Northwest University (NWU) is located at the starting point of ancient Silk Road---Xi’an, Shaanxi.With a history of 112 years, it is renowned as being the most historic publicly-funded university in the Northwest region of China. As one of the 100 key universities that the government is endeavoring to develop in the 21st century, Northwest University is also jointly administered by the Ministry of Education and the Shaanxi provincial government. Among all the disciplines offered by NWU, six disciplines rank in the top ten among all the universities and research institutes in China.