Xinjiang University

Xinjiang University
شىنجاڭ ئۇنىۋېرستېتى 新疆大学

Type	Public
Established	1924
Undergraduates	> 20,000
Location	Ürümqi , Xinjiang , China 43°45′54″N 87°37′12″E / 43.7650°N 87.6201°E / 43.7650; 87.6201Coordinates: 43°45′54″N 87°37′12″E / 43.7650°N 87.6201°E / 43.7650; 87.6201
Campus	Urban
Website	www.xju.edu.cn

Xinjiang University (XJU) (Uighur: شىنجاڭ ئۇنىۋېرستېتى, Шинҗаң Университети; Chinese: 新疆大学; pinyin: Xīnjiāng Dàxué) is one of the major universities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China and is a national key university. Established in 1924 in Ürümqi, Xinjiang University is a comprehensive university with the highest academic level in Xinjiang, under Project 211.^[1] It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class B Double First Class University.^[2]

Establishment and location[]

In 1924, Xinjiang Russian and Law School was founded, which is known as the former school of Xinjiang University. In 1935, it was converted to Xinjiang College. Xinjiang University was named in 1960; it is in the southern part of Ürümqi. Among its prominent leaders was Du Zhongyuan, who was executed in 1943 on suspicion of being subversive.

It is a national key comprehensive university with students from various ethnic groups. It is one of two in Xinjiang entering the national “211 Project.” On December 30, 2000, the former Xinjiang University and Xinjiang Engineering Institute merged into a new Xinjiang University. In the past 78 years, it has seen 65,000 students graduate.

Colleges[]

Xinjiang University comprises fourteen schools, which has courses and branches of study ranging from science, engineering, law and economics to management, the arts and history. A new major in intellectual property was created in 2013. XJU has three campuses: the Main Campus, the North Campus and the South Campus.

Academics[]

There are three Ph.D. programs, 46 Masters’ programs and 75 undergraduate majors. The university has research institutions in these areas of study:

Economics
Arid Ecology
Math Theory
Demography
Applied Chemistry
Central Asian Culture
Altaic Study
Architectural Design

The Minorities Folklore Research Center at Xinjiang University was founded by Rahile Dawut.^[3]

Asteroid[]

Asteroid 192450 Xinjiangdaxue was named in honor of the university.^[4] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C. 111803).^[5]

Notable alumni[]

Tashpolat Tiyip
Migiti Hudabyer
Uzur Slam
Abu Krem
Abdullah Abbas
Su Bai·Anabe
Muha Baite Haasmu
Xia Xi
Pan Xiaoling
Nur Beckley
Zhou Ji
Yang Song
Sima Yi Tili Valdi
Yang Gang
Alken Tunia
Japar Abbbra
Esherty Krimubai
Abdullah Abdul Ghiti
Ibrahim Abdullah
Nurchari
Wang Huaiyu
Xiong Huiyin
Li Wei
Fu Qiang
Nurlan Abuman
Hou Changan
Jia Chengzao

Notable faculty[]

Rahile Dawut
Tashpolat Tiyip
Ibrahim Muti'i
Wushour Silamu

References[]

^ About Xinjiang University Archived September 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 2 September 2008
^ 教育部财政部国家发展改革委关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设学科名单的通知 [Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines]. Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
^ "Uyghur Scholar Rahile Dawut Named Honorary Professor in the Humanities by the Open Society University Network". www.bard.edu. Bard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
^ "192450 Xinjiangdaxue (1997 WY21)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

External links[]

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See also: Project 985

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History	Yuezhi Xiongnu Han dynasty Protectorate of the Western Regions Kingdom of Khotan Sixteen Kingdoms Gaochang Göktürks: First, Western, Eastern and Second Tang dynasty Protectorate General to Pacify the West Four Garrisons of Anxi Beiting Protectorate Tibetan Empire Uyghur Khaganate Kingdom of Qocho Kara-Khanid Khanate Turkic settlement of the Tarim Basin Qara Khitai Mongol Empire Yuan dynasty Chagatai Khanate Moghulistan Kara Del Yarkent Khanate Dzungar Khanate Dzungar conquest of Altishahr Dzungar–Qing War Dzungar genocide Kumul Khanate Qing dynasty Qing rule Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas Āfāqī Khoja Holy War Holy War of the Seven Khojas General of Ili Reconquest of Xinjiang Republic of China Xinjiang Wars First East Turkestan Republic Second East Turkestan Republic Ili Rebellion People's Republic of China PRC incorporation Uyghur genocide
Geography	Cities Tian Shan Dzungarian Basin Tarim Basin Gurbantünggüt Desert Kumtag Desert Taklimakan Desert Turpan Depression Karakoram Mountains Altai Mountains Kunlun Shan Pamir Mountains Torugart Pass Irkeshtam Pass Karakoram Pass Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway
Education	Xinjiang University Xinjiang Agricultural University Xinjiang Medical University
Culture	Doppa Festival Music Meshrep gathering Muqam
Cuisine	Dapanji Nan Sangza Samsa Youtazi Pamirdin Xurpa Tunurkawab Chinese Islamic cuisine
Economy	Cotton industry Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Visitor attractions	Apak Khoja and Xiang Fei Tomb Flaming Mountains Jiaohe Ruins Gaochang Grand Bazaar, Ürümqi Id Kah Mosque Karakul Lake Kizil Caves Ruins of Niya
Xinjiang conflict	1989 Ürümqi unrest Baren Township conflict 1992 Ürümqi bombings Ghulja incident 1992 Ürümqi bombings 1997 Ürümqi bus bombings Xinjiang raid 2008 Uyghur unrest 2008 Kashgar attack Shaoguan incident July 2009 Ürümqi riots September 2009 Xinjiang unrest 2010 Aksu bombing 2011 Hotan attack 2011 Kashgar attacks Pishan hostage crisis 2012 Yecheng attack Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554 April 2013 Bachu unrest June 2013 Shanshan riots 2013 Tiananmen Square attack 2014 Kunming attack 2014 China–Vietnam border shootout April 2014 Ürümqi attack May 2014 Ürümqi attack Assassination of Juma Tayir Xinjiang internment camps Uyghur genocide
People	Amursana Mingrui Jahangir Khoja Yaqub Beg Zuo Zongtang Yang Zengxin Jin Shuren Sabit Damolla Sheng Shicai Ehmetjan Qasim Wang Zhen Saifuddin Azizi Rebiya Kadeer Nur Bekri Li Zhi Wang Lequan Zhang Chunxian Ilham Tohti Salih Hudayar Sattar Sawut Shirzat Bawudun Ghulam Osman Yaghma Rahile Dawut
Related	Uyghur people Migration to Xinjiang East Turkestan East Turkistan Government in Exile East Turkistan National Awakening Movement Independence movement World Uyghur Congress China–Kazakhstan relations China–Kyrgyzstan relations China–Pakistan relations China–Turkey relations
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