Xi'an International University

Xi'an International University
西安外事学院
Motto化鱼成龙
TypePrivate college
Established1992
PresidentHuang Teng
Administrative staff
1,700
Students20,000
Location
Xi'an
,
Shaanxi
,
China

34°14′00″N 108°52′09″E / 34.23333°N 108.86917°E / 34.23333; 108.86917
Campus1.26 sq.km.
Colors  
Websitewww.xaiu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese西安外事学院
Traditional Chinese西安外事學院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXī'ān Wàishì Xuéyuàn

Xi'an International University (abbreviation: XAIU; Chinese: 西安外事学院; lit. 'Xi'an International College') is a private college in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

Founded in 1992, XAIU sits on 1.26 square kilometers of land. The university has about 20,000 students and 1,700 faculty and staff. XAIU includes 8 colleges offering 67 major fields of study, which cover Management, Economics, Humanities, Medicine, Engineering, Agriculture, and Arts.[1]

History

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Founded in 1992, Xi'an International University was originally a service training college (original name: 西安外事服务培训学院). In 1996, with the approval of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education, the college became one of the first private academic institutions in Shaanxi province to award diplomas through examination.[2]

In May 2000, with the approval of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government, XAIU became a vocational college.[2]

In March 2005, with the approval of China's Ministry of Education, XAIU became an undergraduate college and was officially renamed Xi'an International University (Chinese: 西安外事学院). Successfully adapting to its new role, in June 2009 (4 years after the first students enrolled in the first undergraduate programs), Xi'an International University was granted the right to award bachelor's degrees.[3]

In May 2009, XAIU also established the College of Entrepreneurship (Chinese: 创业学院), the first entrepreneurship college established by a private university in China.

In 2010, the university established a training platform for students to obtain a 'Master's degree in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship'.

In 2014, XAIU established the 'Qi Fang Academy of Classical Learning'. The academy teaches a combination of theory and practice with Chinese characteristics (‘College + Academy’-system). It offers moral education, postgraduate education, and liberal arts education. Qi Fang Academy collaborates with various party groups, associations, campus culture, career planning, etc. to further promote student self-management.[4][5]

In 2017, Xi'an International University opened a new sports center, covering an area of more than 50,000 square meters, making it one of the largest multipurpose sports venues in Northwestern China.[6]

On January 6, 2020, XAIU established Laozi Academy to provide traditional Chinese culture. Laozi Academy is the first traditional cultural education academy in a second-level college named after Laozi. The academy has seven departments: the Department of Chinese Studies, the Department of Chinese Painting, the Department of Chinese Music, the Department of Calligraphy, the Department of Wushu (Kungfu), the Department of Tea Art, and the Department of Chess Art.[7]

Campus culture

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Values

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Values [8][9]
Vision "Everyone should be able to embark on a learning experience at any age, in any kind of institution, with any scholar, anywhere in the world."
Mission "To learn and integrate best academic practices, striding forward and exploring new trails."
Motto "The fish that evolves into a dragon." (化鱼成龙)
Ethos "To devote ourselves to education with commitment, gratitude and diligence."

Motto

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The university motto 化鱼成龙 (English: the fish that evolves into a dragon), is the spirit of the campus culture. Legend has that in the university's Yuhua Lake, a fish turned into a dragon.[8] [10]

Legend

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XAIU is located in Yuhuazhai (Yuhua Village), in Xi'an's Yanta District. According to legends, it is the place where Princess Yuhua, daughter of King Wu of the Zhou dynasty, built a stage to offer sacrifices to Heaven (The remains from the Yangshao Civilization, around 5000 – 3000 B.C.). This stage was found during the construction of the campus and a beautiful park was built around that platform. In the Tang dynasty (618 – 907 A.D.), this area was the auspicious place where imperial examination candidates prayed for good luck, hoping that they could be someone useful to society, in other words, "to become a dragon". After that, people changed the name Yuhua 雨花 (English: the flower in rain) into Yuhua 鱼化 (English: the fish evolves). Since then, it is said that whoever comes to this land will achieve their goals and fulfill their aspirations. [10]

International education

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XAIU was among the first private universities to deliver international cooperation education and foreign student education in Shaanxi Province. It is cooperating with more than 100 universities around the world and has joint educational programs with the US, Canada, UK, France, Korea, Japan, etc. and has educated over 2,000 international students (mainly for Chinese language learning). [11]

XAIU is also one of the initiators of the Association for Global Advancement of Universities and Colleges (AGAUC). [12]

Academic research

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Overview

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XAIU conducts applied researches into the fields of private education development, teaching reforms, academic quality and local economic development. Since 2016, the university has been in the lead among Chinese private universities regarding a number of projects, with mentions from government departments at provincial, ministerial and national levels, and papers published in SCI, SSCI, EI, etc. XAIU is ranked top 15 in the number of patents filed by universities in Shaanxi province.[13]

The Private Education Research Center of XAIU has won several awards from the provincial and state government such as "Advanced Group in National Education System" by China's Ministry of Education, as well as 4 times "Outstanding National Research Institute" by China's Association of Higher Education.[14]

Moreover, the university has:[15]

  • completed 70 projects on national, ministerial and provincial levels,
  • completed 40 proposals and reports to the national, provincial and municipal government,
  • published 20 books including "Private Education in China: Thoughts and Practices" [16]
  • hosted 9 international forums and national conferences.

Research institutes

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  • Qi Fang Education Research Institute: Shaanxi (HEI) Key Research Base in Philosophy and Social Sciences[17]
  • Joint Research Center for "Belt & Road" International Land Port Logistics of Shaanxi Province
  • Shaanxi Free Trade Zone Research Institute[citation needed]
  • Applied Life Sciences Institute
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute
  • Intelligent Control Engineering Research Center

Major research results[18][19]

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Awards and achievements

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Some of Xi'an International University's foremost achievements are:

  • In 2009, XAIU was selected as a teaching case representative of China's higher education development model by Harvard Business School[20]
  • In 2013, XAIU was awarded the "China Creativity Management Thought"-award by Xinhua News Agency[21]
  • In 2015, XAIU was ranked first in the "2015 Chinese Private University Rankings" by Chinese Universities Alumni Association[22]
  • In 2016, XAIU became one of the "Top 50 National Universities and Colleges of Outstanding Experiences in Creativity and Entrepreneurship Education", awarded by China's Ministry of Education[23][24]
  • In 2018, XAIU was announced as one of the 3 recipients to receive a "First-Class College" Construction Unit from the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education [25]
  • In 2019, XAIU's guqin heritage preservation program was inducted into the "List of Excellent Chinese Traditional Heritage Preservation Programs of National Universities".[26]

References

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  1. ^ "外事简介:关于我们 (About XAIU)". Xi’an International University. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "培育创西安外事学院 (Xi'an International university)". Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "培育创建单位名单的通知 (Announcement of list of establishments)". Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. December 11, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "七方书院简介 (Qi Fang Academy Introduction)". Xi'an International University. March 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "西安外事学院：打出改革"组合拳"激发体制活力 (Xi'an International University: Playing a reform "combination punch" to stimulate the vitality of the system)". Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government. January 23, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "西安外事学院体育运动中心 (XAIU Sports Center)". Xi'an International University. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "西安外事学院成立"老子学院" (Xi'an International University Establishes Laozi Academy)". Sohu. January 9, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "外事简介:校园文化 (XAIU Campus Culture)". Xi’an International University. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "西安外事学院积极构建校园文化育人体系 (XAIU Actively Constructs Campus Culture Education System)". Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. August 31, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "鱼化寨来历的传说 (Legend of Yuhua Village)". Xi'an Daily. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "国际合作学院 (College of International Cooperation)". Xi'an International University. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "AGAUC". Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "2016年陕西高校获授权专利9950件发展势头良好(Colleges and Universities of Shaanxi Province Granted 9950 Patents)". Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government. February 20, 2017. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  14. ^ Zhou, Guopin (September 21, 2007). "西安外事学院七方教育研究所:获"全国教育系统先进集体" (Qi Fang Education Research Institute of Xi'an International University Awarded "Advanced Group in National Education System")". China Education News. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "西安外事学院:学校简介 (About Xi'an International University)". Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  16. ^ Huang, Teng (2012), 中国民办教育思考与实践 (Private Education in China: Thoughts and Practices) (1st ed.), Xi’an, Shaanxi: 西安交通大学出版社(Xi'an Jiaotong University Press)
  17. ^ "西安外事学院2018年招聘5名研究人员 (Xi'an International University Recruiting 5 Researchers)". Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government. April 20, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  18. ^ "西安外事学院——以国际化视角打造大商科教育基地 (Xi'an International University – Building a Business Education Base from an International Perspective)". Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government. September 20, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  19. ^ "西安外事学院国家级科研项目立项实现历史性突破 (Xi'an International University's National Scientific Research Project Achieves a Historic Breakthrough)". Sohu. June 22, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  20. ^ Kirby, William C.; Chen, Michael Shih-ta; Wong, Keith Chi-ho; Manty, Tracy (January 31, 2009). "Xi'an International University: The Growth of Private Universities in China". Harvard Business School.
  21. ^ "新华社CNC电视台采访报道西安外事学院办学情况 (Xinhua News Agency's CNC TV Station reports on Xi'an International University)". Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government. March 22, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  22. ^ "2015中国民办大学排行榜揭晓，西安外事学院问鼎榜首 (2015 China Private University Rankings Announced, Xi'an International University Tops the Rankings". Chinese Universities Alumni Association (CUAA). Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  23. ^ "创业学院:学院简介 (College of Entrepreneurship: Introduction)". Xi'an International University. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  24. ^ "教育部办公厅关于公布2016年度全国创新创业:典型经验高校名单的通知 (2016 List of National Universities with Experience in Innovation and Entrepreneurship)". Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. August 5, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  25. ^ "西安外事学院多举措扎实推进"一流学院"建设 (Xi'an International University Promotes the Construction of "First-Class College")". Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government. June 7, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2020.[dead link‍]
  26. ^ "教育部公布25个普通高校中华优秀传统文化传承基地名单 (List of 25 Excellent Chinese Traditional Heritage Preservation Programs of National Universities)". The Beijing News. November 20, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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