Xi ‘an University of Architecture and Technology (Xi ‘an University of Architecture and Technology) is located in Xi ‘an city, Shaanxi Province. It is jointly built by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, PRC, the Ministry of Education and the People’s Government of Shaanxi Province. It is one of the “old eight Universities of Architecture”. The former key university directly under the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, the national “Central and Western Universities Basic Capacity Construction Project” and “Characteristic Key Disciplines Project” university, shaanxi provincial high-level university, the first batch of Doctoral, master and bachelor degree authorized units in China; It has been selected into 111 Plan, the first batch of National Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan, the National International Science and Technology Cooperation base, the National Engineering Postgraduate Education Innovation College, and the state-funded graduate program of national Construction High-level University. The university is characterized by civil architecture, environmental and municipal administration, materials and metallurgy and other related disciplines, with engineering and technology as the main subject, with coordinated development of multiple disciplines.

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