Xi’an Technological University is located in Xi’an, the ancient capital of civilization. Founded in 1955, it is a high-level key university in Shaanxi Province with a complete educational system for undergraduates and postgraduates, along with three centers for post-doctoral studies. Our university boasts a long history and has formed the school ethos of “loyalty, enterprise, craftsmanship, versatility” and the school motto of “upholding virtues and studies, enhancing knowledge and practice” with the feature of “focusing on engineering practice and highlighting manufacturing technology”in talent cultivation.

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