Jiaotong University

Jiaotong University, Jiao Tong University or Chiao Tung University (simplified Chinese: 交通大学; traditional Chinese: 交通大學) may refer to:

1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
2. Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
3. Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
4. Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
5. National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Republic of China)

Jiao Tong or Chiao Tung may be translated as transport but it also means "extending in all directions". Engineering and managerial sciences are prioritized academic focus, not the exclusive fields of research in Jiao Tong Universities.

There are now also other universities named Jiaotong University which do not have the same origin as the above five Jiaotong universities, including:

• Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
• East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
• Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, People's Republic of China
• Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China

Chiao Tung University was created by the Ministry of Chiao Tung, Republic of China.

1956–present

• National Chiao Tung University (Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China.) (re-established in 1956 as National Chiao Tung University in ROC after retreating from mainland China in 1949)

1952–present

• Beijing Jiaotong University (1952–1970, Beijing Railway Institute. 1970–2003, Northern Jiaotong University. 2003–present, Beijing Jiaotong University.) (Beijing)
• Southwest Jiaotong University (1952–1972, Tangshan Railway Institute. 1972–present, Southwest Jiaotong University. 1972–1989, in Emei, Sichuan. In 1989, Chengdu campus constructed.)

1949–1952

• Northern Jiaotong University (PRC) (formed by merging Engineering Institute and Peiping Railway Management Institute of National Chiao Tung University. During 1949 and 1950 named China Chiao Tung University. In 1952 divided into Tangshan Railway Institute and Beijing Railway Institute.)

1959–present

• Shanghai Chiaotung University (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
• Sian Chiaotung University (Xian Jiaotong University)

1956–1959

• Chiao Tung University (Shanghai Part, Sian Part)

1949–1956

• Chiao Tung University (Shanghai) (PRC)

1928–1949

• National Chiao Tung University, Shanghai. (ROC. During the Anti-Japanese War moved to Chungking.)
• Tangshan (Civil) Engineering Institute, National Chiao Tung University, Tangshan, Hebei. (ROC. During the Anti-Japanese War moved to Hunan, Guizhou and then Sichuan.)
• Peiping Railway Management Institute, National Chiao Tung University, Peiping. (ROC. During the Anti-Japanese War moved to Hunan, Guizhou and then Sichuan.)

1927–1928

• Shanghai Chiao Tung University / First Chiao Tung University, Shanghai. (In 1927 Nanyang University renamed Shanghai Chiao Tung University and in 1928 renamed the First Chiao Tung University)
• Tangshan Chiao Tung University / Second Chiao Tung University, Tangshan. (In 1928, Tangshan University renamed Tangshan Chiao Tung University and then renamed the Second Chiao Tung University)
• Peiping Chiao Tung University / Third Chiao Tung University, Peiping. (In 1928, Peiping Chiao Tung University renamed the Third Chiao Tung University)

1921–1922

• Chiao Tung University (Shanghai, Tangshan, Peking). (In 1922, Chiao Tung University Shanghai School renamed Nanyang University, and Tangshan School renamed Tangshan University. In 1923, Peking School renamed Peking Chiao Tung University.)