Xi'an Polytechnic University

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name = Xi'an Polytechnic University
native_name = 西安工程大学


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established = 1912zh icon cite web |url=http://www.xaist.edu.cn/xygk/introduction.htm |title=School history |accessdate=2007-08-27 |date=2007 |work=University official site ]
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type = Public Polytechnic
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chairman = Yao Mu (姚穆)zh icon cite web |url=http://www.xaist.edu.cn/xygk/xxld.htm |title=School leadership |accessdate=2007-08-27 |date=2007 |work=University official site ]
chancellor = Jiang Shoushan (姜寿山)
vice_chancellor = Wang Pengfei (王鹏飞)
faculty = 1565
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students = ~16,000
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city = Xi'an
province = Shaanxi
country = China
address = 19 South Jinhua St., Xi'an, China
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campus = 1500 mu (2.25 km², 556 acres)zh icon cite web |url=http://www.xaist.edu.cn/xygk/xygk.htm |title=School profile |accessdate=2007-08-27 |date=2007 |work=University official site ]
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website = http://www.xaist.edu.cn/

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Xi'an Polytechnic University (zh-sp|s=西安工程大学|p=Xī'ān gōng chéng dà xué ) is a college located in Xi'an, in the Shaanxi province, China.

History

Xi'an Polytechnic University was founded in 1912 as the machine-weaving facility of the Beijing High Industry School.cite web |url=http://www.cwta-iwto.com/english/cwta-iwto_e_organizers.htm |title=Organizers: 2006 China International Wool and Wool Textile Conference |accessdate=2007-08-28 |author=China Wool Textile Association|date=2006 |work=2006 China International Wool and Wool Textile Conference & IWTO Wool Forum ] 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, and the name of the school was changed to Xi'an Polytechnic University in 2001.

The engineering course is the leading major of the university. Other majors at the school include literature, management, economics, science, law, and education.

References

External links

* [http://www.xaist.edu.cn/ Official site]