Shihezi University (SHZU)

Shihezi University (English name: SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY, abbreviation: SHZU), colloquially known as "Shida", is located at No. 221, Beisi Road, Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is a full-time public institution of higher education directly under the national administration and supervised by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The university is jointly supported by the Ministry of Education and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps under the "Ministry-Province Co-construction" model. It is a key national university under the "Project 211" and a designated institution for the "Double First-Class" Initiative (world-class discipline construction).

The predecessor of Shihezi University was the First Corps Health School, established in 1949 by the First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. In 1996, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, it was formed by merging the original Shihezi Agricultural College, Shihezi Medical College, XPCC Normal College, and XPCC Economic College. In 2017, it was selected as a participant in China's "Double First-Class" Initiative, and in 2018, it was officially designated as a "Ministry-Province Co-construction" university by the Ministry of Education and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

As of May 2024, Shihezi University operates two campuses—Shihezi Campus and Wujiaqu Campus—covering a total area of 1.802 million square meters, with 1.039 million square meters of building space. By October 2024, the university had established 26 academic units, offering 99 undergraduate programs (including 90 enrollment programs). It boasts 8 postdoctoral research stations, 2 postdoctoral workstations, 13 first-level doctoral programs, 2 professional doctoral programs, 32 first-level master's programs, and 36 professional master's programs. The university employs 2,803 staff members, including 2,080 full-time faculty, and is home to 4 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. As of October 2024, the student body totals 32,721, comprising 23,229 undergraduates, 516 junior college students, 8,493 postgraduates, and 483 international students.