Teachers, students, alumni, and friends:

With the New Year bell about to ring, the university extends sincere blessings and heartfelt gratitude to all faculty, staff members, the retired, alumni at home and abroad, and friends from all sectors of society who care about and support the university's development.

In 2024, talent cultivation achieved better results: Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) won 24 Shaanxi Provincial Teaching Achievement Awards; the university hosted the "Challenge Cup" Entrepreneurship Plan Competition, which was approved as a university student scientific and technological innovation achievement incubation and transformation base; and students achieved excellence in various innovation and entrepreneurship competitions. The graduate employment placement rate reached 98.6 percent.

The talent team showcased more highlights: XJTU added 96 national-level talents and attracted 320 "university recruitment and shared-use" talents, and outstanding teachers and teams received honors such as the National Model Teacher Award, National Teaching Master Award, National Worker Pioneer Award, and the Ho Leung Ho Lee Award.

Scientific research created even better performances: nine national key laboratories were added or reorganized, and the approval of major scientific research platforms at provincial and ministerial levels and the undertaking of national major projects reached new heights.

XJTU won 11 National Science and Technology Awards, including eight as the first completer, ranking second among national universities. Over 10 papers with leading or collaborative roles were published in Nature, Science, and Cells.

For the first time, XJTU entered the global top 100 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. Multiple achievements were selected for the "Top 10 Advances in Medical-Engineering Integration Technology Innovation", "Important Medical Advances", "CTTI Think Tank Best Cases" and "Outstanding Achievement Awards".

XJTU obtained the first batch of Ministry of Education Philosophy and Social Science Innovation Teams, and 22 achievements won first prize in the Shaanxi Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Awards.

Discipline construction reached new heights: the university ranked in the top 10 of the Soft Science China University Rankings for the fourth consecutive year. In the 2024 Soft Science China Best Discipline Rankings, XJTU's Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, Electrical Engineering, and Nuclear Science and Technology disciplines ranked first.

Nineteen disciplines entered the top 1 percent of ESI global rankings, six entered the top 1 per-mille, and Engineering entered the top 1 permyriad, ranking ninth globally.

In the US NEWS World University Discipline Rankings, Mechanical Engineering ranked first, Energy and Fuels ranked fourth, and Green and Sustainable Engineering and Technology and Chemical Engineering ranked among the global top 10.

Industry-education integration gathered stronger synergies: XJTU signed agreements with 223 leading enterprises, including 50 Fortune Global 500 and 67 China 500 enterprises, to invest in the Western China Science and Technology Innovation Harbour.

Open education broadened horizons: XJTU participated in China-US, China-Russia, China-Europe, China-Italy, and China-France University Presidents' Forums, promoting the high-quality development of Sino-foreign cooperative education institutions, such as Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and the Xi'an Jiaotong University-Politecnico di Milano Joint School.

Comprehensive reforms took faster steps: the university optimized multi-campus management and operations, planned the construction of the Western China Science and Technology Innovation Harbour Xianyang New Area, and continued to expand educational space.

2025 marks the conclusion of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and planning for the "15th Five-Year Plan". We must rely closely on the entire university community to fulfill our national mission, bring glory to XJTU, and make outstanding contributions to the nation's development and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!

We sincerely wish our motherland prosperity, XJTU's continuous advancement, and good health and family happiness to all faculty, staff, and alumni worldwide!

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and all the best!