Shaanxi University of Science and Technology was founded in 1958, then named Beijing Institute of Light Industry. It was the first light industry higher education institution in New China. In 1970, it moved to Xianyang, Shaanxi Province and was renamed Northwest Institute of Light Industry. In 1978, it was confirmed by the State Council It is one of the 88 key universities in the country. In 1998, the school was transferred to Shaanxi Province and implemented a system of central and local government construction and local management. In 2002, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, it was renamed Shaanxi University of Science and Technology; 2006 In 2001, the main body of the school moved eastward to Xi'an. At present, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology is the only multidisciplinary university in western my country featuring light industry.
The school currently has two campuses in Xi'an and Xianyang, with a total area of ??2,003 acres and a construction area of ??853,000 square meters. The Xi'an campus covers an area of ??more than 1,600 acres, with reasonable planning, complete functions, advanced facilities and beautiful environment. It is located on the banks of the scenic Bahe River and Weiyang Lake. The school has more than 1,700 faculty and staff, including more than 1,100 full-time teachers and nearly 600 with senior professional and technical titles; there are more than 30,000 full-time students of various types, including more than 3,000 graduate students. The library contains 2.1 million volumes.
The school has the School of Paper Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Resources and Environment, School of Life Sciences and Engineering, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, School of Management, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Design There are 15 colleges (departments) including the School of Art, School of Foreign Languages ??and Communication, School of Science, Vocational and Technical College, School of Continuing Education, Physical Education Department, and Ideological and Political Theory Course Teaching and Research Department. There are 2 postdoctoral research stations, 2 first-level doctoral degree authorized disciplines, 11 second-level authorized points, 14 first-level master's degree authorized disciplines, 65 second-level authorized points, and 49 undergraduate majors, involving engineering, science, There are 8 major disciplines including management, literature, economics, law, medicine, and art. There are 8 provincial and ministerial key disciplines, 16 national and provincial key laboratories and engineering technology research centers, 2 national and provincial key research bases, 1 provincial key supported discipline, and provincial philosophy and social science characteristics. 1 construction discipline.
The school always regards talent cultivation as its fundamental task and continuously improves the quality of education and teaching. In recent years, it has achieved continuous success in national and provincial “quality engineering” projects, and its overall level ranks among the top among provincial universities. It has won 1 second prize for national-level outstanding teaching achievements and 34 provincial-level outstanding teaching achievement awards. It currently has 7 national-level characteristic major construction sites, 9 provincial-level characteristic major construction sites, and 7 Shaanxi Province famous brand majors; national 1 teaching team at the national level and 6 teaching teams at the provincial level; 4 national-level quality courses and 18 provincial-level quality courses; 1 national-level bilingual teaching demonstration course and 2 provincial-level bilingual teaching demonstration courses; Shaanxi Province Experimental Teaching Demonstration There are 5 centers and 3 provincial-level talent training model innovation experimental zones; it has undertaken 29 provincial and ministerial-level education reform projects.
The school attaches great importance to scientific research and innovation and actively serves economic and social development. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, it undertook 580 vertical scientific research projects of various types, including the national "863" program, key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, the National Social Science Fund, the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" Science and Technology Support Plan, and international Scientific and technological cooperation, the industrialization project of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Shaanxi Shi 13115" scientific and technological innovation special project and other major projects. It has won more than 120 scientific and technological achievement awards, more than 50 provincial and ministerial level awards, and has won the second prize of the National Technology Invention Award, the National The second prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, the first prize of Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Award, etc. Published 426 books and textbooks, published 7292 papers, including 4538 papers in core journals, and 1189 papers were indexed by SCI, EI, ISTP, etc. . Outstanding achievements in patent work, with 1,060 authorized patents, including 212 invention patents. Data from the Science and Technology Development Center of the Ministry of Education show that in the 2010 ranking of national universities in terms of number of authorized patents, our school ranked 16th among universities in the country and 1st among universities in Shaanxi. ; In the ranking of the number of valid patents among universities nationwide at the end of 2010, our school ranked 26th among universities nationwide; in the ranking of the number of technology transfer contracts among universities nationwide in 2005, our school ranked 39th among universities nationwide.
Innovating the industry-university-research cooperation model, it successively established the Foshan Research Institute of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology and the Zhejiang (Wenzhou) Light Industry Research Institute. In 2006, the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission established the Shaanxi Flat Panel Display Technology Engineering Research Center based on the school. In 2007, the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government Relying on the school, a provincial-level research institute - Shaanxi Agricultural Products Processing Technology Research Institute was established. These industrialization platforms focus on solving key technical problems in the industry and play a positive role in regional economic development and industry technological progress.
The school adheres to the educational philosophy of people-oriented, moral education first, ability first, and all-round development, vigorously promotes cultural inheritance and innovation, and actively builds a harmonious campus. The school was identified by the Youth League Central Committee as one of the 50 grassroots league building pilot units in ordinary universities in the country and in Shaanxi Province. It has successively won the "National Advanced Unit for Psychological Counseling for College Students", "Advanced Unit for the Construction of Counselor Teams in Colleges and Universities in Shaanxi Province", and "Shaanxi Province "Safe Campus" and many other honorary titles. HKUST students have won many laurels in national competitions such as electronic design, mathematical modeling, "Challenge Cup", and "Computer Rat Maze", and have formed campus cultural activities under the brand of Culture and Art Festival, Science and Technology Innovation Festival, etc. . We actively expand employment channels and improve the employment service system. The employment rate of graduates has remained above 93% for many years.
In the course of more than fifty years of development, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology has experienced the struggles and brilliance of "three entrepreneurships, two relocations, and one transfer", adhering to the fine tradition of "continuous self-improvement and hard work" and adhering to the The school motto of “Sincerity and Proficiency” has cultivated more than 70,000 outstanding talents and made important contributions to national construction and social development.
Currently, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology has been identified by the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government as one of the 10 key high-level universities in the province. Standing at a new historical starting point, the school will hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, thoroughly implement the Scientific Outlook on Development, continue to emancipate the mind, pioneer and innovate, with talent training as the center, discipline construction as the leader, management reform as the means, and party building innovation. In order to ensure that, we will solidly advance the three major projects of "quality, talent, and efficiency", further enhance the school's comprehensive strength and core competitiveness, improve its scientific and technological contribution and the international level of school running, and strive to build a high-level, distinctive teaching and research university. struggle!