Shanxi University, situated in Taiyuan (capital of Shanxi Province), has a century-long history and profound cultural accumulation. Shanxi University, was founded on May 8 th , 1902, as Shanxi Grand School.

Shanxi University is currently the sole comprehensive university in Shanxi Province with all academic fields covering philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, medicine and management. Its education programs extend to 66 specialities for undergraduates and 18 specialities for the double bachelor's degree. At present, it has 137 general Masters of Arts / Masters of Sciences (M. A. / M. S.) programs, 6 specialized M. A. / M. S. programs, 48 doctorate programs and 4 centres for post-doctoral studies. Among these many programs, philosophy of Science and Technology and Quantum Optics are designated as state key programs and 20 others are designated as provincial key- or key- constructing programs.

Shanxi University also hosts one key ministerial research centre for humanities and social sciences (i.e.: Centre for Philosophy of Science and Technology), three provincial research bases for humanities and social sciences, one state key laboratory of quantum optics and optical quantum devices, one key ministerial laboratory of chemical biology and molecular engineering, and one key laboratory to circulate intelligence and process Chinese information, which was co-established by the provincial and ministerial Education Department and three key provincial laboratories.

Moreover, the Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Optical Quantum Devices won the title of Outstanding Research Innovation Group designated by the Ministry of Education and other two Outstanding Research Innovative Groups designated by Shanxi Province. In addition, the university sponsors a base for National Foundational Scientific Research and Teaching-oriented Talents Cultivation approved by the Ministry, a national education base of Cultural Qualities of College Students, a national educational base for Chinese Language Teaching and a national base for Teacher Training.

Shanxi University provides well-equipped teaching facilities and elegant studying environments. The campus, covering a geographic area of 2,450 mu and a floor space of 1,030,000 square meters, is awarded the titles of “ Gardenlike Unit” and “ Green University” by the provincial government. The south campus now appears more modern appearance and complements the traditional north part of campus, each enhancing the other's beauty. With a collection of 2.95 million copies of books and 172 thousand electronic books in its libraries, Shanxi University houses teaching and researching instruments with a total value of more than 200 million yuan RMB. The university also pioneered on campus Internet service subscription among the universities throughout the province.

Shanxi University has expanded its foreign exchanges with other universities across the world. Up to now, it has established inter-collegiate relationship with 50 overseas universities and/or institutions such as Cambridge University (U.K.), Birmingham University (U.K.), Aston University (U.K.), the Sixth University of Paris (France), Aachen University (Germany), California Institution of Technology (U.S.A.), Idaho State University (U.S.A.), Arkansas State University (U.S.A.), Manitoba University (Canada), Tokyo International University (Japan), Yokohama University (Japan), Tokyo Kokushikan University (Japan), Rikkyo University (Japan), Paichai University (Korea) etc., and remain active in international academic communications including joint education programs, faculty and student exchanges. Nowadays, the university has already become a bridge and a window of international technological, educational and cultural exchanges.