Leading National Science, Technology and Education

Shaanxi has intensive scientific and educational resources. Its overall strength in science, technology and education is ranked third nationwide. Shaanxi is an innovation pilot province authorized by the state.

- Scientific Research Institutions: Shaanxi has 1,000-odd research institutions as well as over 90 national and provincial laboratories respectively focusing on frontier fields like aerospace, electronic information, new materials and so on. In 2020, its authorized patents increased to 60,524, ranked first nationwide.

- Scientific Awards: During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, colleges and universities in Shaanxi province have continuously contributed creative achievement. They have won 79 national science and technology awards, which has remained the 6th in the country, and 605 provincial science and technology awards were rewarded.

- Transactions in Technology: In 2020, 49,928 technological contracts of all varieties were signed in Shaanxi, which brought a total turnover of RMB 153.37 billion, ranked among the top nationwide.

- Number of Colleges and Universities: Shaanxi is the cradle of high-level and skilled talents with 96 higher-education institutes in total, of which 4 are "985" colleges and 8 are "211" colleges, respectively ranked third and fourth nationwide in terms of the number. This reflects Shaanxi’s advantages in higher education.

- Talent Capital: In 2020, Shaanxi had 1,210,048 undergraduates, 165,911 graduates and 279,787 secondary vocational school students. Large groups of promising scientific research talents, engineers and specialized talents could be transfused to various industries every year.