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East China Jiao Tong University (ECJTU), located in Nanchang, is a comprehensive university renowned for its strong engineering disciplines, particularly in transportation and railway-related fields, reflecting its 'Jiao Tong' heritage. It offers a diverse range of programs, with Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering being among its strongest faculties. For international students, ECJTU provides a welcoming environment through its dedicated International School, which manages admissions, offers Chinese language programs, and facilitates cultural exchange. While primarily Chinese-taught, the university also offers select English-taught programs, especially at the postgraduate level in engineering, ensuring support for non-Chinese speaking students. Its deep historical connection and ongoing contributions to China's vast railway infrastructure development make it a distinctive choice for those interested in cutting-edge transportation technology.
Background
East China Jiaotong University (Chinese: 华东交通大学; abbreviated ECJTU) is a university in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China. It was formerly known as Shanghai Railway Institute, which was moved from Shanghai to Nanchang in 1971. ECJTU is one of the renowned multi-disciplinary and comprehensive universities in China, focuses on railway-related disciplines, and features transportation engineering. It was established in 1971, when the State Council approved the combining of both the College of Locomotive and Rolling Stock in Shanghai and the Jiaotong University and College of Railway Engineering in Tongji University to establish Shanghai Railway Institute, which was later renamed East China Jiaotong University and transferred to Jiangxi Province. Since 1978, ECJTU and Shanghai Railway Institute ran independently as two universities, and then was affiliated to the Railway Ministry of China. In 2000, the university was reformed to be "co-sponsored by both central and provincial governments, but mainly under the administration of the latter". Through many years' unremitting efforts, under priority construction in Jiangxi Province, ECJTU...
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