Anniversary News

  

Professor Simon Jones: ‘XJTLU students consistently impress me with their resilience, curiosity, and ambition’

Professor Simon Jones: ‘XJTLU students consistently impress me with their resilience, curiosity, and ambition’

Originally published on the University of Liverpool’s website as part of its 20 Stories series for XJTLU’s 20th anniversary.Professor Simon Jones is Dean for Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He...

21 May 2026

Find a way through: Former XJTU Party Committee Secretary on the founding of XJTLU

Find a way through: Former XJTU Party Committee Secretary on the founding of XJTLU

One day in 2004, in the office of a Vice Minister of Education, a talk that would shape the future of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) entered its final stage.The meeting lasted the enti...

20 May 2026

From recruiting graduates to building a university

From recruiting graduates to building a university

Around 2001, Yunguan Pan, then Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), travelled to Xi’an with more than 20 companies from SIP. Their purpose was simple: to...

20 May 2026

The ‘angel board’ that helped XJTLU begin

The ‘angel board’ that helped XJTLU begin

By dawn, the promises around the table had to become something more concrete: written conditions, stamped documents and a plan that both the Ministry of Education experts and the UK partners could ...

20 May 2026

Professor David Sadler: 'The campus was a tribute to the power of creative thinking'

Professor David Sadler: 'The campus was a tribute to the power of creative thinking'

Professor David Sadler, Former Vice President of Academic Affairs at XJTLU, shares his message to XJTLU:"Congratulations to XJTLU on the occasion of its 20th anniversary of foundation. I had the ho...

19 May 2026

Before XJTLU had a name

Before XJTLU had a name

On 18 September 2003, Professor Junhua Wu accompanied Professor Daqing Fang from the University of Liverpool on a visit to Suzhou Industrial Park.The schedule was full: briefings, site visits, meet...

18 May 2026