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Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), China

Website

https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/study/undergraduate/architecture

City Information

Declared by Marco Polo as one of the most beautiful cities in China, Suzhou is a charming merchant town of whitewashed houses, tree-lined canals and sumptuous gardens. Sūzhōu’s main draw is its gardens. There were originally over a hundred but now only a handful exist, some over a thousand years old. The gardens, a symphonic combination of rocks, water, trees and buildings, reflect the Chinese appreciation of balance and harmony. You could easily spend an enjoyable several days exploring the gardens, paying a visit to the excellent Silk Museum and exploring some of Sūzhōu’s surviving canals, pagodas and humpbacked bridges.

University Information

Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University was founded in 2006 and resulting from a partnership between University of Liverpool and Xian Jiaotong University. It has grown rapidly and now takes over 9,000 students, a further 3,000 have enrolled onto the universities 2+2 programme where they complete two years in China and two years in Liverpool, gaining degrees from both universities. It has about 500 staff with various international backgrounds. XJTLU is the largest internationally collaborative university in China and has some of the most state-of-the-art facilities including a high tech VR lab, numerous sports courts and the iconic Central Library cube that can accommodate 10,000 students.

Summary Table

Competitiveness	Quite competitive
Number of places open for semester abroad	6
Number of places open for year abroad	N/A
Number of places open for summer abroad	N/A

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