater.” Today, with 120 years of glorious history, Beijing Jiaotong University carries on her mission, following the motto of “Learn and Practice” and the spirit of modesty, caution and innovation, remembering the demand and expectations of the former national leaders, and striding towards the goal of building a world-renowned university with high-level distinction.

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