Beijing Jiaotong University

Beijing Jiaotong University, formerly Northern Jiaotong University is one of the oldest universities in mainland China. The main campus is located near Xizhimen in central Beijing. The university's name is often abbreviated by locals to JiaoDa. JiaoDa is a participant in the Ministry of Education's Project 211, classifying it as a top Chinese university. The university was a component of Jiaotong University (also named Chiao Tung University). In September 1909, the Postal Department of the Qing government founded the Railway Management Institute in Beijing. In 1920s, it merged with two technical schools in Shanghai and Tangshan to form the Jiaotong University, which had three campuses in Beijing, Shanghai and Tangshan, respectively, changing its name to Beijing Railway Management School. The Beijing campus was named National Jiaotong University, Beijing. In 1949, the Beijing campus was renamed Northern Jiaotong University. In September, 2003, it was once again renamed Beijing Jiaotong University to make its favorable locality explicit. The Shanghai campus has since separated into two universities which are now Shanghai Jiaotong University and Xi'an Jiaotong University, with a further sister branch in Nanchang.