I. Institute Profile
Xi’an Railway Vocational & Technical Institute was founded in 1956. It is located in Xi’an, the ancient capital of civilization and is a full-time general vocational college sponsored by Xi’an Municipal People’s Government.
The Institute relies on the industries to serve the regional economy, adheres to building the Institute with characteristics and talents, and exerts its experience in running school in the rail transit industry for more than 60 years, thus forming a specialty cluster focusing on the specialties and specialty cluster covered by the two major industries of railway transportation and urban rail transit and supplemented by the related majors such as power technology, civil engineering and construction, equipment manufacturing, and electronic information.
The Institute recruits students from all over China. It has more than 12,600 full-time students and at present, there are 10 secondary colleges and departments including the College of Transportation and the College of International Transportation (China-Russian cooperative educational institution) with a total of 37 majors in higher vocational education. The Institute has a powerful teaching staff and complete advanced training facilities.
Since 2014, the Institute has made great efforts to promote international exchanges and cooperation. It has carried out substantive cooperation with Russia and Thailand in running school. It has organized seminars for railway technical educators from the countries along the Belt and Road and carried out training for localized talents of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenyan. The Institute includes international exchanges and cooperation into the medium and long-term planning, vigorously promotes the construction of the faculty in “bilingual” and “international Chinese education”, and intensifies the construction of international education and teaching conditions. All these have laid a good foundation and the Institute has been awarded the title “Top 50 Asia-Pacific Vocational Institutes with International Influence”.
II. Specialties
The university is open to international students in China, and offers the following specialties (based on what is listed in the Specialty Catalogue and Specialty Profile of Institutions of Higher Education and Higher Vocational Education (Junior College Education) by the Ministry of Education).
Category of Specialties |
Name of Specialties |
Main Corresponding Vocational Occupation |
Resource Environment and Security |
Surveying & mapping and geographic information |
Engineering survey technology |
Technical personnel in surveying & mapping and geographic information engineering Service personnel in surveying and mapping Service personnel in geographic information |
Photogrammetric and remote sensing technology |
Energy Power and Materials |
Electric power technology |
Power supply technology |
Personnel in electricity engineering Personnel in electricity, thermal production and supply Service personnel in electricity supply |
Civil Engineering and Architecture |
Civil engineering and construction |
Building engineering technology |
Personnel in construction engineering Personnel in building construction Personnel in civil engineering and construction Personnel in management (industry) engineering |
Construction project management |
Engineering cost |
Equipment Manufacturing |
Mechanical design and manufacturing |
Mechanical manufacturing and automation |
Personnel in mechanical engineering technology Personnel in mechanical cold processing Personnel in electrical engineering technology |
Automation |
Mechatronics technology |
Personnel in mechanical engineering technology Personnel in electrical engineering technology Personnel in power engineering technology Personnel in building installation and construction Personnel in information and communication engineering technology Personnel in instrumentation assembly |
Electric automation technology |
Railway equipment |
Manufacturing and maintenance of railway rolling stock |
Personnel in railway engineering technology Personnel in rail transit equipment manufacturing Rail transit machinery and equipment operator Personnel in electrical signal equipment and manufacturing Personnel in general basic parts assembly Personnel in mechanical equipment repair Personnel in building installation and construction |
Manufacturing and maintenance of railway communication signal equipment |
Manufacturing and maintenance of railway construction and road maintenance machinery |
Automobile manufacturing |
Automobile electronic technology |
Service personnel in automobile and motorcycle repair technology Production and processing personnel in auto parts and accessories Personnel in instrumentation assembly Personnel in electrical engineering technology |
Traffic and Transportation |
Railway transportation |
Railway locomotive |
Personnel in railway engineering technology Personnel in rail transit equipment manufacturing Personnel in electricity, thermal production and supply Personnel in civil engineering building and construction Personnel in electrical signal equipment manufacturing Personnel in information and communication engineering technology Personnel in rail transit machinery and equipment operation Personnel in handling and transportation agency and service Personnel in rail transit services |
Railway vehicle |
Railway power supply technology |
Railway engineering technology |
Railway signal automatic control |
Railway communication and information technology |
Railway traffic operation management |
Railway logistics management |
High-speed railway engineering technology |
High-speed rail passenger transport |
EMU maintenance technology |
Urban rail transit |
Urban rail transit vehicle technology |
Personnel in rail transit machinery and equipment operation Personnel in mechanical equipment repair Personnel in electrical signal equipment manufacturing Personnel in transmission and distribution and control equipment manufacturing Personnel in civil engineering construction Personnel in rail transit service |
Urban rail transit electromechanical technology |
Urban rail transit communication signal technology |
Urban rail transit power supply and distribution technology |
Urban rail transit engineering technology |
Urban rail transit operation management |
Electronic Information |
Electronic information |
Applied electronic technology |
Personnel in electronic engineering technology Personnel in instrumentation assembly |
Computer |
Computer application technology |
Personnel in information and communication engineering technology Personnel in software and information technology service Personnel in computer manufacturing Personnel in computer and office equipment maintenance |
Software technology |
Cloud computing technology and application |
Big data technology and application |
Communication |
Communication technology |
Personnel in information communication business |
Finance and Commerce |
Logistics |
Logistics management |
Personnel in management (industrial) engineering technology Personnel in warehousing |
Education and Sports |
Languages |
Chinese |
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III. Tuition and Accommodation (RMB)
The tuition fees for international students in China are collected in accordance with two categories of standards: the rail transit majors (including railway equipment, railway transportation and urban rail transit) and general majors: 12,000 yuan/per student per year for the rail transit majors and 10,000 yuan/per student per year for general majors. The accommodation is 900 yuan/per student per year.
IV. Scholarship and Its Management
In order to encourage the international students to study hard, the Institute provides scholarship to outstanding international students. The scholarship is distributed every month according to the monthly assessment and the actual school time. The standard is 1,000 yuan/month for each student.
V. Language Requirement
The courses for international students are mainly taught in Chinese. In principle, the students are required to provide HSK certificate. The Institute plans to introduce bilingual education in both Chinese and English. Those who fail to meet the Chinese proficiency test will receive preparatory learning of Chinese for a certain time according to the actual situation.
IV. Application Conditions
All the non-Chinese graduates from full-time general senior high schools or equivalents may apply. The application time is from March 1 to April 30 each year. Applicants shall present corresponding academic qualifications when signing up.
VII. Admission Conditions and Materials for Submission
1. The following materials shall be submitted when applying: ① Copy of the passport, with signature and photo, and the passport shall be valid till the end of the learning; ② Study Application Form, with all items completely filled; ③ Highest academic certificate; and ④ Valid HSK transcript.
2. Application process: Students submit application for admission and related materials, and the Institute will organize an interview. Students who pass the interview will receive the Admission Notice.
3. The following materials shall be submitted when registering: ① Admission Notice; ② JW202 Form; ③ Passport; and 2 copies of visa; ④ two-inch frontal bareheaded photos: 10 for X1 visa and 4 for X2 visa.
VIII. Academic Education and Diploma
The Institute offers higher education in junior college and awards a diploma of higher education recognized by the Chinese government. Students receiving non-academic education will be awarded a certificate of completion. The willing students whose HSK reaches Level 4 may be recommended to pursue further studies at Beijing Jiaotong University and Chang’an University for undergraduate programs.
IX. Time to School
The time to school is September 1 each year. Non-degree education is not subject to this time limit.
X. Contact Us
Contact information is available at the official website of the Institute.
Website: http://www.xatzy.cn/
Tel: +86 029 82150401; Fax: +86 029 82150155
E-mail: xty82150155@163.com
