Chang'an University

Name

Chang'an University

Legal name

长安大学

Website

https://chd.edu.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis (EDAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

STEM-Focused Public Research Universities (EDAHAAAE), Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

Keywords

• Engineering higher education
• Transportation infrastructure studies
• Geotechnical engineering programs
• Continuing professional education
• International student programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Xi'an

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Educational Funding: Primary revenue stream from central and provincial government appropriations for national 'Double First-Class' university operations, infrastructure, and talent recruitment. The university's annual operating budget is approximately 35.50 billion yuan.
2. Tuition and Academic Fees: Domestic and international student tuition fees across undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and continuing education programs.
3. Research Grants and Contracts: Funding from national, provincial, and municipal research programs including National Natural Science Foundation, National Social Science Fund, and industry-sponsored research contracts. Average annual technology transfer revenue exceeds 220 million yuan, with cumulative transfer of 1.3 billion yuan over five years.
4. Donations and Education Foundation: Funding from Chang'an University Education Foundation, including donations from alumni, corporations, and charitable organizations. The foundation manages multiple designated donation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Chang'an University is a national 'Double First-Class' public research university delivering higher education, applied research, and continuing professional training in transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, geological engineering, civil engineering, surveying and mapping, materials science, hydraulic engineering, and environmental science. It serves over 39,000 students across undergraduate, master's, doctoral, international, and continuing education programs, and conducts research directly supporting major national infrastructure projects.

Product overview

Chang'an University operates as a comprehensive higher education institution with digital services including a mobile portal app for campus community members, a unified identity authentication platform for single sign-on access to institutional systems, and various academic management platforms. The institution does not offer commercial software products but provides digital services supporting education, research, and campus operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs Bachelor's degree programs delivered across 26 colleges covering transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, materials science, information engineering, economics and management, and related disciplines, targeting domestic high school graduates admitted through the national Gaokao system.
• Graduate Degree Programs (Master's and Doctoral)

Quantifiable outcome

• Employment rate: 98%; Employer satisfaction: 95%; 500+ enterprise graduates: ~60%; State-owned enterprise employment: stable at 50%+; Western region employment: stable at 40%+
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• 陕西交控集团coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2026Long-term strategic cooperation covering talent cultivation, scientific research collaboration, and social services. Meeting held on 2026-07-17 to discuss cooperation in transportation economy and management, logistics, digital transportation, and enterprise management.
• 南非文达大学 (University of Venda, South Africa)regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026South Africa's University of Venda is one of 26 national public universities and a core partner in China-South Africa green technology cooperation. Chang'an University's President Li Shutao and University of Venda President Bernard Nthambeleni discussed expanding cooperation in transportation, civil engineering, and earth sciences. A guest professor appointment was issued.
• 商务部援外培训项目 - 金砖国家政府官员研修班regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 July 2026BRICS country government officials training program hosted by Chang'an University, organized by China's Ministry of Commerce. Participants from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Nigeria received training on 'Jinjiang Experience' and transportation infrastructure cooperation.
• 乌兹别克斯坦撒马尔罕国立建筑与土木工程大学 (Samarkand State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Uzbekistan)regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026Vice President Fan Wen signed a cooperation memorandum with Uzbek university president Cigdem Canbay Turkyilmaz. Discussion focused on joint student exchange, faculty visits, and research cooperation. Building on existing collaboration in architecture and civil engineering programs.
• 高校教育帮扶联盟coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026University Education Assistance Alliance, convened at Chang'an University in May 2026, with the Xi'an Initiative released. Multiple media outlets including China Daily, Science and Technology Daily, and Shaanxi News reported on the alliance's work in rural revitalization through educational assistance.
• 百度公司coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 December 2025Strategic cooperation agreement signed between Chang'an University and Baidu for AI and intelligent transportation research collaboration. Leverages Baidu's AI and autonomous driving technologies with the university's transportation engineering expertise.
• 中国-中亚五国交通基础建设领域人才培养联盟coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023International cooperation platform established between Chinese and Central Asian countries' transportation universities and engineering enterprises. Promotes talent training, joint research, and standard coordination in transportation infrastructure. Led by Chang'an University with the China-Central Asia Transportation TALENT Alliance secretariat office located at the university. Has released the Xi'an Declaration and Tashkent Consensus.
• 长安都柏林国际交通学院coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSino-foreign cooperative education college jointly established with Dublin Institute of Technology, focusing on transportation engineering. Has produced three graduating classes with 68% further education rate; 37.7% of graduates admitted to Stanford, Imperial College London and other international universities.
• 马尔代夫维拉学院汉语中心regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerChinese language center established at Maldives Vilamendhoo College (孔子学院 equivalent). Promotes Chinese language and culture education in the Maldives. Visited by Sichuan University's China-South Asia Research Center for collaborative discussions on cultural exchange.
• 华为技术有限公司coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Huawei through the 'Future Transportation Huawei Experimental Class' and Huawei ICT Academy. Joint development of intelligent transportation talent cultivation programs and technology research.
• 腾讯云计算有限责任公司coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Digital Intelligence Foundation, Dual-Wing Empowerment, Multi-Path Excellence' talent cultivation model for transportation information disciplines. Contributing to curriculum development and practical training in AI and digital transportation.
• 陕西葛洲坝延黄宁石高速公路有限公司regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint release of 'Highway Passage Carbon Measurement Method' with Gezhouba Yanhuang Ningyi Expressway Company, led by Professor Wang Yuanqing from Chang'an University's Road Traffic Carbon Reduction Engineering Research Center.
• 中国路桥工程有限责任公司coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner for order-style talent cultivation, having jointly trained over 400 local high-level talents speaking both language and technical skills from Congo, Gabon, Senegal, Madagascar, and Nigeria for overseas infrastructure projects.
• 中国土木工程集团有限公司coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Sino-foreign cooperative education for international talent cultivation. Collaborated on building the Nigeria China-Africa University of Transportation.
• 瑞士纳沙泰尔大学 (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on integrated ecological protection and restoration, groundwater pollution risk management, forming a complete technical system from investigation-monitoring to simulation-evaluation. Results have been adopted by local governments.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• ETH Zurich: Global benchmark for civil and transportation engineering research. Relevant for international research comparisons and global faculty recruitment benchmarks in transportation infrastructure and geotechnical engineering.

Direct peers

• Chongqing University: Peer in civil engineering and transportation infrastructure research with strong mountain-region geotechnical focus. Competes for similar infrastructure research funding and Belt and Road transportation training engagements.
• Tongji University: One of China's leading universities for civil engineering, transportation engineering, and automotive studies. Tongji competes directly with Chang'an for top students in civil and transportation disciplines and runs parallel industry partnerships with major automotive and infrastructure firms.
• Southwest Jiaotong University: Specialized peer in transportation engineering with strong rail transit focus. Both institutions share overlapping Sichuan-Tibet Railway research engagements and compete for transportation engineering talent and Belt and Road training contracts.
• Southeast University: Strong peer in transportation engineering and civil engineering with strong research output and national-level discipline rankings. Competes directly for transportation engineering talent, faculty, and government research funding.
• Beijing Jiaotong University: Specialized in transportation, with deep rail and urban transit focus that overlaps with Chang'an's transportation engineering portfolio. Competes for the same graduate talent pool, faculty, and rail-infrastructure research contracts.
• Dalian University of Technology: Strong peer in civil engineering, transportation, and geotechnical engineering with comparable national research output. Competes for engineering education talent and structural engineering research contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Tsinghua University: China's premier engineering university with strong civil engineering and intelligent transportation research capabilities. Sets the upper bound on research funding, faculty recruitment, and AI-transportation convergence partnerships that Chang'an must compete against.
• Harbin Institute of Technology: Top-tier Chinese engineering university (C9 League) with broad strengths including civil engineering and intelligent transportation. Competes with Chang'an for top engineering talent and national research funding across multiple overlapping disciplines.

Regional players

• Xi'an Jiaotong University: C9 League university and geographically closest peer in Xi'an. While focused more on mechanical/energy disciplines, it competes for the same top-tier Shaanxi students and faculty and is the dominant brand competitor in the local market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chd
• YouTubespace.bilibili.com/channel/chd
• Facebookfacebook.com/changandaxue
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/%E9%95%BF%E5%AE%89%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6
• Instagraminstagram.com/changandaxue

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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