Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) is a national key university affiliated with the Ministry of Education. lt isamong the first group of universities included in China's "Double First-Class" initiative, the “211 Project," the "985Project Advantage Discipline lnnovation Platform," and the “2011 Collaborative lnnovation Plan" with an establishedgraduate school. SWJTU is located in Chengdu, a city renowned for its historical and cultural heritage and designatedas a national central city and a core hub of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle.

Founded in 1896 in Shanhaiguan as the lmperial Chinese Railway College, SWJTU is China's first higher educationinstitution in engineering. lt is the birthplace of higher education in civil engineering, mining and metallurgy, andtransportation in China, as well as one of the origins of "Jiaotong University" established in 1921. Over the 128 yearsSWJTU has kept itself aliqned with the development of the Chinese nation, witnessing and contributing to the nation'sglorious history of perseverance and progressiveness. The university has incubated the "Jiaoda Spirit", which embodies "Persevering in Self-improvement for the Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation; Fortifying Oneself to CeaselessActivity". stayed committed to the traditions of rigorous scholarship and stringent requirements, and upheld theschool motto: "Diligence, Ambition, Tenacity, and Loyalty". SWiTU is home to over 400,000 outstanding talentsincluding notable figures such as Mao Yisheng, Zhu Kezhen, Lin Tongyan, and Huang Wanli. Among its alumni andfaculty are three "Two Bombs, One Satellite" contributors, 65 academicians at home and abroad, and 38 nationaengineering design masters. Since the introduction of reform and opening-up, SWTU has cultivated over ten academicians specializing in rail transportation. Deng Xiaoping once gave high credit to the university by saying that "quitea number of talents come from this university.

SWJTU is distinguished by its prominent and forefront strengths in rail transportation nationwide. lt has established the most comprehensive system for academic development, talent cultivation, and scientific research in theglobal rail transportation studies, The university currently consists of 33 schools and research centers and has twonational key first-level disciplines * Transportation and Mechanical Engineering together with 10 national keysecond-level disciplines, including Vehicle Engineering and Bridge and Tunnel Engineering. SWJTU offers 20 Ph.Dprograms of first-level disciplines, 5 professional Ph.D. programs, 43 master's programs of first-level disciplines, 25professional master's programs, and 17 post-doctorate research centers. SWJTU is dedicated to building world-classdisciplines under the principle of "leveraging strengths in engineering, enhancing humanities and sciences, supporting biomedical studies, and promoting the intersection of frontier inteligent technologies". its Transportation majorranks first in China (A+) and is part of the "Double First-Class" initiative. The Civil Engineering major is also nationallyranked among the A tier, while disciplines such as Transportation, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, instrument Science, and Remote Sensing Technology are ranked among the world's top 50 (according to the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects and U.s. News Academic Subject Rankings). Furthermore, Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science, Chemistry, Social Sciences, Earth Science, Environment/Ecology, Physicsand Economics & Business rank in the top 1% globally in the Essential Science Indicators (ESl), with Engineeringreaching the top 0.1%.