Anniversary News

  

Professor Kelvin Everest: ‘Very early on, our main focus was just on making it work’

Professor Kelvin Everest: ‘Very early on, our main focus was just on making it work’

Originally published on the University of Liverpool’s website as part of its 20 Stories series for XJTLU’s 20th anniversary. Professor Kelvin Everest was Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Li...

18 May 2026

Professor Sir Drummond Bone: 'XJTLU has grown beyond what I originally conceived'

Professor Sir Drummond Bone: 'XJTLU has grown beyond what I originally conceived'

Originally published on the University of Liverpool’s website as part of its 20 Stories series for XJTLU’s 20th anniversary.Professor Sir Drummond Bone was Vice-Chancellor at the University of Live...

18 May 2026

Professor Tim Jones: 'We are incredibly proud of all that XJTLU has achieved to date'

Professor Tim Jones: 'We are incredibly proud of all that XJTLU has achieved to date'

Originally published on the University of Liverpool’s website as part of its 20 Stories series for XJTLU’s 20th anniversary.Professor Tim Jones has been Vice Chancellor at the University of Liverpo...

18 May 2026

‘No way back’: Professor Minzhu Yang on the ‘tough battles’ he fought at XJTLU

‘No way back’: Professor Minzhu Yang on the ‘tough battles’ he fought at XJTLU

In 2008, Xi’an Jiaotong University appointed Professor Minzhu Yang as Vice President of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), a position he remained in for 11 years. Professor Yang at XJTLU...

13 May 2026

XJTLU hosts 20th anniversary alumni gathering in Singapore

XJTLU hosts 20th anniversary alumni gathering in Singapore

In April, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) held a themed alumni gathering in Singapore to mark its 20th anniversary, focusing on education and technology collaboration between China and ...

13 May 2026

Professor Jingming Guo: Reimagining how mathematics is taught

Professor Jingming Guo: Reimagining how mathematics is taught

If you only sat in on one of Professor Jingming Guo’s mathematics classes, you might not immediately realise that behind it lies something of the early teaching spirit of a young university. Profe...

12 May 2026