Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province in China. It is one of the four greatest ancient capitals of China for its history of being the capital of thirteen dynasties, such as the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang. Xi'an is also renowned for being the eastern terminus of the Silk Road and location of the Terracotta Army of Qin Dynasty. The city has a history of more than three thousand and one hundred years. It was called Chang'an in ancient times.

Xi'an is a marvelous tourism destination in China and one of the best cities in China's international image. There are six heritages listed in the world heritage list, i.e., the Mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin and terracotta warriors (the eighth wonder of the world), the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, the Daming Palace, the Weiyang Palace , and the Xingjiao temple tower. There is also the steepest sacred mountain in central China, i.e., the Hua Mountain, traditionally called the "West Mountain," which is well known for its steep trails, breath-taking cliffs, narrow passages, and grand sceneries.

In addition to the rich historical and cultural heritage, Xi'an has a variety of delicious snacks like Chinese hamburger, steamed cold noodles, Pita Bread So awked in beef Soup and so on. The snacks attract tourists from all over the world. On November 25, 2019, Xi'an was elected as one of the happiest cities of China.

Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) is a key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China and is one of the oldest universities in China.

In the late 19th century, the last feudal government of China failed in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, leading the whole nation into a great crisis. At that time, Sheng Xuanhuai, a famous industrialist and educator in modern China, established Nanyang College in 1896 at Shanghai, with the purpose of “promoting education for talents development so as to realize the nation’s rejuvenation”. In 1921, the college changed its name to Jiaotong University. Till 1920s to 1930s, it had developed to be a university with “science, engineering and management” as its distinctive disciplines and had been reputed as the “oriental MIT”. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, a part of the university moved to the foreign Settlements in Shanghai and the other part moved to Chongqing in order to continue its education. To resist the aggression, many students quit their study and joined in the army. Before new China was founded in 1949, students and teachers had engaged in democratic revolution for establishing an independent nation, the university has been therefore honored as the “fortress of democracy”. In 1956, the main part of Jiaotong University was relocated to Xi'an according to the decision of the State Council, and this relocated part of Jiaotong University was later officially renamed Xi'an Jiaotong University in 1959. In the same year, it was listed in one of the 16 key universities in China. In 2000, approved by the State Council, the former Xi'an Medical University and former Shaanxi Institute of Finance and Economics were merged with Xi'an Jiaotong University.  

According to the data released by the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) in May, 2019, fourteen disciplines of XJTU are ranked top 1/100 among international academic institutions, two disciplines are ranked 1/1000 and the discipline of engineering is  ranked top 1/10000 on the ESI list.

XJTU, as one of the first batch of the universities in China, was supported by the central Government at the seventh and eighth five-year plan, as well as China's “Project 211” and “Project 985” to develop into a world-class university. Now, Xi’an Jiaotong University is on the List of World-class Universities and First-class Disciplines (abbreviated as “Double First-class”) released in 2017 by the Ministry of Education of China, as a Double First-class university in Category A, which means that the government will support it financially to develop into a world-class university, and its eight disciplines into the first-class level in the world.    

Since 2002, Management Science and Engineering, and Business Administration have been designated the top programs for four consecutive times by the Ministry of Education In 2011, the School was accredited by AACSB and maintained AACSB Business Accreditation in 2016. In 2021, SOM achieved the AACSB Business Accreditation for the third time. SOM was the first business school in mainland China to be awarded with the five-star rating in QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Stars for Global Business Schools in 2016. In 2017, Management Science and Engineering, and Business Administration were both nominated the national-level "Double First-Class" disciplines.

The School has seven academic departments and provides undergraduate program, master program, doctorate program, MBA, EMBA, MPAcc, MEM, engineering master program, and other senior management training programs. SOM has trained more than 10,000 senior talents through MBA and EMBA programs, and more than 10,000 management cadres for Shaanxi province. The School has made extensive relationships with over thirty international universities, including MIT, Cambridge, University of Texas at Arlington, City University of New York, University of Alberta, Canada, the National University of Singapore, France SKEMA business school, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, Chung Cheng University, etc. In 2015, the School established the Silk Road Management Schools Alliance. Fifteen colleges and universities from seven countries participated into the Alliance as founding members.

Since its foundation, SOM has conducted more than one hundred projects including Natural Science Foundation projects, and National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists. It has received three awards for national science & technology progress, four awards for national teaching achievement, one China Population Prize, more than one hundred scientific and technology awards from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, and municipal and provincial authorities. SOM has additionally published thousands of papers in important Chinese and international journals, and more than one hundred academic monographs and textbooks.