Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications

Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications (XUPT) is co-designed and implemented by the People’s Government of Shaanxi Province and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The University is located in Xi’an, a historic city in Northwest China, famous for its magnificent ancient culture. XUPT was founded in 1950 and gradually developed into a polytechnic university focusing on engineering and the specialization of information science technology. This regimen of engineering specialization has been consummated by integrating the disciplines of engineering, management, science, economics, the humanities, law, and art. XUPT’s academic and intellectual environment is enhanced by the natural surroundings and traditional architecture of the university’s two locations, the Old Campus at Yanta, adjacent to the Wild Goose Pagoda of the Tang Dynasty; and the New Campus at Chang’An, north of the Zhongnan Mountains. Leaders, staff, faculty, students, and visitors enjoy the serene and peaceful ambiance that adds value to any educational or research endeavor. The University covers a total area of 247 acres, with a current full-time student enrollment of 18,000. XUPT maintains 43 Undergraduate Degree Programs, 47 Master Degree Programs, and 5 Professional Master Degree Programs. In recent years, the University has undertaken 280 national, ministerial, and provincial research projects, including the National “863” High-Tech Research and Development Program; the National Natural Science Fund; the National Social Sciences Fund; the National “242” Information Security Program; the National Soft Science Research Program; the National Science and Technology Special Programs; and some major Shaanxi provincial projects. XUPT established the “National Engineering Laboratory for Wireless Security", the “Shaanxi Provincial Research Center for Telecommunication ASIC Design”, the “Key Social Research Center for Information Industry Development”, the “Key Research Center of Application Specific Integrated Circuit(ASIC) Design”, the “Key Laboratory of Modern Communication Technology”, the”Software Engineering Lab”, the “Post Information Network Lab”, the “Key Laboratory of Economy System Simulation for Information Industry”, the“Shaanxi Technology Support Center of Network and Information Security”, the“Shaanxi Innovation Research Center of ITI”, the “High Performance Computing Research Center of Shaanxi Province”, and so on. Confronted with the new century’s challenging requirements for the development of sophisticated talent and the implementation of China’s unique plan for fostering the electronic information industry, XUPT recognizes the importance of exceptional teaching quality and initiates appropriate strategies to achieve this formidable objective. Moreover, XUPT’s leaders, staff, faculty, and students are inspired and motivated by the University’s commitment to academic excellence and enduring determination to maintain its prominent reputation, thus XUPT’s position in the intellectual community is illuminated by a rededicated effort to attain the highest achievements possible in all educational commitments for generations to come.