Xi'an Shiyou University
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Xi'an Shiyou University is a university in Xi'an
, China
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in Northwest of China", and changed its name to Xi'an Petroleum Institution in 1958.
XSYU has a staff of over 1500; 900 are full-time.
Since 2000, XSYU has undertaken over 100 high-level research projects for various Chines agencies.
XSYU is active in international collaboration, having established cooperative relations with 23 universities or research institutes in various countries abroad. Under the Agreement for the “1＋2＋1 Sino-US Talent Education Program”, it has been training undergraduate and postgraduate students in collaboration with 10 US universities.
Xi'an
Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...
, China
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History
In May 2003, with permission of the Chinese National Education Ministry, Xi'an Petroleum Institution changed its name to Xi'an Shiyou University. It was founded in 1951 with the name "School of Petroleum industryPetroleum industry
The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting , and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline...
in Northwest of China", and changed its name to Xi'an Petroleum Institution in 1958.
Departments
XSYU consists of 12 schools and 3 departments, offering 48 bachelor’s degree programs, 30 master’s degree programs, and 1 doctoral program. XSYU boasts 7 province/ministry-accredited key disciplines, 11 province/ministry-accredited key labs (research centers), 5 province-accredited quality courses, and 1 province-accredited model center for laboratory teaching.XSYU has a staff of over 1500; 900 are full-time.
Campus
The XSYU campus has an area of 2,030 Chinese mu (approximately 135 hectares). It possesses RMB￥870 million worth of fixed assets and RMB￥190 million worth of teaching equipment, ranking among Shaanxi’s top universities in terms of per-student investment in teaching equipment.Since 2000, XSYU has undertaken over 100 high-level research projects for various Chines agencies.
XSYU is active in international collaboration, having established cooperative relations with 23 universities or research institutes in various countries abroad. Under the Agreement for the “1＋2＋1 Sino-US Talent Education Program”, it has been training undergraduate and postgraduate students in collaboration with 10 US universities.