西南交通大学希望学院于2009年经国家教育部批准，由首批进入“双****”建设的百年名校西南交通大学和华西希望集团高标准、高起点创办，是以轨道交通为特色的一所全日制工科类普通本科高等院校，是四川省首批应用型转型改革试点院校、首批三全育人改革试点院校。学校设有成都校区和南充校区，主体成都校区坐落于金堂县大学城。

学校坚持社会主义办学方向，全面贯彻党的教育方针，弘扬“明德励志、务实创新、竢实扬华、自强不息”的校训精神，坚定“轨道交通”的办学特色，坚持“立足四川、服务西部、面向全国、走向国际”的办学定位，强化“以人为本，以学生为中心，把每个学生培养成才”的办学宗旨，实施“质量立校、人才强校、特色兴校、创新驱动、协同发展”的办学方略，努力培育以“宽基础、多口径、强能力、高素质”为特征的“现场工程师”应用型人才，致力建设“国内外知名、学科优势突出、行业特色鲜明、社会高度认可”的全国****应用技术型大学。

学校按照强化内涵、彰显特色要求，设有轨道交通学院、土木工程学院、商学院、继续教育学院、国际教育学院、马克思主义学院、外语系、学前教育系、护理系、基础部、体育部等教学单位，开办了覆盖工学、管理学、文学、理学等学科门类的本专科专业近50个，面向全国22个省市招收优质生源，现有在校学生近28000人。持续汇聚品德高尚、治学严谨、造诣精深的学科带头人，多途径引培高素质“双师双能型”人才，现有专任教师1250余人，其中研究生学历占比80％以上。建成学校数智化实训中心、“理实一体化”实验实训平台100余个，与企业合作建设校外实训基地200余个，其中轨道交通“理实一体化实训中心”获批四川省实验教学示范中心、“测量实训基地”获批省级大学生校外实践教育基地建设项目。图书馆面积3.3余万平方米，拥有纸质图书130余万册、电子图书200万册。

学校依托西南交通大学强大的师资优势以及母体学校******、省级特色专业和实验教学示范中心，将所办专业打造为轨道交通核心专业群、支撑专业群、延伸专业群，已获批省级****、示范专业建设点17个，实现省部级重点专业全覆盖。其中交通运输、土木工程等5个专业获批四川省****本科专业建设点，工程管理、机械设计制造及其自动化、计算机科学与技术等6个专业获批省级应用型示范建设专业，工程造价、会计学等4个专业获批四川省民办高校重点特色专业质量提升计划建设项目，物流工程、财务管理等2个专业获批四川省民办高校特色（骨干）专业建设项目。获批省级“课程思政”示范教学团队项目2个和省****课程、示范课程等35门。在校友会大学工学门类专业排名中，铁道工程专业位列西南地区应用型铁道工程专业第一，连续两年被评为 a++。建筑电气与智能化、交通运输、工程造价等多个专业跻身“软科中国大学专业排名”排行榜。

学校强化科研竞赛的****作用，“十四五”以来，立项省部级、市厅级科研课题479项，立项教育部高校学生司供需对接就业育人项目18项，立项教育部产学合作协同育人项目15项，立项省级高等教育人才培养质量和教学改革项目4项，立项******大学生创新创业训练计划项目159项，立项省级大学生创新创业训练项目559项；发表论文1041篇，其中中文核心及以上期刊113篇；出版教材或专著43部；授权专利117件；学生参加各类学科竞赛获奖2572项，其中有******及以上奖374项、省级奖1186项。学校在“2022中国民办本科院校科研竞争力实力评价排名”中位列《基于增值评价的中国民办本科院校科研竞争力排名》第八名，在校友会2024年独立学院排行榜中名列第32位。

学校牢记“为谁培养人、培养什么人、怎样培养人”这个根本问题，深化教育教学改革创新，构建德智体美劳并举的育人体系，强化“就业—招生—培养”联动工作机制，加强与企业、院校、政府部门的战略性合作，推动校企地合作“全方位”“全过程”融合，通过订单培养、“3+1”“2+1”等模式，深度与成都地铁、成都现代有轨电车、成都铁路局、中铁八局、中铁建大桥局、京东商贸等企业合作交流，实现学生毕业与就业无缝对接。已累计输送5万余名高素质应用型人才，就业率和就业质量稳居同类院校前列，受到学生、家长和社会的广泛认可。作为四川省应用型本科高校联盟副理事长单位，学校积极推进资源共享、人才共育，获得良好反响。

学校积极推进国际交流合作，与马来西亚英迪国际大学、泰国西那瓦国际大学、白俄罗斯创业与管理学院、布列斯特国立技术大学、维捷布斯克国立大学、戈梅利国立大学、布列斯特国立大学、波洛茨克国立大学签订合作协议，发挥“国际课程周”品牌效应，实施“希望视界”教师提升计划，建设国际科研能力培养平台，培养具有国际视野的创新人才。学校于2021年被高校毕业生就业协会授予首批“海外实习就业基地学校”称号。

学校未来将围绕教育强国建设、全省教育“三区一高地”建设，以学生为中心，以育人为根本，以提质为核心，实施党建示范创建工程、立德树人工程、转设转型工程、教育教学综合改革工程、办学保障提升工程等“五大工程”，做优轨道交通特色，做强数智化转型，形成适应数字化时代应用型人才培养的新体系、新动能、新优势，开创为党育人为国育才新伟业，为服务区域乃至国家经济社会发展贡献新力量。

（数据截至2024年11月）

approved bytheministryofeducationofthepeople’srepublicofchina,southwestjiaotonguniversityhopecollege was foundedin2009withexactingstandardsand a highstarting point, throughacollaborationbetweenthecentury-oldprestigioussouthwestjiaotonguniversity,anearlyparticipantinthe“doublefirst-class” initiative,and thehuaxihopegroup. the collegeisafull-timeundergraduateengineeringinstitutionthat specializesinrailtransportation,distinguishingitselfasoneofthepioneeringinstitutionsfor appliedtransformationand reforminsichuanprovince,aswellasamongthefirst batch ofpilotcollegesfor thereformof “ sanquaneducationtheory:cultivatingstudentsinthethreedimensionsoffullparticipation,wholeprocessand all-roundinteraction.” the college boastscampusesinchengduand nanchong,withits primary chengducampussituatedinthejintangcounty college town.

adhering to thesocialistdirectionofeducation and implementing theparty’seducational policy, southwestjiaotonguniversityhopecollege carriesforward thespiritof “moralintegrityand aspiration,pragmaticinnovation,persistenceand excellence,and self-improvement”.itupholdsitseducationcharacteristicin “railtransportation” and positionsitselfas “basedinsichuan,servingthewesternregions,facingthewholecountry,and goingglobal”. ithasstrengthenedtheeducationaltenetof “puttingpeoplefirst,focusingonstudents,and cultivatingeverystudenttobecometalented,” and hasimplementedtheeducationalstrategyof “establishingthecollegewithquality,strengtheningthecollegewithtalents,developingthecollege withcharacteristics,drivinginnovation,and promotingcoordinateddevelopment.” westrivetocultivateappliedtalentswiththecharacteristicsof “broadfoundation,multi-disciplinary,strongcapabilities,and highquality” as “on-siteengineers”.and wearecommittedtobuildinganationalfirst-class college ofappliedtechnologywith“domesticand internationalreputation,outstandingdisciplinaryadvantages,distinctiveindustrialcharacteristicsand highsocialrecognition”.

the college hasestablishedteachingunitsincludingtheschoolofrailtransportation,schoolofcivilengineering,schoolofbusiness,schoolofcontinuingeducation,schoolofinternationaleducation,schoolofmarxism,departmentofforeignlanguages,departmentofpreschooleducation,departmentofnursing, basiccoursedepartment and sportsdepartment,inaccordancewiththerequirementsofstrengtheningconnotationand highlightingcharacteristics.itoffersnearly50undergraduateand specialtyprogramscoveringdisciplinessuchasengineering,management,liberalarts,and naturalsciences.the college recruitshigh-qualitystudentsfrom 22 provincesand citiesacrossthecountry,withacurrentenrollmentofnearly28,000students.the college continuouslyattractsscholarswhoaremorallyupright,academicallyrigorous,and possessprofoundknowledgeasdisciplineleaders.multiplepathwaysareutilizedtointroduceand cultivatehigh-quality“dual-qualified”talents.currently,thereareover1,250full-timeteachersatthe college,ofwhichover80％areentitledwithmaster’sdegree.over100intelligenttrainingcentersand integratedexperimentaltrainingplatformsfeaturedbyintegrationoftheoryand practice havebeenestablished.additionally,over200off-campustrainingbaseshavebeenbuiltincollaborationwithenterprises.amongthem,the“theoreticaland practicalintegrationtrainingcenter”inschoolofrailwaytransportationhasbeenapprovedastheexperimentalteachingdemonstrationcenterofsichuanprovince,and the“measurementtrainingbase”hasbeenapprovedastheprovincialuniversitystudents’off-campuspracticaleducationbaseconstructionproject. besides,its librarycovers morethan33,000squaremeterswithmorethan1.3millionpaperbooksand 2millione-books.

based ontheadvantageousfacultyand educationalresourcesofsouthwestjiaotonguniversity, including her distinctivespecialtiesatnationaland provinciallevelsand experimentalteachingdemonstrationcenters,ourmajorshavebeen organized into coredisciplineclustersfocusingonrailtransportation,supportingdisciplineclusters,and extendeddisciplineclusters. wehave been approved 17 first-classand demonstrationspecialtyconstructionpointsattheprovinciallevel,achievingcomprehensivecoverageofprovincialand ministerial-levelkeymajors.notably, five majorssuchasrailwaytransportation,civilengineeringhavebeenapprovedasfirst-classundergraduatemajor constructionsitesinsichuanprovince. six majorssuchasengineeringmanagement,mechanical manufacturingand automation, computerscienceand technologyhavebeenapprovedasprovincialapplication-orienteddemonstrationconstructionmajors.additionally, four majorssuchasengineeringcostingand accountinghavebeenapprovedaskeyspecialtyqualityimprovementprojectsofsichuanprivatecolleges. two majors, namely logisticsengineeringand financialmanagement, havebeenidentifiedascharacteristicallyprofessionalconstructionprojectsofprivate collegesinsichuanprovince.ourcollegehas also beenapprovedby two demonstrationteachinggroupsofprovincial“ideologicaland politicalteachinginallcourses”, aswellas35 provincial-levelfirst-classcoursesand application-orienteddemonstrationcourses.accordingtoan engineering major rankingcompiledby alumni associationuniversity,ourrailway engineering major headsthelist among appliedrailwayengineeringmajorsinsouthwestchina,and has received a++ rating for twoconsecutiveyears.furthermore,majorssuchasbuildingelectricity and intelligence,transportation,and engineeringcostarelistedinthe“shanghairanking consultancy’sbestchinese university majorsranking”.

hopecollege hasstrengtheneditsleadingroleinscientificresearchesand  competitions.sincethe14^th-five-yearplan, 479 scientificresearchprojectsatprovincialand ministerialleveland municipallevel, 18 projectsofsupplyand demand dockingemploymenteducationprojectsofthedepartmentofcollegestudentsoftheministryofeducation, 15 collaborativeeducationprojectsofindustry-universitycooperationoftheministryofeducation,4projectsofprovincialhighereducationtalenttrainingqualityand teachingreformprojectshavebeeninitiated.what’smore,thereare159 nationalinnovationand entrepreneurshiptrainingprogramsand 559 provincialinnovationand entrepreneurshiptrainingprogramsfor collegestudents; 1041 papershavebeenpublished,including 113 inchinesecorejournals and journalsofhigherlevel; 43 textbooksand monographshavebeenpublished; 117 patentshavebeenauthorized.furthermore,wehavereceived 2572 awardsfrom studentsparticipatinginvariousdisciplinarycompetitions,ofwhich374 awardsareatthe nationaland aboveawards,and 1186 awardsareattheprovinciallevel.inthe“2022chinaprivateundergraduatecollegesresearchcompetitivenessevaluationranking”,ourcollegerankedtheeighthinthe“chinaprivateundergraduatecollegesresearchcompetitivenessrankingbasedonvalue-addedevaluation” and 32ndinthealumniassociation’s2024independentcollegeranking.

with“whoand howto train,and towhatend”asthecore,thecollegehasdeepenedthereformand innovationofeducationand teaching,builtanall-encompassingeducationsystem,strengthenedthe“employment-enrollment-cultivation”linkagemechanism,advancedthestrategiccooperationwithenterprises,collegesand universities,and governmentdepartments,and developedthe“comprehensiveand whole-process”school-enterpriseintegrationand cooperation.throughorder-orientedtraining,“3+1”,“2+1”modes,wehavedeeplycooperatedand exchangedwithchengdumetroco.,ltd.,chengdumoderntramco.,ltd.,chengdurailwaybureau,chinarailwayno.8engineeringgroupco.,ltd. (crec8),bridgeengineeringbureauofchinarailwayconstructiongroup,jd.com.incetc.,realizing aseamlessdockingbetweenthegraduationand employmentofstudents. morethan50,000high-qualityappliedtalents havebeendelivered,and theemploymentrateand qualitysteadilyrankamongthetopofsimilarinstitutions,which arewidelyrecognizedbystudents,parentsand thesociety.asthevice-chairmanoftheapplieduniversitiesallianceinsichuanprovince,weactivelypromoteresourcesharingand talentco-cultivation,and allhasachievedgoodresponse.

wevigorouslypromote internationalexchangesand cooperationand havesignedcooperationagreementswithintiinternationaluniversitymalaysia,shinawatrauniversitythailand,belarusianinstituteofmanagementand entrepreneurship,belarusiannationaltechnicaluniversity,vitebskstateuniversity,gomelstateuniversity,breststateuniversity,poltavanationaltechnicaluniversity.internationalcoursesarefullyofferedand utilized.simultaneously,the“hopehorizon”facultyimprovementprogramhasbeenputinto operation,and the platformfor developinginternationalscientificresearchcapabilities hasbeenestablishedto  traincreativetalentwithaworldwideperspective. in2021, we were awardedthefirstbatchof“baseschool of overseasinternship and employment”bythe association for collegegraduatesemployment.

inthefuture, southwestjiaotonguniversityhopecollegewillfocusontheconstructionofastrongeducationcountryand theconstructionofthe“threezonesand onehighland”ofeducationintheprovince. withplacing studentsasthecenter,educationasthefoundation,and qualityimprovementasthecore,thecollegewillimplementthe“fivemajor projects”ofpartybuildingdemonstration and creation,moral and political education,transformation,comprehensivereform of educationand teaching,and schoolguaranteeimprovement.itwilloptimizethecharacteristicsofrailtransit,strengthenthedigitaltransformation. intheend,we’llcreate anew,energeticsystemwithadvantagestotrainappliedtalentsinthedigitalage,cultivatetalentsfor thepartyand thenation,and supporttheregionaland nationaleconomiesand societies.

(dataasof november 2024)