Xi'an Shiyou University University, referred to as "Xishi University", is jointly built by the people's Government of Shaanxi Province and the three major national oil companies of China National Petroleum Corporation, China Petrochemical Corporation and China National Offshore Oil Corporation. It is a provincial high-level university in Shaanxi Province, an independent recruitment College for overseas students with Chinese government scholarship, and a doctoral degree awarding unit. It has been selected as the excellent engineer teacher of the Ministry of education Education and training program is the only multidisciplinary university in Northwest China with petroleum and petrochemical characteristics.The school was founded in 1951 as Northwest Petroleum Industry College; in 1958, it was upgraded to Xi'an Petroleum Institute; in 1969, the college was changed into a factory and closed down; in 1980, Xi'an Petroleum Institute was restored and rebuilt; in 2000, it was transferred from China National Petroleum Corporation to central and local co construction, mainly under the management of Shaanxi Provincial People's government; in 2003, it was renamed as Xi'an Petroleum University; in 2007, it was renamed as Xi'an Petroleum University In 2010, it obtained the qualification of "recommending excellent fresh undergraduate graduates to study for master's degree without examination"; in 2018, it became the authorized unit of doctor's degree.As of August 2019, Yanta, Mingde and Jiyi campuses of the University cover an area of 2133 mu, with 16 secondary departments and 58 undergraduate majors; it has 1 post doctoral research mobile station, 1 doctoral degree authorized first-class discipline, 15 master degree authorized first-class disciplines and 7 master degree authorized categories; 5 national characteristic specialties and 3 national specialty comprehensive reform pilot specialties; There are more than 1800 teaching staff, more than 1280 full-time teachers, more than 16000 undergraduates, more than 4100 postgraduates and more than 900 international students.