Xi'an Northwest University

Dating back to 1902, NWU originates from two institutions, Shaanxi College and the Faculty of Officialdom of the Imperial University of Peking. It adopted the name Northwest University in 1912 and was renamed National Northwest University in 1923. After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937, national universities and institutions such as Peking University, Peking Normal University, Beiyang College of Engineering and Peking Research Institute moved to Shaanxi province; and together with the then National Northwest University, they merged to form the National Xi’an Temporary University, which was renamed National Northwest Associated University in 1938 and National Northwest University in August 1939. Learn More >>