Time passes by swiftly. In an instant, the 110th Anniversary of the Founding of JiaoTong University is coming. At the moment of bidding farewell to the old and meeting the new, I give my sincere regards and heartfelt blessing to all the faculty, students and staffs, the alumni of Xi'an Jiaotong University at home and abroad and all the friends who are concerned with the construction and development of Xi'an Jiaotong University!

110 years ago, Jiaotong University held high the banner of "Saving China by Industry" and shouldered the heavy task of "Strengthening China and Chinese People", "Seeking Practical Knowledge" and "Doing Practical Businesses" and trained many outstanding talents of a few generations. Jiang Zemin, Qian Xuesen, Wu Wenjun, Zhang Guangdou, Jiang Zhenghua and Han Qide are the representatives. They have made great contribution to the boom and prosperity of our motherland. The people of Xi'an Jiaotong University invented the first dynamo, the first radio-station, the first diesel, the first Chinese typewriter in China...

Today, Xi'an Jiaotong University passed the key construction of national "Seventh Five-Year Plan" "Eighth Five-Year Plan","211 Project" and "985 Project". It has developed into a university that has the feature of science and Engineering and covers 9 subjects such as science, engineering medicine, economics, management, art and law. It has become an important base that is the integration of talents training, scientific research and social services and propels the social development.

Looking forward to the future, the west region development provides historic opportunity for the great development of Xi'an Jiaotong University. Xi'an Jiaotong University will keep on the school-running tradition and school-running feature of high starting point, thick foundation, strict requirement and stressing practice, carry forward the school style of loving China and our university, pursuing truths, being diligent and steady and hard work and plain living, choose the training students as the center, teachers as the subject, administer by law, standardize management and build itself into world famous and high level university.

Zheng Nanning
President
Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering