Having weathered a century of vicissitudes, Shanxi University has cultivated a glorious tradition of "integrating Chinese and Western cultures, pursuing truth and goodness, valuing talent, and striving for national rejuvenation," and an excellent school spirit of "diligence, rigor, integrity, and innovation." It has nurtured generations of outstanding talents for the nation and society, making significant contributions to the development of higher education in China. At this new starting point, the university is comprehensively building itself into a high-level comprehensive research university, striving towards its goal of joining the ranks of China's leading and renowned universities.

The university currently offers 19 doctoral programs in first-level disciplines, 1 professional doctoral program, 34 master's programs in first-level disciplines, 31 professional master's programs , and 17 postdoctoral research stations. It also independently establishes 6 doctoral and master's programs in second-level disciplines not listed in the national catalog, and 4 interdisciplinary doctoral and master's programs. Philosophy and Physics are included in the national "Double First-Class" initiative. Eleven disciplines, including Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science , Environment /Ecology, Physics, Computer Science, Plant & Animal Science, Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences, Pharmacology & Toxicology , and Mathematics , are ranked in the top 1 % of ESI. It boasts 1 national key laboratory, 1 key research base for humanities and social sciences under the Ministry of Education, 2 collaborative innovation centers jointly established by the Ministry and the province, 1 national collaborative research center for revolutionary cultural relics , 3 key laboratories under the Ministry of Education, 1 key laboratory under the Ministry of Environmental Protection, 1 national-local joint engineering laboratory, 3 engineering research centers under the Ministry of Education, 3 "111" discipline innovation and talent introduction bases, 1 national international science and technology cooperation base, 1 field scientific observation and research station under the Ministry of Education, 1 international joint laboratory, 1 base for the inheritance of excellent traditional Chinese culture under the Ministry of Education, 1 national language and writing promotion base under the Ministry of Education, and 1 research base for the Chinese nation community under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission.

Shanxi University upholds its mission of cultivating virtue and talent, nurturing the nation's brightest minds. Currently, it has 25,073 full-time undergraduate students, 9,525 full-time master's students, 1,588 part-time master's students, and 1,679 full-time doctoral students . It offers 87 undergraduate majors , covering 10 academic disciplines including literature, history, philosophy, science, engineering, economics, management, law, education, and arts . It boasts 42 national-level first-class undergraduate majors and 14 provincial-level first-class undergraduate majors . It offers 16 national-level first- class undergraduate courses and 156 provincial-level first- class undergraduate courses . The School of Marxism has been approved as a national key school of Marxism. It spearheaded the establishment of the third joint graduate school in China —the "China Grotto Culture Joint Graduate School." Physics has been selected as a base for the Ministry of Education's Basic Disciplines Top-notch Student Training Program 2.0, while Philosophy, Computer Science, and Mathematics have been approved as provincial-level basic disciplines top-notch student training bases. We have vigorously strengthened innovation and entrepreneurship education, establishing three national-level experimental teaching demonstration centers and four national-level first- class virtual simulation experimental teaching courses . We were selected as one of the first batch of national demonstration universities for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, one of the top 50 universities with typical experience in innovation and entrepreneurship nationwide , and a national-level innovation and entrepreneurship education practice base. Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, students have achieved outstanding results in competitions such as the China International Undergraduate Innovation Competition, the "Challenge Cup" National Undergraduate Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Works Competition, and the ASC World Undergraduate Supercomputing Competition, winning over 400 national-level awards. They have also achieved excellent results in events such as the Olympic Games, World Championships, Asian Games, World University Games, and National Games.

The university's capacity to undertake major national scientific research projects has been steadily increasing. In recent years, it has undertaken a large number of major scientific research tasks, including the ground-based gravitational wave detection large-scale scientific facility, the National Supercomputing Center (Taiyuan), and the Shanxi Yellow River Laboratory. It has accumulated nearly 20 national-level scientific research awards, including the National Natural Science Award, the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the National Technological Invention Award, and the First Prize of the Outstanding Achievements in Humanities and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education. Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, it has undertaken 77 national-level major and key projects in natural sciences, 349 National Natural Science Foundation of China projects, and 262 National Social Science Foundation of China projects and Ministry of Education humanities and social sciences research projects . The university has vigorously strengthened industry-university-research cooperation, promoted the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, jointly established more than ten industrial technology research institutes with key state-owned enterprises, and established strategic partnerships with more than ten cities and prefectures in Shanxi Province. The university was selected as one of the first batch of universities designated by the Ministry of Education as a "Higher Education Institutions for the Transformation and Transfer of Scientific and Technological Achievements," and the Shanxi University Science Park became a national university science park.

Shanxi University regards faculty development as a crucial foundational task. Currently, it has 3,255 faculty and staff members , including 2,285 full-time teachers , 1,421 of whom hold senior professional titles . Among them are over 100 national-level talents. The university boasts one National Natural Science Foundation of China Innovation Research Group, three Huang Danian-style teacher teams, one National Advanced Collective Team of Professional and Technical Personnel, two national-level teaching teams, two Ministry of Education innovation teams, and 24 provincial-level teaching and research teams.

The university adheres to an open approach to education and expands domestic and international cooperation. In recent years, it has thoroughly implemented the joint construction plan between the Ministry of Education and the provincial government, establishing counterpart cooperation relationships with top domestic universities such as Peking University, Zhejiang University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Nankai University, and carrying out in-depth cooperation in discipline construction, talent cultivation, scientific research and innovation, and faculty development. It has also established cooperative relationships with more than 100 universities and research institutions in countries and regions such as the UK, USA, Germany, Japan, and South Korea. Each year, more than 200 international students participate in long-term and short-term programs . The university has established the Charlotte Chinese Language Center in the United States and the Confucius Classroom at the East Timor Business School. It actively expands various channels for international student exchange, establishing cooperative training mechanisms with nearly 30 renowned universities abroad, including the University of Bristol (UK), RWTH Aachen University (Germany), University College Dublin (Ireland), and the University of California, Irvine (USA), creating favorable conditions for students to study and exchange abroad.

Shanxi University currently has four campuses: Wucheng Campus, Dongshan Campus, Dadongguan Campus , and Datong Campus , covering a total area of ​​3,507.69 acres and a building area of ​​1,544,800 square meters. It is a National Civilized Campus, a Shanxi Provincial Garden-style Campus, and a Green School. The university's teaching and research equipment assets are valued at 4 billion yuan. The university library is a national key unit for the protection of ancient books, with a collection of 3,129,800 books, 18,121,300 digital resources , and 207 databases .

In this prosperous era, we forge ahead with high spirits. Today, Shanxi University is bursting with unprecedented vitality and ushering in a brighter future. The university will steadfastly pursue a path of high-quality, intrinsic development, striving towards the goal of building a high-level comprehensive research university and joining the ranks of China's outstanding and renowned universities. We will write a new chapter in education and talent cultivation, making new and greater contributions to the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country and the realization of the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!