Southwest Jiaotong University Hope College ( hereinafter abbreviated as “Hope College”) is  a  full-time  undergraduate college of engineering approved by Ministry of Education an d found by Southwest Jiaotong University, the first batch of “Double-First Class” initiative, in acco rdance with the requirements of high stan dards. We have six teaching units in total such as School of Railway Transpo rtation, School of Civil Engineering, School of Business, Department of Fo reign Language, Department of Foundamental Courses, the Ideological an d Political Theo ry Teaching Department, etc., an d we offer 50 specialties fo r students from 13 provinces an d municipalities in China. Currently, our full-time students number mo re than 20,000.

  Our guiding principles are the “Four Mottos”, namely, cultivating the virtue an d aspiration, pursuing pragmatic innovation, promoting the revitalization of nation, an d striving to be stronger. In addition, we are passionate in our belief that we harness the humanity-centric strategy fo r talents nurturing. We remain committed to building a talent-intensive college upon high-quality an d uniqueness. Our aim is to persistently nurture the inter-disciplinary applied personnel with high quality, multiple career options an d strong capability. In doing so, we further advocate double-professionally-titled faculties an d constant improvement of our teaching proficiency.

  Our commitment fo r developing is to be “a national top-tier independent college of applied technology that builds upon the deman d of markets by stan ding on the western China with a nationwide vision”. In doing so an d to realize the modern integrated experimental training center covering the disciplines of rail transit, civil engineering an d business, we will unremittingly optimize our teaching plans, course system an d teaching contexts, consolidating our practical teaching section. With rail transit as the co re discipline, civil engineering as the suppo rting an d business disciplines as extension, our developing philosophy has given the prio rity to multi-discipline development. As an independent institute built on the glo rious legacy of Southwest Jiaotong University an d employing her education resources, we adhere to make innovative joint endeavo r fo r disciplinary development with her national an d provincial featured disciplines, national an d provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers, together with off-campus bases fo r training an d interning. We stay focused on the path of unique development, an d strengthen the cooperation with Chengdu Metro, JD.com. Inc., an d Hope Group, enhancing students’ professional skills an d innovation ability, therefo re, the solid cultivation on applied personnel is central to our purpose. In the meantime, we have made proactive cooperation on international education. Up till now, Vistula University, Polan d, an d us are wo rking in partnership to provide our students with the convenient approach of overseas studying. We will maintain our long-stan ding commitment to foster high-quality professional an d technical personnel with international competitiveness.

  Proactively, we wo rk closely with industries in all round. We have built partnerships with several enterprises like Chengdu Metro Co., LTD., Chengdu Modern Tram Co., LTD., an d Bridge Engineering Bureau of China Railway Construction Group, etc., achieving the direct connection between graduates an d enterprises through multiple talent nurturing plans. Since 2013 we have ranked top among the same type of institutes, sco ring 96 percentage an d above of the first employment rates fo r the last five years, which makes us reputed among students, parents an d society.

  Since 2015, Hope College has proactively carried out the new education policy of applied talent training in acco rdance with the requirements of the national education refo rm an d based on the advocation of “Transfo rmation an d Refo rm, Innovation an d Development”. Therefo re, as one of the first three overall transfo rming undergraduate institutes in Sichuan province, we have stepped into the ranks of the national education refo rm.

  Going fo rward, we will harness the benefits from the educational "Transfo rmation an d Refo rm" an d facilitate applied talent training. Amidst national strategies such as “Made in China 2025”, “Internet Plus”, “Mass Entrepreneurship an d Innovation”, etc. an d with the joint effo rts of our stuff an d students, we believe that we will only be able to reach our potential in teaching an d research an d, therefo re, have genuine vitality an d greater prospect, if we operate in acco rdance with these principles.