Address: Shihezi City, 832003 Xinjiang, Xinjiang, China
Agricultural Science & Water Saving Irrigation, Clinical Medicine & Regional Diseases, Chemical Engineering & Material Science
Shihezi University sits in Shihezi, a city in Xinjiang at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. It was formed in 1996 by merging four earlier colleges, one of which was a medical college. The university has close ties with the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and the Ministry of Education and the Corps jointly build the university.
It offers programmes in agriculture, medicine, engineering, economics, law, education, history, the sciences, and literature and arts. It is part of Project 211, the national programme that selected universities for priority development, and it also takes part in the Double First-Class Construction initiative: the Ministry of Education’s second-round list of construction disciplines names its chemical engineering and technology discipline.
Agriculture, medicine and engineering sit side by side in its programme, together with the humanities and social sciences. Applicants and researchers should rely on the university’s official pages for current student and staff numbers, programme lists and admission rules.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Key university in Xinjiang, supported by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Focus on arid land agriculture and regional development.
Research:
Arid Land Agriculture & Efficient Water Use, Green Chemical Processes & New Materials, Regional Endemic Disease Prevention & Control.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1800
Current students***:
40000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Important for regional development in Xinjiang, focus on arid agriculture and specific local needs.
Cons
Located in Shihezi, remote region, specific regional focus.
Best For
Comprehensive university in Xinjiang focused on agriculture, engineering, and regional development.
Northwest A&F University: an agricultural university in Yangling covering agronomy and plant science, forestry and soil science, and hydraulic engineering.
Southwest University: offers agricultural science and biotechnology, life sciences and ecology, and food science in Chongqing.
Nanjing Agricultural University: concentrates on crop science and plant protection, agricultural resources and environment, and food science.
Sichuan Agricultural University: lists agronomy and crop science, animal science and technology, and forestry in Chengdu.
Jilin University: a Changchun university whose main fields include automotive engineering, chemistry and geosciences.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Colorado State University (United States): combines agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine and environmental science.
University of Manitoba (Canada): offers health sciences, agriculture and food sciences, and Arctic system science.
Niigata University (Japan): lists engineering, agricultural sciences and brain science among its main fields.
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Germany): covers biosciences and pharmaceutical sciences, materials science, and agricultural and nutritional sciences.
Newcastle University (United Kingdom): has medicine, engineering and agriculture as main fields.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Where is Shihezi University?
It is in the city of Shihezi in Xinjiang, at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.
How was the university formed?
It was established in 1996 through a merger of four earlier colleges, one of which was a medical college.
What is its link to the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps?
The university is affiliated with the Corps, which is also its administrative home in the national list of higher-education institutions. The Ministry of Education and the Corps jointly build the university.
Which subject areas does it cover?
Agriculture, medicine, engineering, economics, law, education, history, the sciences, and literature and arts are all taught. Specific faculties and degrees are listed on the official website.
Is it part of a national programme for key universities?
Yes, it belongs to Project 211, the national programme for key universities. Its chemical engineering and technology discipline is on the Ministry of Education's second-round Double First-Class list.
Where can applicants find current figures?
Student and staff numbers change from year to year, and the university's own pages give the most current statistics.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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